Photographers - what are the used gear sites?

TimmyO

I know there's a fair few of you who are into this at some level or other - so what's the Fretboard/Basschat equivalent for classified ads for used gear (outside eBay/Gumtree) ?

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TimmyO

I'd tag @JEPBLEP but he'd have me high on Hasselblads and expensive stuff before you can say "Smile!" 

RaymondLin

Talkphotography forum but you need a minimum post count to get into it.

RaymondLin

I also trade/sell with Wex and MPB photographic. 

stickyfiddle

RaymondLin said:

Talkphotography forum but you need a minimum post count to get into it.

RaymondLin said:

I also trade/sell with Wex and MPB photographic. 

This and this.

What are you looking at/for?

BRISTOL86

MPB are very good. Not ‘classifieds’ like this but very good. There’s a buy and sell forum at dpreview.com but it’s probably 90% American users. 

RaymondLin

MPB prices I find is what you end up with after fees from eBay, without the hassle and without the risk.

LCE is another but I’ve only traded with them in person in a local store.

JEPBLEP

TimmyO said:

I'd tag @JEPBLEP but he'd have me high on Hasselblads and expensive stuff before you can say "Smile!" 

The X1D is pretty awesome...

But yeah, what are you looking for? Speed? Sharpness? Low light performance? Size/mobility? Versatility? Video? Colour science? RAW capabilities? Glass quality/affordability? Are you tied into an existing ecosystem? Etc.

As to your actual question - I found this on Facebook, but it's been a while I've been on a forum...

TimmyO

Video mostly

strumjoughlamps

MPB, Ffordes and WEX are my fave, Park and SRS are also okay but prefer MPB and Ffordes 

Neill

Ffordes every time.

thermionic

J Collingridge does a neat line in used lenses for good prices.

Grumpyrocker

I tend to use MPB. As someone said - once you take ebay fees and postage into account the price they offer is very good. And given they pay for DPD collection it's easy to sell to them.

I've also bought used from them and WEX. I've sold to WEX too, but it's not as seamless as MPB. 

TimmyO

I mean for buying by the way - ebay fees aren't an issue :-) 

AlexC

Has to be ffordes. Which I only live 25 miles away from, as an aside. It’s the biggest second hear camera gear place in the U.K.

ThePrettyDamned

strumjoughlamps said:

MPB, Ffordes and WEX are my fave, Park and SRS are also okay but prefer MPB and Ffordes 

These, and camera jungle are good too, although I'd rather take a "risk" on MPB, Ffordes and WEX. 

boogieman

MPB for me. Their prices are good and the condition of the things they sell is usually better than their grading system describes. You’ll get a warranty too.

Or if you’re prepared to wait and do the necessary jumping through hoops then the Talkphotography classifieds throws up some decent bargains. They’ve got a good sellers feedback system on there too, so you can tell if you’re buying from someone you can trust. 

paulnb57

Had good experience with MPB....

TimmyO

This is great thanks guys