worth of a Mamiya 6?

[FrankS]

What do these sell for these days with the 75mm normal lens? (I know the real answer is: whatever someone is welling to pay .) I have one I'm thinking of selling but don't know how to price it. Condition is important in determining price, and this one is used but excellent. The lens has worn a filter since day one, and has been off the camera maybe twice just so I knew how it was done. I don't have a second lens so it was never changed. Any help is appreciated. (It's the non-MF one.)

 

[back alley]

the purge continues...howse the cl frank?

joe

 

[FrankS]

It's good. I'm thinking of selling the Mam6 since I don't use it much - I don't really know why, I guess I'm just distracted by the Leica stuff -got to justify the expenditure. 🙂 I could use some money for a new scanner (my old one went 'bits' up) and camera repair. I'm number 14 on Henry's Contax list! The Mamiya gives me results which are only matched by the Rolleiflex/Planar and surpass the Hasselblad/Planar.

 

[Avotius]

um...a few month ago I sold my mamiya 6 with a 75 and 150 lens for 1250 on ebay and made a terrible mistake of using them and paypal because in the end there were near 200 dollars in fees to pay just for selling it and getting the money.

I would say that a body will go for about 800-1000 depending, and the 75 will go for about 200-300. A full kit though with the 50 lens but no up close adapter usualy went for about 1450 a few months ago on ebay but duno what they are around now.

 

[Laurence]

Frank, a fellow photographer in my area just paid $1000 even for the same (non MF) setup (camera, 75 lens). I saw the camera, and it is a nice "user", I would say in "good to excellent" condition. Some rub marks here and there, and few small scratches on the body, a bit of brassing or something like that on the baseplate. Lens looked pristine, so it sounds like this was pretty close to the condition of yours.

Personally, I would ask $1200 and negotiate from there, but wouldn't sell it for less than $999 (haha! $1 less than $1000 somehow seems like a threshhold that will actually close a deal).

Hope this helps you man.

 

[Rayt]

You'll get a pretty good idea by browsing the KEH site.

 

[Krosya]

You'll get a pretty good idea by browsing the KEH site.

While KEH.com is a good place for some things, popular items such as Rollei, Hasselblad, and I would guess this Mamiya would be, - are way overpriced compared to ebay. Even their item that KEH has on Ebay are often start out too high. I would recommend to put it on Ebay and see where it ends - that will determine a True Selling price. hehe. Not sure - use reserve function. Wish I could buy it from you - always wanted to get Mamiya 6 as I don't like 7, but I just got a new (to me, used in real) Hasselblad Kit with 3 lenses and backs and prisms and bunch of stuff - so no money left for this beautiful camera. 🙁



George

 

[FrankS]

Thanks all. the Mamiya 6 has moved on to another RFF member.