Best way to sell lenses?

[ReelFilmGeek]

So I have some lenses I need to sell and was wondering what is the best way to show them off and sell them? I'm going to try the forums here first before I hit up ebay but wanted to know what is the most important things to show about a lenses when selling it. I was thinking an image showing both front and back elements of glass and what about test images with the lenses on focus charts? is that all required to sell? Im not meaning just on this site but just in general to give the buyer a good idea what they are buying.

THanks guys!

 

[MikeFunktastic]

Not required to show much more than front / back elements of the glass... however, in my experience the more information you disclose, the less likely a reasonable buyer will negotiate a lower price with you. Or equivalently, the more likely you'll bag a higher sale price on eBay.

My biggest fears when buying second-hand lenses are softness, front-/back-focusing issues etc as a result of poor quality control. I don't want a seller to dump a lemon on me. So yes, including test images helps the buyer trust you a lot more, and will help you command a higher price in the long-run. Peace of mind is valued above all else when buying used gear.

Try to give a 360-degree view of the item, and always take sharp, well-lit photos of everything. It's a bit ridiculous to be selling top of the line DSLR lens and showcasing them with noisy, 320 x 240 flip phone pictures taken at shady, strategically positioned angles.

EDIT: As a case in point, I was recently trying to acquire a Rode NTG-3 off of eBay (ultimately got one from a very nice DVXUser on here). There was one seller who sold one for around $375, which was a ridiculously low price, but he took crap pics and didn't have a good feedback history. Another had multiple pics, covered all the angles, disclosed the most minute things that were wrong with the microphone, and finally sold for somewhere around $500.

 

[alex1]

I use kijiji a lot.