Can I turn $168 of untested Cameras into $1,000?

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Жыл бұрын

Join me on this upcycling journey as I go through a $168 box of untested digital cameras and camcorders. Featuring brands like Nikon, Casio, Sony, Kodak, Canon, Olympus, and Fujifilm. Hopefully we can find some winners that are in fact working, and assign a value for what I think I can get for them on sites like eBay. This box was packed to the brim, so come along for the ride, as we test some nostalgic cameras!
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@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

This lot was purchased from an electronics wholesaler of untested goods. Finding an honest supplier is important! If you have any interest in camera gear, you can check out my eBay store here: ebay.us/cnXKfc

@sebastiangascoine3965 Жыл бұрын

Are the wholesalers local to you or do you find them online?

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

@@sebastiangascoine3965 I do a combination of local southwest US suppliers, as well as online suppliers. This particular box came from a supplier on the east coast that I've been working with for a few years.

@user-ex1fq6oz4p Жыл бұрын

Great video but please no music...

@DieselDucy 5 күн бұрын

I am addicted to your videos. I love what you do for these old cameras. IMO it is more fun and creative using antiquated cameras vs our smart phone. Smart phones go obsolete whereas these cameras in theory can last forever. I prefer to make memories with older cameras. The hp camera I bought from you on eBay will be going on my Alaska trip this August.

@thatsissytiger4988 3 күн бұрын

@DieselDucy I did not expect you to be here im a big fan of you. im also big fan of old cameras as well.

@AlphaCentCom 2 ай бұрын

The best part of videos like this is seeing what they actually sold for.

@ioan.panaite Жыл бұрын

Great box! I can't wait for the video about cameras that need some cleaning work, but no pressure there. Take your time :) you know, there are some universal battery chargers for Li-ion with +/- connectors, i have one and it charges every one cell battery. (3.7V)

@zcrazymaniac6966 Жыл бұрын

The droning music in the background made me feel as if I was watching you open a holy box full of relics😅 Love your content! I prefer your videos without music though. Keep saving those cameras!

@pdtech4524 21 күн бұрын

Great haul.

@makeonesong5723 Жыл бұрын

Good stuff! The background music makes it feel like I'm watching a found footage documentary about someone who died doing what they love, and Werner Herzog is about to interrupt with a narration about finding the sublime.

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Haha! Brilliant stuff. I would gladly take Mr. Herzog narrating as he did in Grizzly Man. I lived in Montana when the movie was released, and was pretty close to a grizzly travel corridor, and it just brought home the fact that man feels deeply insecure if he is not on top of the chain. Thank you again

@victoriapetry Жыл бұрын

wow all I want for my birthday is one of those boxes !!!!! I love cameras. I just ask everyone I know if they have any old cameras they don't use and if they're willing to either sell or give away. Everyone is like "why would you want an old camera?" lol . I've gotten 4 so far.

@billr6983 Жыл бұрын

What I like about these videos is they cover so many different cameras that if I run across one somewhere, it might help me to determine whether to get it or not. For instance I'd avoid any cameras using the xD memory cards because they're not readily available. Great work and fun videos to watch.

@ShutterJunkie Жыл бұрын

Beautiful Bobcat!

@kerc 4 ай бұрын

I got a PowerShot SX110 IS recently in great shape, and it is a perfect daily carry camera. Very sharp lens, beautiful colors, light but solid build. These still go for cheap!

@daleheath766 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos they're awesome, but the music layover is a little irritating

@simpingsimple 7 ай бұрын

Dale. Dont be that guy.

@Robstrap 4 ай бұрын

@@simpingsimpledon't be what guy? Someone who has opinions?

@robertverbeek9751 Жыл бұрын

Great video mate love all the variety cameras. 👍📸

@gregorius4648 Жыл бұрын

Maybe try to use chill lofi style music for the background music. don't make it too loud, just enough to make the audience realize it's there.

@boxcustom 3 ай бұрын

Well packed

@PoserBallin Жыл бұрын

Excellent.

@terrygoyan3022 Жыл бұрын

I just perused your E-bay site. I saw a photo essay book with Paul Fusco as the co-author. I remember seeing the book at his house in the 70's. The photo of a sunny/foggy ridge was taken on the Bolinas Ridge road in Marin. Thanks for bringing back the memories!

@pedromarquez114 4 ай бұрын

I feel like a nerd watching your videos but I like it

@pricklypearcamera 4 ай бұрын

Haha, you are more than welcome to nerd out with me!

@markstelzner9188 Жыл бұрын

Love these videos. Getting a bit heavy on the ads though .

@lallo675 Жыл бұрын

Hello greetings from Italy. I find your video very helpful and informative . I would like to ask where do you purchase chargers for cameras. Thank you Good job on video

@cega1445 7 ай бұрын

Nice video! Happy to see 1150$ expected profit!

@pricklypearcamera 4 ай бұрын

Thanks!😊

@Dahrenhorst 5 ай бұрын

I've seen quite some of your unboxing videos the last few days, and there is one thing I'm scratching my head about: How do you generate profit on cameras sold for 40 USD or less? You sell the cameras with batteries, a loader, cable and free shipping, what in my estimation should add up to around 10 USD. You buy the boxes and I guess on average you pay around 10 USD for each working camera - that now sums up to 20 USD. Then you have to invest time and effort for testing, cleaning, picture taking and editing, listing, packaging and labeling - at least 20 minutes per camera I guess. With a moderate 30 USD per hour, that would make another 10 USD per camera, we are now at 30 USD. I'd calculate around 5 USD for material (boxes, labels, cleaning material, etc) and your infrastructure/utility/professional services costs per camera sold, totaling the costs to 35 USD per camera. Now you need to add around 20% for fees and taxes to that for a camera actually sold, what would put the break even on each camera to around 42 USD, when you include you basic work compensation, 32 USD, when you don't expect payment for your work time. Did I overlook something? Many of the cameras I've seen you assess are at 40 USD and less, it would not make much sense to list them on Ebay. Do you sell those as bulk, or do you simply just shoulder the losses? I'm asking, because I do something similar with vintage analog cameras, and I just don't bother with cameras which I can't sell at 50 USD above purchasing price, and since they are analog and I invest more time in cleaning and testing them, that just barely puts me into the profit range.

@pricklypearcamera 5 ай бұрын

Very fair point! These cameras just come along for the ride mostly! My ASP is around $90, so I definitely don't do a ton sub $50

@Dahrenhorst 5 ай бұрын

@@pricklypearcamera Ok, that clears is up. I've got the impression from those unboxing videos, that the majority of your cameras sold are 50 USD or less, and couldn't imagine how you would be able to pay your bills from that.

@williamk.3814 Жыл бұрын

We want more :D

@alexatiu1808 9 ай бұрын

I love this content 😊

@pricklypearcamera 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, just released quite a few new camera unboxing videos over the last couple of weeks!

@ericj.w.ruijssenaars3421 Жыл бұрын

What? No cap?! 😳

@JessicaUresti01 7 ай бұрын

I wonder where I can find a supplier like this! Cool I’m just getting into reselling.

@WealthAspects1 11 күн бұрын

aint no way brodie got a whole door bell for his office ☠

@user-st4rp9eq4j 4 ай бұрын

14:44 the kodak has a huge crack in the front from thexlens to the flash!!! Did you miss that?

@DiskettePark Ай бұрын

That's not a crack, that's part of the design...

@johnruschmeyer5769 Жыл бұрын

Another fun video. Two questions that I'm hoping you might be able to answer: 1) Is there anything that a user can do about a noisy zoom on an older digicam? 2) Any advice on where to find inexpensive small SD cards (i.e., 1-2GB)? Thanks.

@pricklypearcamera Жыл бұрын

Thanks! In the US, I tend to buy large lots of 128MB-8GB cards on eBay, were I can get the cost down to $2-4 per card depending upon size. If you are just needing a few, the price normally goes up to $6-9 for a 1-4gb size card. As for noise with a zoom lens in a digicam, I haven't found anything that reliably works across the board. In many cases (like older canon powershot cameras)- they were noisy new out of the box.

@BmcN72 8 ай бұрын

Where you buy the mystery box?

@d-hell 3 ай бұрын

The appraised value is one thing, but how does it compare to the actual sales?

@pricklypearcamera 3 ай бұрын

Quite close, as I've sold tens of thousands of used cameras, I generally will list them and sell them for right around what I appraised them for. In some cases it may be a little more or a little less, depending upon when I am actually able to list them.

@Sofia-vu6tr 10 ай бұрын

Hello! How would you fix when the flash won't flash

@rkmh65 Жыл бұрын

Nice, another video! :) The background music is not necessary, in my opinion.

@staskooklin5288 10 ай бұрын

When there is a new video coming??

@Authorpreneur Жыл бұрын

If someone has a list of older cameras, would you be interested in reviewing the list and possibly purchasing?

@ted356 11 ай бұрын

Weak point of the Olympus and Fuji of that era is the Xd-card. If you can find them, the cameras are really good.

@sammoodyiphone 9 ай бұрын

What happened to the channel? No post in months, was such a great informative series

@pricklypearcamera 9 ай бұрын

Sorry! No real excuse, just got busy with life! Hope to get a cleaning video up soon!

@sammoodyiphone 9 ай бұрын

@@pricklypearcamera oh great, just glad your ok!

@jesseFNjames 2 ай бұрын

What is the best way to charge misc digital camera batteries? Do I need dozens of chargers?

@pricklypearcamera 2 ай бұрын

There are some universal chargers that will charge dozens of different batteries, but some batteries have different connection requirements and generally will require a specific type of charger. I've got over a hundred different chargers here to charger a variety of batteries.

@jesseFNjames 2 ай бұрын

@@pricklypearcamera I did end up getting a universal charger, so far it has worked for about 3/4 of the batteries needed. The remainder that don't fit I'm using speaker wire to make the connection. So far it's working. Thanks for the reply.

@Jisselflores-05 Жыл бұрын

Please camera just 1 for photograpy

@jondurand12 6 ай бұрын

Do you ever get lots on eBay?

@Daisy-bc3yb Жыл бұрын

Hey, how to contact you for camera collaboration?😁

@safetutic6628 Жыл бұрын

I have two serious questions 1- who’s buying this camera’s anymore 2- the reason why you need this camera’s anymore lol

@inthezonephotography Жыл бұрын

This is coming from a guy who has stuff like this, it's more for the nostalgia and the ability to say you have these devices and less about using them, because they are becoming increasingly unpopular. I've put all my 1970s cameras on a shelf never to be touched again

@tomn8tr Жыл бұрын

Better glass and they are also more private than a cell phone could ever be. Pics stay on the card until you want to look at them.

@GaitaPonto 9 ай бұрын

The eerie soundtrack...WTF???

@ZhexyMoonchild Жыл бұрын

Please no music!

@grahamstretch6863 2 ай бұрын

That dreadful droning noise! Incessant irritating distracting 🤬noise, I gave up after 10 minutes, I don’t need to know how this batch went desperately enough to put up with that 💩.

@pricklypearcamera Ай бұрын

Sorry. This was one of my first videos and I've refined and improved both the video and audio since.

@grahamstretch6863 Ай бұрын

@@pricklypearcamera Yes I’ve watched quite a lot of your videos, they certainly are much better for not having that noise, they are very informative, though I’m stunned that you make a living selling cameras especially such low value point and shoot versions.