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See also some tips on selling your Minox camera
and accessories at the bottom of this screen.
 Original gold Minox light meter, with or without case and chain.
Gold model III camera sets.
Any interesting on unusual pieces of Minox history, whether or not related to cameras, i.e. tool coins, sales items, etc.
Tripods and developing tanks.
Original manuals for any Minox submini cameras or accessories.
Black LX Cameras.
Black BL models.
Black A/III/IIIs. Highest prices paid. Will need to examine the cameras to determine that they are originals. Willing to place payment in escrow pending my and independant expert’s examination.
Cases for any model Minox submini, especially cases in superb condition to compliment my cameras which also are in superb condition.
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Famous Minox Users -- The late King Fredrick of Denmark, who was a keen amateur hptotgrapher and a dedicated Minox user. This photo shows him using his Minox; what looks like a Model III, to shoot the photographer. Credit for the picture to Per Jensen of Denmark.
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RIGA Cameras, especially in tip top condition. Please email with these or any other Minox items you have for sale or swap.
Any model Minox submini camera in exceptional condition. Any accessories, especially late model copy stands.
Feel free to offer anything you have and I will be glad to work with you. Cash purchase or trades can be arranged.
Please note: Nonfunctioning cameras, any item with battery corrosion damage or physical problems such as broken glass are of little value. You are welcome to send them under the same conditions, but be aware I seek primarily rare models, models in exceptional condition, and any models with documented history of use in intelligence or professional applications.
PLEASE SHARE any interesting Minox stories, snippets of history, tidbits, Minox minutiae, links or anything that would be useful or entertaining to the hundreds of people who visit this page every month. We will give credit for contributions, if desired.
Visit our Work and Play page to see pictures, some of which were taken with various Minox cameras, in my travels around the world. I (Steve) am the fat guy with the gray beard who appears in some of the pictures.
Hope some of the persons reading this will enjoy the cameras as much as I do.
HOW TO SELL YOUR MINOX:
I get many calls and emails every week from persons wanting to sell their Minox cameras.
First off, if the camera belonged to someone in your family, do you really want to sell it? If you need the money, fine. If not, please consider keeping it. You never know how you might feel in the future. There is a possibility you or your offspring might some day attach some sentimental value to the possession of an ancestor.
NEW: That said, I am interested in buying rare model Minox submini cameras and accessories in excellent condition. Unless the camera is new in the box, meaning NEVER removed or handled, I am not currently buying model B, model C or IIIs models. Primarily I am interested in Riga, II, A, BL and LX cameras, especially if black or gold.
I'm also looking for black or gold light meters. I'll consider entire collections but due to the very large numbers of common grade Minoxes available, and my high standards, I'm only considering purchase of rare cameras as mentioned previously. I am interested in new (post- LX) binoculars adapters and copy stands but not pre-LX ones. I don't have room for enlargers or slide projectors in my little shop so I need to pass on them.
If you wish to sell items I cannot use as mentioned above, try any of the other honest Minox dealers who may have different standards.
Worst case, try ebay, but only as a last resort.
Please send it to my office together with a note stating you want Steve to appraise it. Be sure the note includes your name, address, phone and email.
I will check your camera thoroughly, report to you its condition, your options in selling it, and possibly make an offer. If you accept my offer, payment goes out immediately. If not, the camera goes back to you at my expense.
You will find my offers to be very generous and frequently as much or more than you would realize selling it on your own. I have purchased perhaps two hundred cameras this way, and it's very unusual for a seller to refuse my offer and ask for their camera to be returned.
Here is my office address:
SWS Security
1300 Boyd Road
Street, MD 21154-1826
USA
And my telephone number is 410-879-4035 during normal business hours in Maryland. My email address is Steve@swssec.com and is available by the link at the bottom of this page. Check my numerous references on these pages if you have any concern about sending your camera to me. Or ask on any of the Minox forums or email lists. Virtually every
regular knows me.
If you send your camera, please be *certain* to include the following:
>Your name, address and telephone number
>Your email address (most of my communication is via email)
>A simple inventory of items you are sending, so I don't get your items mixed up with anyone else's. At any given time there may be a dozen Minoxes on my desk.
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