Is it just me or have used camera prices gone up?
I just had a look on ebay at a camera I own and the price has doubled since I bought one used a couple of years ago and in some cases is actually more than what it was sold for when it was new in 2011…
What hasn’t gone up in price? Everything is absurd in price from brand new to used.
I bought a Ricoh GR III (not a GR III digital, an actual GR III) off Facebook marketplace for £350 a few years ago (at this point, the GR IIIx hadn’t been released). It was cheaper than most because it was missing the front decorative ring. I added that back for £10-15, though.
In the year or two that I had it, I realised it wasn’t right for me. It was a lovely camera, but I hated the focal length, the autofocus system always seemed to pick up some random object I didn’t care about, and manual focus with the buttons was between impractical and downright unfeasible. I put it on eBay with an auction start price of £150 or so… And it fetched £450.
Another year or two later I was thinking of getting a GR IIIx as I’d probably enjoy the focal length more. I looked at eBay and damn, both the IIIx and normal III are selling for £800+, with only some poor-condition outliers below £700.
Apparently ricoh’s manufacturing hasn’t kept up with demand and their used prices are absolutely bonkers. I don’t think this has happened to Sony (although I wish, as I need to sell my A7ii soon). I think its a bit of a case-by-case basis.
LOL, not my old Canon 50D!
I bought most of my film cameras in the early-mid 2000s when people were dumping them in order to buy digital. Now I look at the prices now versus what I paid and realize how lucky I was. I wonder how long the market will last.
