Used Digital Cameras
If you want to get a digital camera, but you don’t have enough money for the model you really want, you should consider looking used digital cameras. You can quite often find a great model for a great price, and it will work just as well as if you had bought one at full price. There are many places to get them, and you do have to take extra time to make sure the one you are looking at is indeed in good shape. You might even want to buy one with a known defect if you think it will be easy and cheap to get it fixed. You should be able to save even more money that way.
One of the first places to look for good used digital cameras might be on eBay. You will probably find hundreds from which to choose, but make sure you read the fine print. Sellers are not allowed to sell something that has a defect without stating as much, and they normally will list all problems with used digital cameras, if any in fact exist. If you are sold a camera on eBay that is not as promised, you should be able to get your money back as long as you have used a credit card or Paypal to pay for the purchase.
Don’t discount reconditioned items when looking for used digital cameras. I have a surround sound system in my house that we bought reconditioned. It has always worked very well, and we have had it for over ten years with no problems. One of the knobs is now not working well, but it has far outlasted its expected lifetime. You may also find that used digital cameras that have been reconditioned will have the same great qualities. These are always sold for less than the retail price, and are a great way to get a good item at an amazing discount.
If you do buy used digital cameras, remember that you may not have a warranty to cover any repairs. You will probably have to send them to the original company to get them repaired if you don’t have a qualified repair store in your area. Don’t worry, however, because you will probably get a good deal on repairs if you go to the manufacturer, and when you do, you know that they are best equipped to know exactly what is wrong and how to fix it.
