alan.y Posted July 22, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 22, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I am interested in selling two S lenses to US based dealers. Roughly what percentage of the selling prices can I expect? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybarton Posted July 22, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 22, 2016 Dealers selling on commission in the UK would typically take 15-20% of the asking price. Much would depend upon your relationship with the dealer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McMaster Posted July 22, 2016 Share #3 Posted July 22, 2016 Probably depends on the lens, 24, 45, 100 being more sought after.... john Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
earleygallery Posted July 22, 2016 Share #4 Posted July 22, 2016 Selling to a dealer, I'd say to expect about 50-60% of market value. The dealer has overheads, taxes and then profit to factor in. Getting a dealer to sell for you, typically 20% commission of the sale price. If you want the maximum return sell via the forum, or ebay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Photoskeptic Posted July 22, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 22, 2016 Dealers in US take 30% if sold on commission. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted July 22, 2016 Share #6 Posted July 22, 2016 Dealers in US take 30% if sold on commission. I've found UK to be generally 15% on commission and up to 30% on buy out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertknappmd Posted July 22, 2016 Share #7 Posted July 22, 2016 Advertisement (gone after registration) I have had great luck with David Farkas at Leica Miami.... They have always been exceedingly fair in their appraisals.. Albert Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kparseg Posted July 23, 2016 Share #8 Posted July 23, 2016 I can tell you the exact numbers if you sell it to the store. B&H offers $3500 for a BNIB 24S (the price on B&H website is $8795) and $3200 for BNIB 100S (the price on the website is $7795). So, they offer about 40% of the price. It depends a lot also on how popular the lens is, and if they expect that they will sell only 5-10 copies per year, they won't offer much. Leica SF offers $4000 for 100S. KEH offers $1000-2000 per each lens, very little. Which lenses are you selling? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpwhite Posted July 23, 2016 Share #9 Posted July 23, 2016 When B&H quotes you, by the way, they will follow through as promised. Other Leica dealers, including two mentioned in posts above, are not so predictable. So be prepared for a bit of last-minute haggling as the S market is very slow (and has been for a long while). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kparseg Posted July 23, 2016 Share #10 Posted July 23, 2016 When B&H quotes you, by the way, they will follow through as promised. Other Leica dealers, including two mentioned in posts above, are not so predictable. So be prepared for a bit of last-minute haggling as the S market is very slow (and has been for a long while). Don't have experience with KEH and Leica SF but I can confirm that B&H follow their quotes strictly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill W Posted August 1, 2016 Share #11 Posted August 1, 2016 I have a lot of dealings with Leica Miami and they will sell on consignment and I believe it is 20%. I have traded in a lens or two and the allow 80% of market value. They seem to sell a lot of used S equipment. I have purchased a couple of CPO lens from them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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