28-80 and 80-200

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i have the 28-80 and 80-200, but i currently use the 28-135IS. is there anyway i can get rid of these lenses (not 28-135IS) without throwing them out in the trash? they are in good condition, but i don't think anyone would buy them who has read this forum. how much could i sell them for? Thanks.

-- jeff nakayama (moonduck22@hotmail.com), December 11, 2001

Answers

If they're near mint and include the original boxes, instructions and warranty cards, you can sell them on ebay for more than they're worth. Often they go for more than the price of a new one.

Some people even sell the Canon boxes separately on ebay!

-- Puppy Face (doggieface@aol.com), December 11, 2001.


You can sell just about anything on Ebay and I doubt that everyone on Ebay reads this webpage. I sold one of my lenses on Ebay for $20 less than what I paid it for it brand new. I felt guilty, but, oh well...

-- Roger S. (rashrader@hotmail.com), December 11, 2001.

my 28-80 came in a kit with my elan iie which i am not getting rid of any time soon. how can i market it on ebay?

-- Jeff Nakayama (moonduck22@hotmail.com), December 11, 2001.

Yeah, I know that feeling. I sold the F1 System Book on ebay for $78. I bought it 10 years ago in a used book store for $2. My Remote Switch 60T3 went for $33, the cost of a new one at B&H. I paid $28 for a Canon Photo Backpack 1 at Shirokiya (a Japanese department store) and sold it on ebay for $68. My Sigma 50 2.8 went for $195, about $30 less than I paid for it.

Ebay is usually not a good place to buy camera gear. The bidders think they're in Los Vegas. Great for sellers if you can handle the guilt.

Be sure to list your lens in the appropriate category: cameras & photo--lenses-- to fit Canon, etc. Include a catchy title (EF 28-80 USM--MINT--Box & Cards), nice jpeg (showing the lens, box & cards) and killer copy. Design the layout in a HTML editor like Claris Homepage or GoLive and transfer the HTML code to ebay (much easier than trying to format the with code).

-- Puppy Face (doggieface@aol.com), December 12, 2001.


Roger said, "...and I doubt that everyone on Ebay reads this webpage."

Hey! I sell on Ebay & I read this. I notice Roger has been on Ebay too. :~))

"how can i market it on ebay?"

Go to www.ebay.com & sign up as a member. Doesn't cost anything to join but you will have to give them a credit card number to do any selling. The selling costs are quite reasonable. as low as 30 cents to list the item and then a percentage of the final sale price. If you put a "reserve price" on it there is an additional charge for that.

Then go to the sellers page & list your items one at a time in the proper category (35mm lenses). I usually start with a very low minimum bid ($5 or so) and let the market decide how much they want to spend. Be sure to describe it accurately and carefully.

A picture isn't absolutely necessary but it does help the bidding along. You want a fairly small image of your lens. Less than a 1000 pixels per side & saved as a jpg file on your hard drive. When you list the item you will be given an opportunity to upload the picture. The first picture is free but you can add more for cheap.

At the end of the week the bidding will be done. Ebay will send you the email address of the high bidder, or you can get that right away if you don't want to wait. Contact the bidder & arrange for payment & shipping.

I find that a fixed & stated shipping price & method eliminates a lot of fears & encourages bidding. As does a low initial bid price & the lack of a reserve price. Also listing your email in the description helps as Ebay no longer gives them out. Pictures should be as professional looking as possible. A white background usually works under cloudy skies for even lighting. Sundays are the hottest selling days. EOS equipment is always hot. Also sign up for PayPal to accept payments. Doing these things removes most of the obstacles to bidders & will get you the highest price possible.

-- Jim Strutz (j.strutz@gci.net), December 12, 2001.



I too have sold gear on ebay.

The Sigma 70-300 that I've maligned somewhat on these pages went for £102, two years after I bought it new for £120. I could probably sell my 70-200 F4L for around £500, if not more, after I bought it for $600 in the US (about £430). I could even get about £1000 for my 300 F4L IS after paying £974 two years ago.

-- Isaac Sibson (isibson@hotmail.com), December 12, 2001.


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