Camera gear from leboncoin, emailed after each check

If the lens you want comes up on leboncoin only now and then, an email after each check that finds it lets you hunt without living on the site.

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Search on leboncoin, sort by newest

Set up an exact photo search on leboncoin

Go to the photo category and name the item and its mount: „Nikon Z 50 1.8“, „Olympus 12-40 pro“, „Canon R6 boîtier nu“. Add a top price, your town with a radius, Particulier if you only want private sellers, and order the results newest first.
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Copy the link, paste it into mxsender

Add the search in MXSender, email as the channel

Copy the results page link into MXSender and select email. You can add Telegram to the same search whenever you like. Nothing to install.
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New listings land in your inbox

One mail for everything a check finds

When a check spots new ads, you receive a single email listing each of them with photo, price and a link. An unsubscribe link sits at the bottom of every mail.
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Track a search on leboncoin right now

Paste the leboncoin search link you want watched — we’ll check we can read it, then set up your alerts.

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What makes second-hand glass in France a slow, patient hunt

Lenses keep their value, and the specific one you want may appear only a few times a season. Most of those ads are priced at the going rate; the rare bargain comes from someone switching systems or clearing out a cupboard.

A calm email routine fits that rhythm: you read the digest when you check your mail, and when the right ad shows up you reply with a proposal to meet and test.

Shutter count, haze, fungus: what to ask the seller

For a body, ask for the shutter count and a test shot of a plain sky to reveal dust or dead pixels. For a lens, ask for a photo with a torch shining through it, and when you meet, check for haze, fungus and scratches yourself, then test autofocus at both ends of the range.

A facture or the original box is a fair proof of ownership. Inspect in person and pay afterwards; do not prepay someone you have never met.

Two searches per lens, filed in one folder

Sellers name the same lens differently, so run one search per spelling, both with the mount included. Send them to the same address and file the digests together.

Over a few weeks that folder becomes your local price list, so you can tell a fair price from a good one before you reply.

The spam folder, once

Where a new sender lands is up to your mail provider. When the first match is due, have a look in spam or promotions as well, mark the digest as wanted and add the sender to your contacts.

Plans, recipients and leboncoin’s own alert

Free checks one search every 30 minutes and mails one address. Starter at $5.99 checks five searches every 10 minutes, one address. Pro at $14.99 checks twenty searches at the fastest pace and mails up to three addresses.

leboncoin can also save a search and notify you. MXSender adds your choice of channel and interval and a single grouped email per check.

❓Frequently asked questions

Do I get a separate mail for each ad?

No, one email per check at most, covering all the new ads it found.

Will ads already online show up in the first mail?

No. The first check simply records them.

Can I follow vintage film gear too?

Yes, any leboncoin search can be followed this way.

Can a friend get the same digest?

On Pro you can add up to three addresses.

How do I stop once I have bought the lens?

Pause or delete the search in MXSender, or use the unsubscribe link in any email.

Why email rather than Telegram for camera gear?

Lens hunts tend to run for weeks, and a digest you read at your own pace and then archive suits that. You can still add Telegram to the same search if one item becomes urgent.