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by mikece 1425 days ago
"Will you take in trade?" is annoying when you have no interest in the stuff being offered. I recently bought a Canon 5D Mark III from a seller who also had another lens I wanted to buy. When we met I mentioned that I really wanted to get the other lens too but needed to sell my Sony a6400 and lens before I could justify it... turns out he wanted another a6400 and the lens would be a handy addition so we met one more time for a second transaction. I don't know if he would have accepted the offer for the trade at first had I offered it, but given the type of gear I was buying and what I knew he had for his primary gear I figured my stuff was way too down-market for what he shoots. Had I never asked I would have lost out... so I try not to get offended when people offer a trade as long as it's a reasonable trade.