The old camera pays for the new one.

Your customers trade in cameras, lenses and accessories with you, in the webshop and in store. They pay only the difference.

Trade-in, example values

Pre-owned Sony Alpha 7 II
Sony Alpha 7 II, Condition B (very good). Buyback $360, with trade-in $396.

More upgraders, more pre-owned gear on the shelf.

For your customers

  • An instant price for the old gear
  • Credited right away, with a bonus
  • Online or in store

For your team

  • Body, lens and accessories separately
  • Serial numbers recorded
  • Your team values rarities

These are the cameras you take in trade.

Bodies and lenses with prices. Switch to trade-in to see the value with the bonus.

Example values, like-new condition
  • Camera body Sony Alpha 7 IV up to $1,375
  • Camera body Sony Alpha 7 III up to $858
  • Camera body Sony Alpha 7 II up to $440
  • Camera body Canon EOS R6 Mark II up to $1,430
  • Camera body Nikon Z8 up to $2,695

What is different in photo retail.

  1. The whole kit

    Bodies, lenses and accessories in one trade-in.

  2. Pros as businesses

    Buy with an invoice and VAT shown.

  3. Manufacturer campaigns

    A Sony or Canon campaign becomes a surcharge at checkout.

In the cart or at the till, pay only the difference.

The value with a 10% bonus comes straight off the new camera.

  • Webshop
  • Checkout
  • Store
More on trade-in and payout
Example: Sony Alpha 7 IV for $2,199, less the buyback of the Sony Alpha 7 II $360 and the trade-in bonus $36. To pay $1,803.

Every camera inspected on the same points.

If the condition is off, a counteroffer goes out automatically.

Typical check points, camerasExample

  • Serial number recorded
  • Sensor clean, without scratches
  • Screen and viewfinder
  • Shutter count and shutter
  • Mount and contacts
  • Accessories: battery, charger
Employee portal

Inspection

Order 40567

Sony Alpha 7 IIMirrorless camera, body

Serial number
4829 1736
Condition
Shutter count
18,400
Sensor
Clean
Mount
Sony E
  • Battery
  • Charger
Guided, step by step
“Loopia’s solution has significantly simplified our trade-in and buyback processes. The intuitive user guidance and enhanced search functions have made a notable difference for our customers. This enables us to recover valuable products for refurbishment and resale, strengthening both our profitability and customer loyalty.”
Philip BauerCOO, Calumet

Used by

  • Calumet
  • Foto.no
  • Photo Vision Zumstein
  • Goecker
  • Camera House

Try it yourself.

Pick a camera, its condition and a new model. You see right away what your customer still pays.

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Your photo store Trade-in

Which camera or lens do you have?

Not sure which model it is?
Take a photo

AI recognizes the device in the photo and suggests the matching model. Available in your shop, not in this demo.

Find it step by step

A few simple questions about brand, type and size lead to the right model. Available in your shop, not in this demo.

This is a preview and a slimmed-down version of the Loopia trade-in. Prices are examples. In the live solution your customers also get emails, tracking, ID checks and the full product catalog.

What camera retailers want to know before the demo

Can customers see that Loopia is behind it?

No. In photo retail, trust in your advice counts, so everything runs under your brand: buyback page, domain and emails such as “Your buyback offer from Sample Photo”. Loopia stays in the background.

Why not simply outsource to an online buyer?

If you outsource, you give away the margin and the customer relationship. With Loopia, customers trade in their old gear for new gear directly with you. The money stays with you as a trade-in or store credit.

We are strong in store. What does online buyback bring us?

In store, the trade-in gets faster because your team no longer looks up prices by hand. Online, you reach customers who start at home, order the new camera right away and bring the old one to the store. It works the other way round too.

What if the condition is off during the inspection?

Your team corrects the condition in the employee portal. Loopia calculates the new offer and sends it to the customer as a counteroffer, also for a direct trade-in. The customer accepts or declines it in the customer portal.

Do traded-in cameras go straight into our used-gear shop?

Condition and product data are recorded in a structured way during the buyback. Through interfaces they go to your inventory system or your online shop, so the used camera is back on sale sooner.

Philipp Glauser
Philipp GlauserCo-Founder

Let’s get to know each other. We show you Loopia live.

Philipp shows you Loopia Trade-In live, online and in store. 30 minutes, with a product from your own range.