cardiver wrote:Have you seen the pics that members on this board take with thier "cheap" Casio cameras?
Agreed. Dusty2 takes book-quality pictures with his "cheap" Canon. I hope I don't sound pedantic or condescending with the following thoughts on selling used items:
1. Nobody cares what I paid for it. The only question is, what is somebody else willing to pay for it?
2. If I feel I'm taking a massive loss, maybe it's best to keep it for the time being.
3. The minute it becomes a used item, its value is only a fraction of its new cost.
4. If the goal is to recoup what I shelled out, I'm going to be disappointed. A better goal is getting rid of something that's become unnecessary baggage. Viewed that way, any sale is a success.
I actually developed these ideas in relation to garage sales and such, but they seem to apply just about everywhere.
A suggestion about your camera setup: if you really feel you can't sell it for any less, hang onto it as a backup system. When I bought my wife her Casio a couple of months ago, it seemed as though our old 5 mp Pentax had become obsolete because we now had the 8 mp Canon and her 10 mp Casio. Still, when we came to Monterey I brought all three cameras, even though there were only two of us. As it turns out, that was a good decision. We had an "incident" at Monastery Beach a couple of weeks ago and the Casio was lost. Basically, I had to choose between rescuing the camera and rescuing my wife. Most folks agree I made the right choice
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But it left her without a camera. Well, out came the old Pentax, and she's been taking some great pictures with it. So we're thankful we had the backup. I've ordered her another Casio, because she really liked that one, but while we're waiting she can still take pictures. That might be an approach for you to consider.
Again, I hope I don't sound condescending or like I'm "talking down" to you. I don't intend to, I just offer these thoughts for whatever they're worth.