I decided to dispose of my old Pentax DSLR camera and accessories, plus a couple of lenses. Nothing wrong with the equipment other than it required a replacement battery pack to replace the two I had which weren’t holding their charge very well.
Why get rid? Because it’s so heavy to cart around! I was no longer taking it on my hikes and trips, preferring to take my rather nice Sony RX100 compact camera and also my iPhone.
I guess I could have sold it on eBay or Gumtree – there are plenty of old cameras for sale there, but realistically I guessed I could only expect to get up to £100 for the lot. So I thought that for a simple life I would just give it away, which I did to my local freecycle site. I knew there would be a good response as it was a lot of equipment for no cost!
And I did get a lot of responses – 58 in fact! So how does one decide who wins the prize. All things being equal I guess a random choice would be appropriate. But not all responses were equal. Below are all the responses. Not in the order they came in, but split into two sections, the ‘I want it’ and the ‘here’s why I want it’.
So who would you have chosen and which one do you think I chose?
‘I want it’
- Hi,can I pick it up?
- Hi is this still available?
- hi, is this still available
- Is the camera available please
- Hi, is this still available?
- Hi is the camera still available
- Hi is this available?
- Hello, is this still available?
- Hi. Is this still available?
- Hello can I have this please?
- Hi I would love it please
- Hi is this still available please
- Hi I would like this please
- Hi, could I take this from you please
- Hi I would be happy to have this if it is still available and can collect at your convenience
- Hi, if the camera is still available, please let me know
- Hi there, I would love to have your camera if it is still going spare
- Good afternoon, is this camera still available?
- Hi has someone snapped this up already?
- Hi ,would appreciate if it’s still available
- Hi can I collect.
- Please write your address
- I would be very happy if you can give it to me please
- Hi Sir, may I have it?
- Yes please
- Can i have please?
- Please can I have it
- Hi, I can collect today
- Hi, Is it still available? I would like to take it.
- Hi. Would it be ok if we pick it up today or tomorrow?
- Hi! Would love to collect if available!
- Thank you. I’ll be interested please.
- I am interested in the camera if it is still available
- Hi there – if this is still available, I’d really appreciate it.
- Hello, if your camera is still available, I could pick it up from you
- thanks for kindly posting your cameras, is it still available for collection now by any chance?
- Hi, I could collect today
- if this is available,.i’d like to come and take the lot
- Hello Very interested if still available
- Hi, Is this still available please?
- Hi, I could happily use the DSLR camera.
- Hello – is the Pentax still available?
- Is this still available
- Plz let me know if it’s still available
‘Here’s why I want it’
- Hello, is this still available? + Hi, sorry, to add to my message! I’m going to Leipzig next week to watch Crystal Palace in a European final, I’d love to document the adventure with this if it’s still going
- Hi, is this still available? My daughter is heavily into photography and would love this.
- yes plz my school would love this
- This SLR would be amazing for my daughter, she is studying photography at college and should really invest in her own equipment instead of hiring one. She has a keen eye for detail and candid shots. I am available to collect this week and look forward to hearing from you.
- My daughter has taken Photography for GCSE. this will be great if still available
- I volunteer with a charity that supports people (mainly women) who have experienced and survived domestic abuse. These women are always looking for new hobbies, and also hobbies or activities that can generate an entrepreneurial income too. If your camera is still available it will be put to very good use within this community.
- Hi I am interested in this as my daughter is interested in photography
- Please please please can I get this for my step daughter, she’s 14 and been asking for a dlr camera since I’ve known her lol
- Hi, I’m interested in your fantastic Pentax camera outfit for our daughter. She’s studying art and design at college and will be studying photography as part of the course.
- I’m sure this went very quickly. If it is still available, I’d love to be considered for it please – I am a bit of a camera and photography buff so this camera and lenses would be fun to use.
- Thank you very much for offering the Pentax camera. I’m interested and would love to collect them. I just retired so I have time to learn how to use this camera. I’m available to pick them up this afternoon or tomorrow morning. Could you please let me know which time is convenient for you? Thank you again for your generosity.
- if available please drop me a line. For a dear friend who’s very much bit of a nostalgic person reminiscing family she’s lost grown pretty attached to taking photos of garden flowers and nature Think she’s developed a natural knack to capture the moment with spectacular results I feel your offer would give greater encouragement to take things higher degree. Its amazing what one picture can say the emotions and feelings it brings out from within. She’s a great observer and detective…I call her sherlock for noticing little details.
- I love your camera, do you still have it? + I am free at any time + Please let me know + I have a box of tomato seeds which I could give you for you to grow this spring so you can have delicious tomatoes in your garden.
- Hi. If this doesn’t get collected I’ve love to take this and try it out. Currently using an old Nikon D60 and getting back into taking pictures on a real camera again. Would be nice to try a better camera with some lens options.
things change 
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