M. Valdemar
Top Veteran
- Location
- New York City
I personally have a lot of anxiety about the COVID-19 virus. It's an existential worry. Most people are concerned about survival and not camera collecting.
I used to be a pretty avid eBay buyer and seller, but due to eBay's insane anti-seller policies, and now my worries about just surviving, camera collecting is not a major concern with me right now. I have suspended all my eBay activities.
Having said that, I try to keep my mind off the virus by sometimes scanning eBay and other venues.
So far, I have not seen much lowering of prices on the collector's market, even with COVID and the stock market disaster.
Do you think the market for rare and desirable photography items is going to tank?
Will a lot of the older guys who collect and love old cameras get killed off, depressing the market even more? Will families of deceased collectors start to dump rare and valuable cameras on the market?
What do you think?
PS: The vintage watch market has not been affected too much yet either. Maybe rare or gold Rolexes will be seen as barter? Unhappy times we live in.
I used to be a pretty avid eBay buyer and seller, but due to eBay's insane anti-seller policies, and now my worries about just surviving, camera collecting is not a major concern with me right now. I have suspended all my eBay activities.
Having said that, I try to keep my mind off the virus by sometimes scanning eBay and other venues.
So far, I have not seen much lowering of prices on the collector's market, even with COVID and the stock market disaster.
Do you think the market for rare and desirable photography items is going to tank?
Will a lot of the older guys who collect and love old cameras get killed off, depressing the market even more? Will families of deceased collectors start to dump rare and valuable cameras on the market?
What do you think?
PS: The vintage watch market has not been affected too much yet either. Maybe rare or gold Rolexes will be seen as barter? Unhappy times we live in.