A For Parts listing is priced for what can be recovered from it rather than for use, so cameras and photography gear at this grade are worth roughly 25% of top price — $4 to $236 (about £3 to £175). Shutter dead, electronics gone or the mirror jammed. Bought for the lens, the prism, the body panels or a donor for a repair.
Where the line falls
Cameras fail at the parts that move and the parts that seal: shutters count down to a life expectancy, foam light seals crumble, aperture blades gum up with age.
For comparison, one grade up is Fair Cameras and Photography Gear.
What cameras and photography gear are worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Fair | about 45% | $7 to $424 |
| For Parts | about 25% | $4 to $236 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What the price reflects at this grade
- Polaroid Camera — Cameras taking discontinued film formats
- Telescope — Fungus or coating damage on mirrors and lenses
- Tripod — Slipping leg locks, the usual failure
- Vintage Camera — Sticky shutters, common on cameras left unused
- Action Camera — Scratched lens covers
- Binoculars — Fungus or haze inside the prisms
- Camera Bag — Failed zips
- Camera Flash — Inconsistent output between shots
- Camera Lens — Oil on the aperture blades, causing sluggish stopping down
- Drone — Gimbal damage from a crash, showing as unstable footage
Listing at the For Parts grade
Say precisely what does still work, because a dead body with clean glass is worth many times one with a scratched front element.
Shots that carry the most weight in cameras and photography gear:
- Camera Bag — The main compartment open with kit inside, showing capacity
- Camera Flash — The mounting foot and contacts close up
- Camera Lens — Looking through the front element against a bright background, showing the glass is clear
- Drone — The gimbal and camera close up
On a typical $120 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $24, one charging 13.6% takes $16 and one charging 10% takes $12. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $120. Listing is free.
Browse cameras and photography gear
See every listing at the For Parts grade, or the whole Cameras & Photography category at every grade. The grade is the seller’s own; WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Other grades in cameras and photography gear: New with Tags, Like New, Good, Fair.
Common questions
Is the glass still clear on it?
Not producing a usable frame, but with the glass, the mount and the mechanical assemblies intact enough to be harvested.
What is the difference between For Parts and Fair cameras and photography gear?
Anything falling short of For Parts is graded Fair Cameras and Photography Gear.