Swapping Systems with Super Smooth Sales at MPB

had personal experience of sales that have not gone to plan and I know others who have had similar problems, and it can be a minefield at times if you’re not careful.

“The other point to consider is that it can be more expensive to sell through an auction site than you realise, since they will charge you for every box you tick, while a payment service such as PayPal will obviously also take a commission. In the end I felt that my best route to selling everything I needed to move on with the least amount of personal hassle was to work with an established used kit specialist, and MPB was a natural place to go.”

Richard was moving from a Sony kit, based around an A7 R III body that he’d purchased in 2018, which now had over 140,000 actuations, plus the ‘holy trinity’ of G-Master lenses, namely a 16-35mm, 24-70mm and 70-200mm, all f/2.8 optics, plus a Sony VG-C4EM Vertical Grip. Despite their heavy professional use over a five year period all items were in good working condition, and all were items MPB was happy to consider acquiring.

One killer tip from Richard, who has had vast experience of selling through the second-hand route over the years, is to think ahead at the time of purchase, and to carefully conserve the boxes and instruction books so that, when the gear is ultimately sold on, the kit will have that extra feel of having been looked after. It’s a small detail perhaps, but it can add to the value of the kit you’re selling, and it can also significantly boost its selling power.