for buyers. We have also invested a lot of time and effort into the data we own around the pricing of kit, ensuring that we are offering really great value.” It’s difficult not to wonder how, with the sheer volume of different items the company has dealt with, MPB manages to list products never seen before. “If you come onto our platform in order to sell something you’re unable to find in the database, this is not an issue. We have an option where a new item can be listed – and it’s submitted to our pricing team before being added to our database.” GOODBYE BAD BUYING It is easy to see how MPB slips neatly into becoming pivotal for that industry-wide desire to do something about the environment – rather than greenwash away a lack of action. “Fundamentally, there has been a conscious movement towards the idea of reuse, from consumers to the national broadcast market. “It’s not even just the act of buying second hand that’s important, it’s the fact you are repurposing and giving function to things that simply aren’t used. Our job – ensuring unused kit is brought back to the market and finding someone who will have it – is a powerful message. “It’s not going to change the world on its own, but if everyone thought more about using pre-existing gear rather than buying something brand new, it would make a huge difference,” Barker concludes. See what MPB has on offer today at mpb.com
MPB has continuously built its internal team to encompass the expanding databases from new industries, having recognised and anticipated this inevitable growth in its catalogue. “There was a period in time, I struggle to pinpoint exactly, where both videography and photography kits became one, singular ecosystem,” continues Barker. “In the past, you had your broadcast kit and video cameras, and then you had your photography gear and lenses. At some point, those two worlds came together, and today there are dedicated lenses and kit for video, podcasts and photography – for example. “Fundamentally, there now exists an interchangeability of the systems,
and the cross-pollination between video and stills is much greater.”
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A TRUSTED SOURCE Before MPB, Barker stresses how the only other available e-commerce options for buying and selling camera equipment were eBay and Amazon – choices that were unrealistic for professional photographers and videographers looking for high-end, high-quality pre-loved equipment. “It just struck me that there’s always been this massive market for second-hand kit that’s in circulation for so long due to its longevity. This was paired with the fact there was nowhere to buy kit from a trusted source, which you could firmly say had been rigorously tested.” In contrast, every piece of gear that comes through MPB’s system is carefully inspected by product specialists. Additionally, it always comes with a six-month warranty, providing customers with peace of mind and a message that buying used doesn’t mean a sacrifice of reliability. “It doesn’t matter whether it’s a £20 accessory or a £50,000 camera; they all get treated in the same way, using the same processes,” Barker adds. “It’s a very efficient e-commerce system
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