Originally Posted by
clemmb
Don't just look at the price they are selling gear for. Click on sell your equipement and see what they are buying equipement for. Gives you a good idea on price.
Mark, have you tried that? Just for kicks, I went through the sell your gear process for an EF 135mm f/2L (not the EF-S 10-22mm, since they don't currently have one for sale). The quoted price to sell a 135L in EX+ condition to KEH was $465. That is an absolutely rotten idea on price - way, way undervalued. KEH sells that lens in that condition for $919 (nice markup for them!). They usually sell for $800-900, give or take, on FM. So, KEH's selling price is a lot closer to a good idea on price than their buying price!
Even though KEH is a used camera gear dealer, their pricing structure seems more like a new car dealership - generally reliable, good customer service, fair prices but a little high when you buy a used item from them, really high prices when you buy a new item from them, and they give you a raw deal when you sell them a used item. Unlike car dealerships, I don't think they do trade-ins (I could be wrong), which is the only way to get a better price when you sell the dealership your used vehicle.
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