What has been your experience: Best online place to sell lenses?

[LetTheRightLensIn]

That doesn't make sense. Do you not have an upload/sell account set up (subscription required).

Of course. You can't post items for sale without one. But even then, it did not let me PM with a 'you have less than 25 posts' error message.

Non-issue in this instance, though. Lens just sold for a good price and is on its way. Thanks for everyone's advice!

- A

Must be some bug in the site. FYI, I have posted several PMs when I had less than 25 posts.
If this happens again, you can contact the moderator.
Anyway, congrats on the sale.

I think it's a new rule on FM to help fish out robots/scammers/trouble-makers a bit.

 

[slclick]

amazon seller account

 

[Loswr]

CL - You can hit the lottery and find a real buyer and boom, cash in hand. otherwise, it's a terror. people just suck.

I have now, successfully sold most of my stuff on CL; the direct benefit is zero comeback if the sale goes through. ...I've been surprised the rest of the time how very nice people are.

+1

Sold my 16-35/2.8L II today to a CL buyer, went fine as usual.

I've met quite a few nice, interesting people. I did have 'comeback' of sorts, one time. I listed a lens, and got an email from someone to whom I'd previously sold a lens (I use similar language in my posts)...he ended up buying the second lens as well.

 

[mpphoto]

I have three lenses I want to sell, and I am trying to figure out how I want to sell also. I sold a lens on eBay last year and the fees were too high.

I have tried twice to sell on Craigslist, and I never had any interested buyers despite being in a highly-populated area. I think I'll give CL another try.

My local police department actually went on a PR blitz publicizing how people are welcome to do Craigslist transactions in their lobby, since there are security cameras and it is staffed 24 hours a day. I figure if someone isn't willing to meet at the police station, they must be pretty shady. I also bought those pens that are used to tell if currency is fake since I only want to take cash.

 

[dstppy]

I have three lenses I want to sell, and I am trying to figure out how I want to sell also. I sold a lens on eBay last year and the fees were too high.

I have tried twice to sell on Craigslist, and I never had any interested buyers despite being in a highly-populated area. I think I'll give CL another try.

My local police department actually went on a PR blitz publicizing how people are welcome to do Craigslist transactions in their lobby, since there are security cameras and it is staffed 24 hours a day. I figure if someone isn't willing to meet at the police station, they must be pretty shady. I also bought those pens that are used to tell if currency is fake since I only want to take cash.

Nearly useless. It only detects cheap paper . . . before the enhanced security went in, they resorted to 'bleaching' singles to print as higher denominations.

As I said further up, if you meet at a bank, their money counter has some level of counterfeit detection built in. Also, if your bank takes it, it's NOT your problem

That is super slick about the police department. I'm always happy to hear when local government takes proactive steps to make things easier on citizens. It's not always the case :/

 

[wsmith96]

Ebay is good. I've bought and Sold lots of equipment through them. I'm selling alot of my kit right now at the moment and I know someone somewhere will buy it.

What are you selling?

http://www.ebay.com/usr/elzaz444

Thanks! - Checked it out, but nothing I was looking for. I'll be in San Antonio next weekend which would have been convenient.

Regards,
-w