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Looking to SELL your camera equipment
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1. Our goal is to make it fast
and easy for you. In most cases,
you ship your gear to us, we examine it
and provide you a free written condition
report and make the best possible offer
to you. We can pay instantly via paypal or
venmo. Or we can pay with a check
or other method; your choice.
And unlike ALL the other dealers
buying camera equipment, if you have a
PayPal account,
we will send you a security deposit
before you ship your gear.
2. We pay a very fair amount for
your item based on current market
conditions. We pay more than other dealers
as we have low overhead and don't have a
warehouse or physical
location.
3. My reputation is perfect on
ebay. I have a 25 year track record
on eBay with over 2,600 successful and
happy transactions - click here to see my ebay
feedback or see below for recent
comments. I have NEVER had a
negative feedback left for me on ebay in
25 years ! I am a trusted and well
known individual in camera collecting
circles and have been at this for
decades.
4. Most transactions take place via UPS
or USPS. Easy. I will also travel to
purchase collections or estates.
5. We will find a new home for your
equipment. It will be reused. I make money
by helping get unused camera gear into the
hands of people that want to bring these
older photographic tools back to life.
We clean and repair items as needed and we
also reuse all of our packing
material.
Here are some more things to
know:
1. I purchase antique, vintage and
classic cameras. Mainly cameras
pre-1970. I also purchase camera
collections and estates. We love Leica,
Hasselblad, Rollei, Zeiss, Contax, Nikon and
most classic brands. We love old brass
lenses and large and medium format
too.
2. Unfortunately, most Kodak and
Polaroid and movie cameras have little to no
value. They were made by the millions and
most people saved them, thus they are very
common.
3. I am not able to pay retail ebay
prices for your equipment.
In general, I pay about 55-60% of what
your item may sell for on ebay. Why so "little" you ask ?
Selling on ebay costs time and money,
in fact about 15%-20% of the final value of
each item goes to auction and credit card
fees, more if it sells
internationally. Second, there is risk
involved if a camera or lens is faulty and
needs repairs which can be costly.
Third, I add value to your equipment by
fully inspecting it, cleaning it and getting
it repaired as needed - all to prepare it
for its next owner. It takes time to
evaluate items, take images and prepare them
for sale and shipping. Its not as easy
as people think. Most national and large
camera dealers pay 30-40% of retail
values. I strive to pay much more
because I am a lifelong camera collector,
first and foremost. I am passionate
about cameras and I don't have a warehouse
or overhead like the big companies do.
I am 100% online; a virtual store and a one
man operation. Read more about me here.
Ready to sell something to me ?
Please proceed by:
Send me an email at jake@antiquecameras.net
or text 978-414-5475 with pictures of the
items you'd like to sell. We typically
respond in 24-48 hours. Thank you !
TEXT US at (978) 414-5475
Email: jake@antiquecameras.net
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