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by NikonUser on Mon May 01, 2006 12:11 am
Hi there,
A friend of a friend has indicated that he may want to buy my D70 off me... I have no idea of what to charge. I searched on Ebay Australia but could only find unfinished auctions going for <$500 or brand new items.
I'd like to get a fair price but don't want to rip the guy off or anything.
D70 is in great condition. No obvious signs of wear and tear, well looked after, 8k shutter actuations.
I actually just realised that the camera's AF motor hasn't ever been used... I've only used AFS and HSM lenses. Hope it works
EDIT: Do you think $800 is too much?
Paul
P.S. Hope this is in the right forum. It's not for sale as such (haven't decided fully weather I should sell it yet) and isn't a bargin.
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by Michael on Mon May 01, 2006 12:26 am
I sold my 6 month old d70s body for 800 recently.... might help you make your judgement.
Are we there yet?
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by PiroStitch on Mon May 01, 2006 1:21 am
Around the 800 mark is fair.
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by Raskill on Mon May 01, 2006 6:26 pm
I just bought a D70S body in great condition for $800 (from a member...  ), if that helps!
2x D700, 2x D2h, lenses, speedlights, studio, pelican cases, tripods, monopods, patridges, pear trees etc etc http://www.awbphotos.com.au
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by katie on Mon May 01, 2006 9:49 pm
Hiya
I was trying to find standard second hand prices for a D70 recently and had similar issues as you when looking on Ebay, it just wasn't useful because of the auction format...
But I did find the Trading Post was a good place to check... they didn't have so many items, but they did have set prices to compare... ( http://www.tradingpost.com.au isn't it?)
KA
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by PiroStitch on Tue May 02, 2006 1:27 am
Katie,
May as well use oil prices as an indication if you're going to start using Trading Post as a reference point  The prices on there tend to be jacked up. When I was looking for a backup body, there was a D100 (used) selling for 2.1k and a few D70s (plural) selling for close to brand new kit prices for the body only.
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by katie on Tue May 02, 2006 10:49 am
hehe, I take your point on that one... from memory the prices were higher in the trading post than elsewhere when I was looking around to get an idea... but keeping that in mind, I did find it useful to check along with other sources - though I didn't know of this website/forum at that time!
(lol, luckily I was buying my gear from a friend who had a better idea of fair prices than I did...)
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by TonyH on Tue May 02, 2006 11:44 am
I reckon they're worth about $150
Tony
ps let me know when you want to sell.......
seriously $700-$800 should be a fair price for low to medium shutter activations $500+ for high shutter activations. Just my observations.....
you could always ask Cash Converters where I'm sure they'd offer about $1.50 and think they're doing you a favour.....
All I know, is that I don't know enough.....
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by Grev on Tue May 02, 2006 12:38 pm
TonyH wrote:you could always ask Cash Converters where I'm sure they'd offer about $1.50 and think they're doing you a favour.....
Convengo!
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