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Equipment & Techniques => Cameras, Lenses and Shooting gear => Topic started by: pwatkins on January 04, 2016, 01:04:21 am

Title: Selling Used Equipment to B&H
Post by: pwatkins on January 04, 2016, 01:04:21 am

Has anyone had experience selling used equipment to B&H?  I'm particularly interested in a) was it a good experience and b) if there is a rule of thumb as to how much of a discount B&H gets on the sale.  (By which I mean, for a lens that B&H is going to sell for $1K, how much do they typically pay you for it when you sell it to them?)

Thanks,

--Paul

Title: Re: Selling Used Equipment to B&H
Post by: Paul2660 on January 04, 2016, 09:51:53 am

B&H, pays on the low end, at least on the quotes I have been given.  But they pay fast.  Most times within 24 hours of the receipt of the product unless you get it there on Friday. 

I have used them at least 5 times for Sony,Nikon and Canon gear when I did not want to take the time to list on eBay.

Also, now with eBay and palpal's ever increasing fees, the B&H "low" price is not as low. 

Paul C

Title: Re: Selling Used Equipment to B&H
Post by: Herbc on January 04, 2016, 10:12:56 am

If you got to ebay and search "sold" items that match your equipment, then take 30% off that, that is what a lot of dealers will offer.  Anything less would not be competitive, and of course ebay/paypal's take is about 14% combined.   I quite often take the dealer's offer rather than deal with the angst of ebay. 8)

Title: Re: Selling Used Equipment to B&H
Post by: stever on January 04, 2016, 07:19:21 pm

B&H seems to be in line with other dealers - comparable to Amazon except you get cash instead of credit.  Sending lens in to Adorama and getting their offer back is more hassle and typically not more money.

Title: Re: Selling Used Equipment to B&H
Post by: pwatkins on January 04, 2016, 10:27:15 pm

Thanks you guys.  I'm going to give it a whirl.

--Paul W

Title: Re: Selling Used Equipment to B&H
Post by: alatreille on January 04, 2016, 10:45:30 pm

This is interesting.

Has anyone from out of the US shipped and sold to BH?  I'm in Canada, so would be interested to here of your experiences as I'm very sick of ebay and/or craigslist to move old gear.

Cheers

Title: Re: Selling Used Equipment to B&H
Post by: jng on January 04, 2016, 11:26:41 pm

Does anyone have experience selling to KEH? In my neck of the woods (SF Bay area), they send someone several times per year to photo shows and local camera shops to inspect and offer $$ for used equipment on the spot.

- John