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

[@pricklypearcamera]

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

[@sebgascoine]

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

[@pricklypearcamera]

@@sebgascoine 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.

[@Peacelover123-t7i]

Great video but please no music...

[@DieselDucy]

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.

[@oscarThetiger2005]

@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]

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

[@zcrazymaniac6966]

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!

[@billr6983]

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.

[@ioan.panaite]

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)

[@makeonesong5723]

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]

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

[@kerc]

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!

[@ShutterJunkie]

Beautiful Bobcat!

[@robertverbeek9751]

Great video mate love all the variety cameras. 👍📸

[@victoriapetry]

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.

[@pdtech4524]

Great haul.

[@Dahrenhorst]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@cega1445]

Nice video! Happy to see 1150$ expected profit!

[@pricklypearcamera]

Thanks!😊

[@boxcustom]

Well packed

[@pedromarquez114]

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

[@pricklypearcamera]

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

[@terrygoyan]

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!

[@SammyBerggren]

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

[@DiskettePark]

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

[@gregorius4648]

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.

[@lallo675]

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

[@daleheath766]

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

[@simpingsimple]

Dale. Dont be that guy.

[@Robstrap]

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

[@markstelzner9188]

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

[@PoserBallin]

Excellent.

[@rkmh65]

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

[@BmcN72]

Where you buy the mystery box?

[@JessicaUresti01]

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

[@johnruschmeyer5769]

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]

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.

[@alexatiu1808]

I love this content 😊

[@pricklypearcamera]

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

[@williamk.3814]

We want more :D

[@d-hell]

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

[@pricklypearcamera]

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.

[@ericj.w.ruijssenaars3421]

What? No cap?! 😳

[@jesseFNjames]

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

[@pricklypearcamera]

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]

@@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.

[@Sofia-vu6tr]

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

[@sammoodyiphone]

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

[@pricklypearcamera]

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

[@sammoodyiphone]

@@pricklypearcamera oh great, just glad your ok!

[@WealthAspects1]

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

[@staskooklin5288]

When there is a new video coming??

[@Authorpreneur]

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

[@ted356]

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

[@jondurand12]

Do you ever get lots on eBay?

[@Daisy-bc3yb]

Hey, how to contact you for camera collaboration?😁

[@Jisselflores-05]

Please camera just 1 for photograpy

[@safetutic6628]

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]

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]

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]

The eerie soundtrack...WTF???

[@ZhexyMoonchild]

Please no music!

[@grahamstretch6863]

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]

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

[@grahamstretch6863]

@@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.

[@pault4955]

​@@grahamstretch6863I believe Kevin mentioned that this is just a small part of the business in one of his other videos.

[@Mefrom_Here]

have you've ever encountered a sony dsc t7? that was my childhood favorite and in my opinion one of the most beautiful Camra ever made

[@pricklypearcamera]

I do come across this occasionally! The dsc-t7 slim point and shoot?