Renting out your old camera gear you aren't using?

3 years 5 days ago #717040 by Rawley Photos
Have any of you rented out your gear you aren't using?  Was it worth it at the end of the day?  


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3 years 5 days ago #717046 by Nikon Shooter
For all intents and purposes, I will lend only to professional colleagues
and only after an ALL and TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY PAPER IS SIGNED.

I don't need the small change and I don't mind helping out but it got me
into bad experiences in the past.

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2 years 11 months ago #717650 by Brenda Dantzig
No way!  


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2 years 11 months ago #717656 by Hassner
Also a no. 
The effort to market and insurance and, and and.


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2 years 11 months ago #717807 by Pat White
Oh, HECK no.  That is just asking for problems.  


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2 years 11 months ago - 2 years 11 months ago #717813 by CharleyL
My 21 yr old grand daughter is the only one that gets to use and borrow my photo equipment. She is a very responsible young adult who has worked with me in my studio. I don't and won't, let anyone else use any of it. She will inherit it all someday anyway.

Charley


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2 years 11 months ago #717893 by Carry
I don’t and won’t even lend my gear out to friends or family.  Let alone renting to strangers! 


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2 years 11 months ago #717935 by Rawley Photos
OK, all good points.


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2 years 11 months ago #718014 by Farestad
LOL No.  Never. Not going to happen. 

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2 years 11 months ago #718129 by TGonzo
Doesn't most people have an iPhone or comparable?  Airbnb or those services that rent out peoples cars or RVs always ends up in their stuff getting destroyed over time.  So no way.   


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2 years 11 months ago #718318 by Sawyer
I would rather sell that gear than rent it out.

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2 years 11 months ago #718325 by Nikon Shooter

Sawyer wrote: I would rather sell that gear than rent it out.


This idea has the most wisdom. If one has the need to rent
gear for the income, sell it and avoid all the worries.

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2 years 11 months ago #718338 by Garbo
Agree, I would just sell it versus renting it

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2 years 11 months ago #718360 by Rawley Photos
Well that answers that!  I figured it couldn’t hurt to pop this question out there and see what sort of answers come back.  


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2 years 11 months ago #718447 by Rick Larin
+1 sell now, if you don't use that much and decide to rent it out, the value will drop like a rock when people learn it's been a rental unit.  


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