The seller's eternal dilemma: Kit (set) or Body (carcass only)?

When changing the system or selling an old camera, the question arises: display the entire set (body + whale 18-55mm / 24-105mm) or sell the body and lens in separate lots? Over the years of working in the service, I have counted thousands of transactions and withdrawn benefit mathematics.

Benefit math: Separately is more profitable in 85% of cases!

• Why separately:the buyer of a carcass often does not need a complete kit lens (he already has your portraits/zooms). As a result, the complete set has to be discounted. Selling the carcass and lens with separate ads, you will earn **15–25% more money in total**.
• When to sell as a set:entry-level amateur cameras (Canon 600D, 2000D, Nikon D3300) is more expedient to sell as a kit with 18-55mm - beginners take them as the first camera out of the box.

Trump in the announcement: Prove a rare change of optics

If you shot with one lens, show it to the buyer! Service inspection of the mount and downloading of EXIF metadata can show that the carcass worked predominantly with one lens. This means **zero wear of the bayonet contact group and the absence of dust inside the valve shaft**.