If you are a beginner or even a professional, whether you’re a master in videography or photography, you’re always better off getting a second hand camera, some lens you really adore or also accessories instead of getting it new.

Here’s Four Valid Reasons for you to get A Camera, A lens or some accessory. Second hand instead of getting it new.

You can get gear for half the price, when you buy it refurbished.

When you damage any piece of gear which you probably bought off of eBay or amazon refurbished services you won’t feel much guilt and you will surely move on very quickly. 

With services like Amazon Refurbished, they verify if the seller is legit or not, so your purchase cannot go wrong. They also have a 6 month return policy for all purchases. So that’s a real plus point. Remember one thing, eBay doesn’t have any way to make sure if a seller is legit, and you can possibly lose money because eBay doesn’t have a refund policy too.

I’m not trying to sell you off, you could check it out yourself. 

If you get a refurbished lens, you’re sure to encounter some problems with it. If you get a scratched lens, you shouldn’t worry about the scratches, because firstly , you can’t expect much from that kind of lens and Secondly, when you’re going to be focusing on any subject, the scratch being so close to the sensor it will not even be in sight. The Scratch will barely be visible when, you’re going to be shooting macro.

These were the 4 Reasons you should buy your next gear second hand. You could get it from anywhere, just make sure the seller is legit and isn’t trying to scam you.