Keeping things in balance

[mac_wt]

This afternoon I found an auction for a Minolta CLE on Ebay. 3 hours before the end, it was at 206 Euro. So I just had to put in a bid. It would surely go for more than 250, wouldn't you think? ... It didn't.
A while ago, I decided that my collection couldn't grow anymore, so now I have to make room. What should go? The Leica CL? The M5? Or should I sell some of my FSU cameras; the Zorki 3, the Kiev 4a and the Fed 2 perhaps? Man, this is complicated.
How do you keep things in balance?

Wim

 

[FrankS]

You buy some, and you sell some.

 

[Kyle]

Keep it all! 😀

Just sell whatever you use the least, or at least see using the least now that you have the new camera.

 

[Flyfisher Tom]

You buy some, and you sell some.

Yep. Sadly some friends have to go to make room for others.

 

[David Murphy]

Welcome to the buying/selling treadmill 🙂

 

[jlw]

This afternoon I found an auction for a Minolta CLE on Ebay. 3 hours before the end, it was at 206 Euro. So I just had to put in a bid. It would surely go for more than 250, wouldn't you think? ... It didn't.
A while ago, I decided that my collection couldn't grow anymore, so now I have to make room. What should go? The Leica CL? The M5? Or should I sell some of my FSU cameras; the Zorki 3, the Kiev 4a and the Fed 2 perhaps? Man, this is complicated.
How do you keep things in balance?

Wim

You could try reselling the CLE for more money. Money takes up less storage space than cameras.

 

[back alley]

Money takes up less storage space than cameras...

somehow this sends a chill down my spine...😉

joe

 

[back alley]

You buy some, and you sell some.

occam's razor at work...

 

[wolves3012]

Well, it was simple....I decided I'd only go for FSU rangefinders. Then I bought a Minolta X-700. I've also been eyeing up a couple of Zenits. Not so simple after all! I've revised it to "mainly" FSU rangefinders now 😀

 

[mac_wt]

You could try reselling the CLE for more money. Money takes up less storage space than cameras.

Now that is that is an original concept: buying and selling things and make a profit on it. One could make a living by doing this. 🙂
But no; the CLE should be a good user. I want to try it first.

Wim

 

[ddutchison]

...A while ago, I decided that my collection couldn't grow anymore, so now I have to make room.
Wim

Really? I think you'll find that CLE's are quite small cameras.😉

"Oh Monsieur, just one little mint, it's wafer thin"

 

[ChrisN]

This afternoon I found an auction for a Minolta CLE on Ebay. 3 hours before the end, it was at 206 Euro. So I just had to put in a bid. It would surely go for more than 250, wouldn't you think? ... It didn't.
A while ago, I decided that my collection couldn't grow anymore, so now I have to make room. What should go? The Leica CL? The M5? Or should I sell some of my FSU cameras; the Zorki 3, the Kiev 4a and the Fed 2 perhaps? Man, this is complicated.
How do you keep things in balance?

Wim

BillBingham2 was just thinking about buying an M5, in this thread.