How much to sell my 7D for?

<p>I'm selling a Canon 7D in good condition<br />+ Tamron 17-50mm f2.8 IF lens with lens hood. <br />+ 8 GB SanDisk memory card.<br />+ Canon BG-E7 Battery Grip <br />+ Charger + Camera bag + Battery <br>

What is a reasonable price to sell this kit? </p>

<p>[[What is a reasonable price to sell this kit?]]</p>

<p>Whatever the market will tolerate. </p>

<p>I have asked for $1000 and no one seems to willing to pay $1000 for what i have to offer in this kit. </p>

<p>It might help (as a means of getting advice) if you would provide the details of your kit for sale? <br />Also - you should always check out the used prices at B&H, KEH, stc. and use those as your initial pricing guide.<br>

You might also use (again as an example) the descriptions (if applicable) for your gear that were 'penned' by other photo-netter's before you - such as:<br>

Canon 7D Body in excellent to mint condition. Comes with Canon Charger; Non Canon Battery (works fine); strap and body cap. This body looks great...and works great. Approx. [shutter count here] exposures on this camera body. The included battery is brand new...and also works 100% fine (and charges in the Canon charger).<br>

<br />Derek Isaacs</p>

<p>Hi John<br>

Two good sources of information is to look at Canon refurbished (which includes a one year warranty) and also completed sales on eBay. Here is the link the canon refurbished units: http://shop.usa.canon.com/shop/en/catalog/cameras/refurbished-eos-digital-slr-cameras<br>

You might be better off not bundling. Even if it is a good price adding up all the individual parts you are narrowing your market substantially by selling it all together - that is who out there is looking for your specific combination of items - probably not many. Consider breaking them apart and selling individually.<br>

Keep in mind that without a warranty the buyer is taking a chance that it may have issues. So your price has to be considerably lower than a refurbished unit from Canon. A single round trip to Canon repair for the DSLR could easily be $300 so your pricing has to be attractive enough to overcome that barrier as well. Just turn the situation around, how much lower in price than a Canon refurbished unit with a 1 year warranty would it have to be for you yourself to think that was a great deal for a non-refurbished no-warranty camera from someone you don't know at all (priced not just to be a good deal, a great deal). Pricing in that range will probably be what it takes to get some interest and that is assuming that you camera is in top notch condition.<br>

Unless the buyer knows you personally, it does not matter how well you took care of the camera etc, etc. You know all of that yet the buyer will not.<br>

Most of the eBay amounts are in the $700 to $800 range with the assurance of some return policy if the buyer is not satisfied within ~30days. Similar for used cameas on Amazon.com.<br>

Personally if I were in your shoes I would sell the lens separately and sell the body at a competitive price and through all the extras in as a bonus. That would probably sell fast if you had a generous return policy. Hope this helps.</p>

<p>I just bought a 2nd 7D body in excellent condition for $650. I've actually seen quite a few at that price or around $675, but a lot of people are still listing them for $725-$750 too. I agree with John though...I'd break that kit up and sell parts of it individually. You can get $100-$125 or maybe more for the grip and a decent price for the lens. I personally will be looking for a grip in the next couple of weeks (not now though...I've bought <em>waaay</em> too much gear in the last week!), and I'm sure there are others who will want different parts of your kit. Good luck with your sale!</p>

<p>I just sold my 7D a few weeks ago on eBay for $1050. It had low miles, and came with an older EF 24-85 zoom. I sold my Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 separately. I did have the box and all the box candy. I kept the rest of my Canon 5DMKII outfit and lenses.</p>

<p>The 7D is a great camera, so robust, but for day-to-day shooting it had become too heavy for me to lug around. I went with Sony NEX cameras for my APS-C needs some time ago and really wasn't using the 7D much anymore. While not as bullet proof, the images from the NEX 6 are better than the 7D in a camera I can fit into a jacket pocket. I took the money from the 7D sale and bought a Sony A7. OH MY! </p>

<p>Go to ebay and look at completed listings. If you are considering an auction than limit the results to auctions. Andy Collins is pretty accurate. </p>

 

<p>In addition to what everyone else has said, I would advise you to sell on ebay ONLY if you have a 99%+ feedback rating with at least several (or maybe >10) ratings as a seller, preferably having sold at least a few items for at least $100. Otherwise, expect to be selling your gear at a discount (maybe as much as 25%, depending on how green you are) to what other sellers are getting. If you have a friend who sells lots of things through ebay, maybe he or she will sell it for you. There are also companies that will provide this service for a commission. Be sure that you include lots of detail in your listing, particularly with regard to the lens -- clean, clear, no fungus, etc. The more details you provide, the more confident the buyer can be. The fungus part is critical. If you don't specify, the buyer will assume there's probably fungus and pay accordingly.</p>

<p>And then there are the PN classifieds and Craigslist. Be careful with CL -- cash and carry in a public place. Never ask people to your home. Have people reply only by telephone. Most scammers won't call you from Russia (or wherever). However, if there's an email reply option, you can expect that you WILL have your time wasted by scammers. Just uncheck the email reply box when you write your ad. And if a potential buyer is currently "out of the country" or wants to pay you via Western Union, it's definitely a scam. Drop them like a hot potato.</p>

<p>Finally, keh.com would be a willing buyer. You won't get nearly as much money for your gear, but I'm just mentioning it.</p>

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<p>However, if there's an email reply option, you can expect that you WILL have your time wasted by scammers.</p>

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<p>I sell on CL all the time and have never had a problem using only email until the day of the meeting.</p>

<p>I sold my minty 7D on Amazon 2 weeks ago for $779. They took $53 commission out of me but it sold within hours of listing.</p>

<p>You'll have no problems selling on ebay. I'd sell the lens separately and the body and other stuff together. Take lots of clear and in-focus pics. You'd be surprised at the number of people I see selling dslrs and don't have a shot with the top and rear lcd screens turned on to show is functioning...as others have said do your research on sold listings to figure your price. Don't know where you are, but I only sell to USA, no international no Canada, sell every camera item I post...</p>

<p>CL won't touch that anymore, never did photography equipment, but got tired of people coming to buy a bicycle, for example, then wanting to ask for less. </p>

<p>When you sell on eBay, your market is the world. As others have said,put in a real good description of the items,explain why you are selling them,split them into separate listings,include the best photos you can take,research your shipping costs in advance . Put some effort into selling and you will be rewarded. </p>