Manchester or Chester - Camera Shops That Buy Equipment ?

Marzipanogram · 4 Jan 2013 at 20:45

I know this is last minute, but, I'm planning to sell all my gear tomorrow and plan to visit Manchester and/or Chester.
Can anyone recommend any camera shops that are likely to buy camera equipment ?
I know of "London Camera Exchange" (that's why I'm going to both locations, to see if one offers a better price than the other).

Thank you.

Andy90 · 5 Jan 2013 at 10:59

There are only three Camera shops as far as I am aware in Chester.

London Camera Exchange in Bridge Street Row
Jessops on the corner of Bridge Street and Grosvenor Street
Camera Solutions on Frodsham Street (a few yards round the corner from the Eastgate Clock).

Camera solutions may part ex/purchase Cameras. They're a nicely stocked shop and run along the same sort of lines as LCE.

As for Manchester - I suspect there may be a few more but I'm not aware of them.

theheyes · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:18

Just a heads up about the one in Manchester - it's tucked away a little underneath Piccadilly plaza facing the bus stops. It doesn't seem like an obvious place for a camera shop at first glance but it is there.

Marzipanogram · 5 Jan 2013 at 11:39

Andy90 said:
There are only three Camera shops as far as I am aware in Chester.

London Camera Exchange in Bridge Street Row
Jessops on the corner of Bridge Street and Grosvenor Street
Camera Solutions on Frodsham Street (a few yards round the corner from the Eastgate Clock).

Camera solutions may part ex/purchase Cameras. They're a nicely stocked shop and run along the same sort of lines as LCE.

As for Manchester - I suspect there may be a few more but I'm not aware of them.

theheyes said:
Just a heads up about the one in Manchester - it's tucked away a little underneath Piccadilly plaza facing the bus stops. It doesn't seem like an obvious place for a camera shop at first glance but it is there.

Thank you both very much

Amp34 · 5 Jan 2013 at 12:58

Both MPB and Misfords do "mail order". You send them some pictures, they send you a quote and then you send the equipment to them by post.

Marzipanogram · 5 Jan 2013 at 15:31

Amp34 said:
Both MPB and Misfords do "mail order". You send them some pictures, they send you a quote and then you send the equipment to them by post.

Thank you for the info

Amp34 · 5 Jan 2013 at 16:47

The other option, if its fairly standard kit, is sell them on here... You'll get much better rates (for example a 70-300 lens would go for £100 more on here than what mbp would give you...).

Marzipanogram · 5 Jan 2013 at 20:23

Amp34 said:
The other option, if its fairly standard kit, is sell them on here... You'll get much better rates (for example a 70-300 lens would go for £100 more on here than what mbp would give you...).

The "problem" is, I'm wanting to sell all my gear at once.
i.e. body, 3 lenses and 2 flash units.

I nearly sold it all today, but, the shop didn't have enough cash in the shop.
So, I'll have to go back next week.