Is used gear demand outstripping supply?

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Seems lightly given current the 'new gear' climate. My experience suggests a sellers market.

I recently email 14 leading camera vendors with a used gear request.

Following a reasonable wait (by anyone's standards), only 4 had got back to me in an attempt to retain my custom.

Looks like we need them a lot more than they need us!
 
I'm looking out for a 70-300mm canon IS USM lens, the second hand ones are not much cheaper than new!
 
Merovingian said:
Seems lightly given current the 'new gear' climate. My experience suggests a sellers market.

I recently email 14 leading camera vendors with a used gear request.

Following a reasonable wait (by anyone's standards), only 4 had got back to me in an attempt to retain my custom.

Looks like we need them a lot more than they need us!
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Last year I asked Clifton Cameras if they would buy my Nikon D70.
They said no, because ebay had killed their s/h market.
 
arclight said:
Last year I asked Clifton Cameras if they would buy my Nikon D70.
They said no, because ebay had killed their s/h market.
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thats why people sell there second hand gear on here better resale value to other togs who appriciate that you probably looked after your gear :thumbs:
 
Merovingian said:
Well good luck with that. Seems you'll have to do a lot more than simply email shops.
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I think that's his point, with shops dropping like flies you would assume they would bite your hand off for custom at the moment.
 
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