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Sell Cameras on eBay by Avril Harper
'Camera', in collecting terms, covers everything from early box cameras with bellows and photographic plates, to more recent 'still photograph' cameras, on to cine and video equipment, even modern mobile phones with photographic capabilities. They can be large or small, quite modern or antique, some don't even look like cameras.
But be careful: Unlike most collectibles where older usually means more expensive, the same does not always apply to cameras.
Ironically, our throwaway society creates a situation where specific makes and model of modern camera are in limited supply and fetch higher prices than cameras from the 1940s and 1950s, even earlier.
To illustrate, a 15-year old Hasselblad camera in working condition recently made £700 on ebay.co.uk, while a Mahogony and Brass Plate Camera from around 1900 fetched just £113.
Let's look at some of the most popular cameras on eBay and decide exactly what you should be looking for.
Recent eBay Realisations
* A World War II Konishiroku Tokj Aerial Camera fetch $380.99, about £219
* A Girl Scout 1927 Official Kodak Camera In Leather Case Went for $270.50, about £155
* A 1939 New York World's Fair Brownie Kodak Camera fetch $202.50, about £116
* A 1900 7.5" x 9" Mahogony and Brass Plate Camera fetched £113.00
Those are not rare cameras. They are no more valuable or uncommon than many items you'll find selling at auctions and boot sales where they rarely fetch more than a few pounds each. This is especially so at poorly advertised events, like the majority of collectors' fairs and some high street auction rooms, so make a particular point of phoning events organisers every week for details of whatever cameras might be available. Keep contact details of regular sellers at flea markets and boot sales, phone them regularly about new stock. Give these people your contact details, too, so they can contact you for fast sales, often of multiple items.
Yes, this is a perfect spot to list cameras to look out for with guide buying prices and potential resale value â