Used equipment price guide

[jac-in-a-box]

I'm just about ready to commit to a new DSLR and have a budget of around £1k..a little extra might get past my "financial controller"!

Pretty much decided that the Canon 30D with a suitable lens would suit. Nikon D200 is also in the running.
Handled both and I think I could live with either.

I've just discovered a private seller with a low use, mint Canon 30D offering the camera for £580 - a useful £100 saving over the best price I can find for a new UK supplied unit.

He also has for sale a Canon 24-105 L IS lens on offer for £580 - mint, boxed and with a Hoya Pro-! filter...the lens is actually more costly than I could pick up for new! Not certain if the filter is significant in the cost.

I'm sorely tempted but feel the prices are perhaps a little ambitious?
Any guidelines on what good condition equipment could expect to achieve in a private sale as a proportion of its current value?
I wouldn't mind making an offer.

The lens - seems to review well, any thoughts please?

Any advice would be appreciated, thanks.

[CarMac]

Can't help with prices as I'm with the 'other camp'! But my first thoughts was....

Is the kit still under warranty at all? If it was me I would be considering that it's a lot of money to lose if anything happened to either bit of kit and they were not under warranty of some kind.

[trackdemon]

Might be worth a look here:

www.ibidexpress.com/auction/xcAuction.asp

[_dobbo_]

Have a look at what mint secondhand versions of each are going for on ebay - it's a good indication of what each is worth. Minus a bit off for saving the inconvenience of an ebay listing and shipping etc, and what's left is a fair price.