I've been looking at various ways of selling old photography gear, and thought it might help others to share any experience.
I just sold a Canon 7D and some lenses using mpb.com. It actually went surprisingly well. The online quote offered slightly more than I could find at bhphoto or Adorama, and like most it asks you to rate the condition. They sent FedEx labels for the gear, I boxed it up and sent it off. I received an email when they received the boxes, and a confirmation of the condition. They matched the excellent rating of all the lenses, but dropped the body rating from Excellent to Good based on the number of shutter clicks. I then received payment via bank transfer about 3 days later.
Overall it was a very easy experience that I would do again. I may have not earned the absolute max value compared to selling to someone directly, but it was minimal risk and very low hassle.
I just sold a Canon 7D and some lenses using mpb.com. It actually went surprisingly well. The online quote offered slightly more than I could find at bhphoto or Adorama, and like most it asks you to rate the condition. They sent FedEx labels for the gear, I boxed it up and sent it off. I received an email when they received the boxes, and a confirmation of the condition. They matched the excellent rating of all the lenses, but dropped the body rating from Excellent to Good based on the number of shutter clicks. I then received payment via bank transfer about 3 days later.
Overall it was a very easy experience that I would do again. I may have not earned the absolute max value compared to selling to someone directly, but it was minimal risk and very low hassle.