You'll find that its an appreciating asset
The prices of film kit are edging up on fleabag. Gone are the days when the site was flooded with high end kit. There are bargains to be had but they are rarer these days, as there are a lot of dealers on there now.Leicas are immune to a degree as they've always been expensive kit like Hasselblads.
If you want top price for kit (Especially. the workhorse stuff like Pentax K1000's) sell before the start of the school year. You'll find loads of students purchasing 35mm kit for class.
(Sir Tainley Barking Ezekiel 23:20, Mon 8 Nov 2010, 9:50, 1 reply)

I used to work in a camera shop
We sold tons of Praktica MTLs and Zenit Es to the same bunch: new students. The supply of those cameras seemed unending, and was almost exclusively from men in their 50s trading in for a new compact or bridge camera.
Those were the days.
( Snappyuk gets BIGGER with free sample., Mon 8 Nov 2010, 10:16, closed)