Liquidated Name Brand Cameras Below Wholesale
If you have been around for sometime here at my blog you will know that I am not a huge advocate for customer returned electronics, that being said I have taken a leap of faith and purchased a small lot of customer
returned digital cameras. Actually, I won an auction at Liquidation.com for roughly $275.00.
The lot consisted of 18 cameras including Sony, Sanyo and kodak. They are not real high-end models, but somewhere in the $100-$250 retail range each. My plan is to auction the cameras off on eBay.
All of the cameras were listed as customer returned and the auction even stated that the cameras would power on, but some units had screen damage.
I know many of you have read my posts here at the blog about selling broken items on eBay. Yes, I said broken….Here is the thinking behind selling one mans trash: eBay provides a huge audience of “tech” savvy individuals who scour the auctions for repairable electronic items. If you do not believe me go right to eBay and search in the “Completed” auctions for “Broken Digital Camera”
Here are a couple of the cameras in the lot I purchased:
I have paid for the auction and shipping to my estimation should be around $50 to my door. My total cost for 18 cameras will come in at about $350.00. This averages out to about $19 per camera. I will do my best to list all at once on eBay and let you know how the bidding goes. Wish me luck-
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Robert..
This is a great experiment…
However, while selling broken electronic items can find a market on Ebay, like with working electronics – it is the type of broken electronic item that generates profit..
For instance, I performed the search on Ebay that you suggested in this post “broken digital cameras”. Most of the 2 to 4 megapixel cameras have no – or very few bids. Same with the “camera lots”..
The Cannon Power Shot and cameras that have 6 to 12 megapixels have some modest bids. The “mack daddy” of bids – as of today – March 17 2009 – is the “Canon Eos 1D Mark ii N Camera ***STEAL*** Broken As-Is!
With 16 hours to go – the Canon Eos 1D Mark ii Camera is the heavyweight champ with 29 bids and a price of 585.00. I am sure it will hit 600 easy.
I guess my point here is that I hope you are able to have success the “low end” camera product that you have purchased. Seems like there is a lot available on Ebay at the moment.
I don’t want to be a “Debbie Downer” I just hope it does not take you forever to sell them. It will be interesting to see how it turns out.
I will “stay tuned”..(LOL!)..
On hale it up Robert..
Robert C – The Wholesale Guy