Jim Turner wrote:
>
> Hello List,
>
> What's a fair trade-in amount for a mint standard Rebel 2000 kit (body, EF
> 28-80, strap, and book) with the BP-200 battery pack?
>
> I was hoping to trade all that in towards purchase of a new Elan 7e body
> ($539, a fair price).
An ad in today's paper in Cleveland, OH has the Elan 7 body at $479.
> The store I went to in Southern California offered $170 on the trade-in, which
> I didn't find acceptable. I left without the 7e :(
I agree with you.
> The salesman wasn't very knowledgeable. He looked at my camera, which he
> agreed is in great condition, for at least ten minutes. At one point he
> thought it was partially broken because the focus points weren't glowing red
> like in the Elan. He could have sworn that the Rebel had that feature, until
> he checked a store model!! C'mon, that's basic knowledge.
Was this a real camera store or a mall store? I have found that, in my
area at least, sales clerks are just that, clerks. Those that are
knowledgeable are few and far between.
Then where I live, Canon is the "red haired stepchild" compared to
Nikon. This is another problem here anyway.
> I know I might be better trying to sell my items on Ebay or elsewhere or keep
> as a second body, but I'm just curious what is a fair trade-in.
The second body idea sounds good to me. Many times an item is worth
more to the owner as a backup than it is to a potential buyer.
> I admit that I don't understand the used camera market. I get so sick of seeing used
>items for as much or more than the item sells for new at a place like B&H. I
>understand that values for discontinued items are hard to predict, but I am always
>amazed at what some current items sell for on the used market at local camera stores
>or Ebay.
It has been quite a while since I worked in a camera shop, but when I
did a used piece of current equipment sold for about 75% of new. You
have to figure the dealers mark them up to about that price so trade-in
ran about 50% of current new price.
Then there is eBay.....
Bob
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