"How much will I get for my old camera?" is the question behind most of the calls and WhatsApp messages we receive. The honest answer is that there is no single number for a model. There is a maximum for that model in perfect condition, and then a set of deductions that depend on your camera. This guide walks through how that figure is built, so you can predict your own price before you fill in a form or speak to anyone.
Nothing here is guesswork. It is the same set of inputs our price form uses, and the same sequence our agent follows at your door.
Every camera we buy has its own page, for example Sell Nikon D5600 or Sell Sony ZV-E10. The figure at the top of that page is the most we pay for that model today, for a body in Flawless condition. It is a "up to" figure, not a promise for every unit. If you want to compare models side by side, our second hand camera price list shows the current maximum for every model we buy on one page.
That number moves. We price against the current market value of the model, not against what it cost new, so a figure you saw a month ago may be different today. Check it close to the day you sell.
The form asks you to pick one of four grades. These are the words the agent will use as well:
The gap between grades is the largest single deduction you control, so be honest when you choose. If you pick Flawless and the agent finds a worn grip and a marked screen, the quote is revised at the door. If you pick the grade your camera is genuinely in, the price you see online is the price you are paid. Our page on what decides a used camera's resale value goes deeper into each grade.
One thing that does not decide the grade on its own: the shutter count. It is one input, not a cut-off, and we buy working cameras regardless of count. If you want to know yours before the conversation, see how to check your shutter count.
The form asks when you bought the camera, and the answer lands in one of five brackets: under 4 months, 4 to 12 months, 12 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and over 24 months. The youngest bracket carries no age deduction; each older bracket deducts a little more than the one before. Age is separate from condition because they measure different things. A three-year-old body kept in a cupboard is old but Flawless; a six-month-old body from a trek is young but scratched. Our article on camera age and resale value explains the brackets for cameras, drones and consoles.
The bill decides the bracket. Without a valid invoice the camera is treated as out of warranty, even if you bought it recently. You can still sell without a bill; you just cannot claim a younger bracket.
Each of these adds to the figure when you still have it: the original box, the charger, the battery, the bill or invoice, and the bag. None of them is required to sell. Individually they are small; together they are usually worth digging out of the cupboard. Our guide on how payment, ID proof and the bill work when you sell lists everything worth having on the table on pickup day.
This is the point that surprises people most. The price on a camera page is for the body only. A lens is quoted as a separate line with its own four grades, because a body and a lens lose value at different rates. If you sell the two together, you get two figures, not one. Read how a used lens price is worked out for the lens side, or price a lens on its own at sell lens.
In practice most sellers do sell both: of the 909 purchases we logged in India between February and September 2026, 743 included at least one lens alongside the body.
We do not buy dead cameras. A body that does not power on has no quote from us, but a working lens from that camera can still be sold on its own. Our note on the three models we buy in neat and working condition only covers the entry bodies with a stricter rule.
Say you own a Sony ZV-E10 bought 20 months ago with the bill, box and charger, a clean body with a few light scuffs, and the 16-50 mm kit lens. Your inputs are: the ZV-E10 page figure, Good grade, the 18 to 24 months bracket, three accessories added, and a separate line for the 16-50 mm lens in its own grade. The form shows the combined figure in seconds. At pickup the agent checks the body, the sensor with the lens removed and the accessories, records a short power-on video, and if everything matches you are paid on the spot by bank transfer, UPI or cash.
Pickup is free in ten cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. Anywhere else in India, you can sell by courier after a video call check.
It is the maximum for that model in Flawless condition. Your figure comes from the condition grade, the age bracket and the accessories you enter. If your camera matches what you entered, the figure you see is the figure you are paid.
No. The camera price is for the body only. The lens is quoted separately with its own condition grade, and you can sell it with the body or on its own.
Yes. Over 24 months is simply the oldest age bracket; the model's market value and the condition grade still decide most of the figure. Cameras do not appreciate, so the version of your camera worth the most is the one you sell this month.
Only if the camera is materially different from what you described. The agent then re-quotes on the spot with the reason, and you are free to decline and keep the camera.
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