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Has anyone noticed that over the years reselling things has become more difficult? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by Mun-Mun@alien.top to c/photography@viewfinder.pro

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I've noticed recently that selling my lenses have been quite difficult. I keep getting young kids asking all sorts of questions that could be answered if they googled the model number. "Is it autofocus?" "Is this for full frame?" "Will this work on my camera?" "Is it good for real estate?"

It's like a whole younger generation of photographers don't know how to research things and get their information from youtube and tiktok where you can't search model names or technical specs.

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[–] Benni-Foto@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

I have this issue as a buyer too. Sellers have all the time in the world to research some outright delusional prices for their products(I'm not going to pay 100€ for a 1980s 200mm F3.5) but can not check which mount the lens they've got is for. It's not just private sellers doing this, even commercial ones too. This also goes for basic information about the condition of the lens. I always have to ask how well the focus ring turns, if there is fungus, mold or dust Inside the lens. It's maddening.