A few weeks ago I took my D500 into a well known/respected camera chain here in Canada to see what kind of trade-in I would get for it when purchasing a Z9. This camera is next to brand new with a SC less than 4k. They offered me 50% of what I paid for it only weeks earlier and admitted I would be much better off selling it privately.
Since that time I watched used camera prices really take a drop. This same store is selling a used D500 (rated as excellent condition) with super low SC for 60% of the cost of a new unit. A D850 (rated as excellent condition) with a SC of 37K is going for 50% of a new unit.
If I pull the trigger on a Z9 in the near future I have already decided I will keep my D850. I had previously decided it would be the D500 I would sell/trade. Now I am not so sure. I absolutely love this camera and it would be difficult to let it go at 50/60% of what I paid only months earlier. So my question is, at what point do you say it's not worth to sell and keep it? With a Z9 in my hands I suspect the D500 will collect dust but still... :(
Since that time I watched used camera prices really take a drop. This same store is selling a used D500 (rated as excellent condition) with super low SC for 60% of the cost of a new unit. A D850 (rated as excellent condition) with a SC of 37K is going for 50% of a new unit.
If I pull the trigger on a Z9 in the near future I have already decided I will keep my D850. I had previously decided it would be the D500 I would sell/trade. Now I am not so sure. I absolutely love this camera and it would be difficult to let it go at 50/60% of what I paid only months earlier. So my question is, at what point do you say it's not worth to sell and keep it? With a Z9 in my hands I suspect the D500 will collect dust but still... :(