Do you keep all your boxes?
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If a seller doesn't have the box, it increases the chance that the part is stolen. So I keep them for when I go to sell my stuff.
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I have a large box, where all boxes are put, mainly from bodies and bigger lenses. Inside those boxes, there are tiny boxes from filters, cards, flashes etc. So you can call it a small boxception 
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Oh yes!
I have a nice stash in a closet in my apartment. If I could I would prefer to keep them in storage down in the cellar, but any item there that suggests someone owns something valuable is a bad bad idea.
I try to organise and arrange the boxes and all sub-containers in a way that makes best possible use of the volume at hand. Hope is that when I need to sell anything it will render a slightly higher price if everything is included the way it was initially.
I have a nice stash in a closet in my apartment. If I could I would prefer to keep them in storage down in the cellar, but any item there that suggests someone owns something valuable is a bad bad idea.
I try to organise and arrange the boxes and all sub-containers in a way that makes best possible use of the volume at hand. Hope is that when I need to sell anything it will render a slightly higher price if everything is included the way it was initially.
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Last year I found out why you have to keep boxes.
When I sold a 100-400 lens I sent it to the buyer using UPS. Since it was not in the "original packaging" they did not want to insure it for shipment since the value was so high.
I'm not big into buying and selling, but if I sell something again, I'll have that original box it came in. (Reminds me of the old CB radio joke -- when asked where he was headed, trucker said, "going home to play with the box the baby came in.")
Last year I found out why you have to keep boxes.
When I sold a 100-400 lens I sent it to the buyer using UPS. Since it was not in the "original packaging" they did not want to insure it for shipment since the value was so high.
I'm not big into buying and selling, but if I sell something again, I'll have that original box it came in. (Reminds me of the old CB radio joke -- when asked where he was headed, trucker said, "going home to play with the box the baby came in.")
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Haven't sold much lately since I got rid of some non-L wide angle lenses I wasn't happy with. After buying a new 400mm f/5.6 and a mint 300mm used f/4, I sold my 2X III TC with all the original packaging for almost what I paid for it on Craigslist within a few days of the listing. Yes I keep all my boxes.
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It really depends on what you end up doing with the lenses in the long run. If you sell them eventually, it is nice to sell it with all the trimmings. I also keep the receipt in the box in case I ever need it.Jack56 said:I like to know if you keep all your lens boxes? I can imagine that it's useful to keep the camera box , but do you keep all the other boxes too?
Keep in mind that I am a minimalist
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I keep all the boxes since I bought my first DSLR in 2007. I have 2 large plastic boxes each 135L dedicated only for this purpose 8)
I think when you try to re-sell it is more easy to ship although you still need to buy some bubble wrap or something.
Also I 'd like to think that if I sell it again buyer will not question mine ownership. ( Still I could steal it from someone like me ;D and claim ownership unless he/she registered the product)
Somehow I need them around even I do not really need them.
8)I think when you try to re-sell it is more easy to ship although you still need to buy some bubble wrap or something.
Also I 'd like to think that if I sell it again buyer will not question mine ownership. ( Still I could steal it from someone like me ;D and claim ownership unless he/she registered the product)
Somehow I need them around even I do not really need them.
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Keeping the box and packaging material really is a good idea. If you are selling the item used, it really pays off. The customer likes original packaging and knows it will travel well. Also, if you need to send it in for repair, it makes life a whole lot easier.
I sold a 24-70 in 30 minutes from posting. The 50D went in one day. Clean the gear and take a few photos with the original packaging, that's the secret. Upload hi-res photos and provide a lnk to the prospective customer.
Canon 50D 3 view & packaging layout © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal Photography, on Flickr
Canon 24-70mm f2.8L USM Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal Photography, on Flickr
I sold a 24-70 in 30 minutes from posting. The 50D went in one day. Clean the gear and take a few photos with the original packaging, that's the secret. Upload hi-res photos and provide a lnk to the prospective customer.
Canon 50D 3 view & packaging layout © Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal Photography, on FlickrCanon 24-70mm f2.8L USM Keith Breazeal by Keith Breazeal Photography, on Flickr
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