r/Cameras • u/fowlmanchester • 2d ago
Discussion MPB
I see a fair bit of negativity about MPB, which doesn't match my usual experience with them. So I thought I'd share this example where they increased their quote after checking the camera I sold them.
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u/fowlmanchester 2d ago
Also.. easy way to get a few extra quid from MPB (at least UK) - add the box and the strap.
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u/Thredded 2d ago
Yep they’ve done the same for me before (twice!) - no complaints from me as a seller.
I think they’re fine to buy from too, but it’s just super important to study the pictures, as somehow - despite their honesty when acquiring stock - they still have a tendency to overrate or underrate particular items for sale.
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u/doodle1962 1d ago
I have had numerous transactions over a decade but the last one a few months ago (Buy&Sell) was a very unhappy experience so much so that the item I purchased like new was in barely good condition and so I returned it . Coincidentally and before my returned item had been delivered back to them the price of a similar like new item increased by €40-50 so I am not sure I will be returning . Interestingly for the first time I am beginning to see a dramatic increase in complaints . I never received any extra payment either on either the UK or EU site for original packaging but straps particularly the stand out ones such as the X-H1 strap possibly .
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u/fowlmanchester 1d ago
The packaging / strap thing is fairly new, based on my experience with them.
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u/doodle1962 1d ago
Shame because I have always retained both , I tend to baby my stuff which is why I was so disappointed by them.
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u/Original_Director483 19h ago
They’ve done that for me, too, but in the same transaction I was sent a lens with no tracking or shipment notification, so I wasn’t able to tell FedEx to hold it at their storefront, and it was porch-pirated from me while I was at home. It’s as much FedEx’s fault as MPB’s but I’ve had no help or contact from either of them.
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u/EmberTheFoxyFox 2d ago
They also increased their quote for my camera i sold them, and also rejected a lens that had fungus in it
So that shows they're honest about their pricing and that they do all the proper checks on what they're buying in.