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Making photography plans for 2023? If they include new kit, make sure MPB is part of them! New year, new gear

THE START OF a new year is a wonderful time to set new aims for your photography. If you’re keen on landscapes, you may start thinking about locations you’d like to visit, while portrait photographers might consider who they want as subjects, or particular looks they wish to

achieve. Almost inevitably, this will lead to a re-appraisal of the kit you have at your disposal – potential acquisitions as well as items now surplus to requirements. MPB – the largest global platform to buy, sell and trade used photo and video kit – goes through a similar “Input the kit you are selling along with its condition, and you will get an instant price that is guaranteed for 14 days”

process each year, assessing which products were most popular in the previous 12 months and making plans to ensure it continues offering customers the best possible service; there’s a good reason why over 19,000 reviewers have rated it as ‘excellent’ on Trustpilot. In 2022, for example, MPB served over 625,000 visual storytellers and recirculated more than 400,000 products. Each one of those items included a six-month warranty after being thoroughly inspected by a product specialist, and anyone selling kit to MPB would have got the best possible price thanks to its data- driven dynamic pricing engine. Looking at the most popular kit bought and sold by MPB in 2022 (see panel) suggests that while customers are trading in DSLR bodies and lenses, presumably switching to mirrorless or upgrading to a new

GETTING THINGS STRAIGHT Looking to do an end-of-year clean-out? MPB is the perfect place to sell unused kit

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