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Has anyone noticed that over the years reselling things has become more difficult? (alien.top)
submitted 1 year 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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[–] sprint113@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I wonder if it's some type of buying strategy to try to influence you to lower your price, similar to negging. They ask about things your lens doesn't have or is not suited for as a way to subtly influence you into thinking your lens is not as good as it is, that there is lower demand for the lens, that it won't sell well, to get you to lower the price or be willing to negotiate on the price.