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pricing used cameras?
Nov. 1st, 2009 10:08 pmA relative has written to me with a question: how do you figure out a fair price for a used DSLR? She's looking at a Nikon D80 up on Craigslist and not sure whether the $475 being asked for the camera body is reasonable.
The thing is that I'm not actually sure whether there are special issues around pricing used cameras that don't apply to other electronic equipment. My usual M.O. for figuring this out would be to go search for Nikon D80 bodies on ebay, Craigslist, etc. to get an idea of what the ballpark price should be, but I don't know if that's a good approach here.
How would you solve this problem? And if you had an opportunity to try the camera out, is there anything specific you'd try to do to make sure it's in good working condition?
The thing is that I'm not actually sure whether there are special issues around pricing used cameras that don't apply to other electronic equipment. My usual M.O. for figuring this out would be to go search for Nikon D80 bodies on ebay, Craigslist, etc. to get an idea of what the ballpark price should be, but I don't know if that's a good approach here.
How would you solve this problem? And if you had an opportunity to try the camera out, is there anything specific you'd try to do to make sure it's in good working condition?
