dick_bolt Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hi, We are considering moving to a far away country for retirement. Bringing 400 or more cameras along is not possible! How best to sell? E-bay? Japanese collectors? Other? It's time to let go! They were mostly collected in New England over 30 yrs ago. Some are shown on line. Most are commercial cameras from 1860s to 1930s.The 35mm cameras were not in my collection bag. Any suggestions? One of the original PHSNE starters. Dick in MD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff bishop Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 You would get the most money listing them individually on ebay. Shipping 400 cameras doesn't smack of retirement, though. You might want to sell them in a lot to a dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.antiquecameras.net Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Dick - I am interested in any pre 1895 4x5 woodies. www.antiquecameras.net dcolucci@aol.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Goose Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 If there are any good working flexarets there, than let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_shriver Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 A good eBay sellers assistant. For instance, frednakfurnari seems to be a good buy. The commission will be made up for by the higher sales prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_m Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Ebay is the best but you face a lot of work, wrapping, addressing and mailing 400 packages is no mean feat. Also, bear in mind that they are probably only worth now a fraction of what you paid for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 "only worth now a fraction of what you paid for them."<p> How would you know <i>that</i> ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_b.1 Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 If there are any camera shows near where you live, rent a booth and price them reasonably. You should have no trouble selling them if you keep your prices realistic, and even with the driving and set-up it will be a lot less hassle than eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_bellayr Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Try McKeown's Price Guide to Cameras for a starter. It should give you a baseline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene m Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 Steve's right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie bushley Posted March 17, 2007 Share Posted March 17, 2007 Check out www.sellmycameras.com. That way you can consign all of you cameras on ebay. It may take a while for them to get through all 400, but you will get top dollar and you will get the cameras out of the house right away. They can send you a check or paypal payment anywhere in the world. <BR> You can type in the adress above or use the link below! <BR> <A HREF="http://www.sellmycameras.com">Sell My cameras</A> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diser Posted March 22, 2007 Share Posted March 22, 2007 In addition to McKeown's Price Guide, you may try the free guide here - http://photoinf.com/Tools/Prices/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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