KEH and other used outlets other than eBay

[JDArt]

Can anyone relay their experiences purchasing used camera equipment at places OTHER than eBay? Is the bay the only place to go these days, or should one also look elsewhere, and if so, why?

[ohenry]

www.photogon.com is an interesting place to buy and sell photo equipment.

KEH is good. I've never personally used them, but have had friends that have and they were pleased with the service and selection.

[Mr. Pickles]

I have gotten a lot of stuff from KEH, and so have a few of my friends. They are really good to deal with, and their own rating system is a bit on the buyers side. I have seen a "bargain" lens, with nothing at all bad to speak of. I got my Canon Flash unit from them. It was an Excellent-, and not a mark on it that I saw.

I know Adorama and B&H have some used stuff, and they are good retailers, but KEH is the jackpot of equipment to me. If your looking for say Canon lenses, look in the "film" lens section, as in the digital one, all you will see are the EF-S ones...

[Michele]

I have gotten a few things off of fredmiranda.com and have sold one item. Things seem to go pretty fast on that site and everyone seems friendly and trust worthy. Haven't experienced anything else besides ebay. Hope to find other places for a more variety.

Michele

[JDArt]

Honestly I've only used Miranda in order to post links to things I'm selling on eBay. Somehow I feel safter with eBay purchases.

[fuentes]

Originally Posted by JDArt

Honestly I've only used Miranda in order to post links to things I'm selling on eBay. Somehow I feel safter with eBay purchases.

i think you're probably one of the few who feels that way. i don't trust ebay in the least. keh, however is a good company to deal with. prices are great, and their ratings, as a previous poster said, are spot on. if you're in the atlanta area, they'll let you pick it up on-site if you ask.

adrian

[JohnC]

Almost exclusively FredMirandal.com for used equipment (buy and sell), but have also purchased from RobGalbraith.com.

Years ago I bought on ebay. Never had a problem, but have drifted away from it. More "community" feel on FM.com.

John

[JDArt]

Originally Posted by bauerman

John - I would completely agree with the "community" feel on KEH.* You know that you are buying your equipment from another lover of photography.* The same cameras float around that buy and sell board all the time - one guy sells it to someone else and then he sells it to another guy on the forum.*

Ebay, at some point, became a sellers market to me.* Good deals used to be plentiful - now between greedy sellers and people that bid way over what something is worth - its harder and harder to get a "good deal".........

I have also heard good things about Rob's site as well for used equipment...

Jared

I have thought about making the buy-sell forum here open only to those with xx number of posts, thus promoting the idea that it's frequented by folks that have some type of reputation on the camel.

[photosbymorgan2]

Originally Posted by JDArt

I have thought about making the buy-sell forum here open only to those with xx number of posts, thus promoting the idea that it's frequented by folks that have some type of reputation on the camel.

I think thats a good idea. Would help keep Photo Camels reputation in the good instead of someone using us to rip people off.

Oh by the way, I have some ocean front property in Arizona that I will sell cheap (J/K)