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    "type": "product",
    "name": "Hasselblad 500EL/M",
    "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/500el-m/",
    "brand": {
        "name": "Hasselblad",
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/"
    },
    "answer": "The Hasselblad 500EL/M typically sells for £540 (median of 89 recorded sales, 1998–2026; solid evidence, wide spread).",
    "figure": {
        "grade": "solid",
        "grade_label": "Solid",
        "modifiers": [
            "wide_spread"
        ],
        "n": 89,
        "median_gbp": 540,
        "middle_half_gbp": [
            230,
            1187
        ],
        "period": [
            "1998-07-09",
            "2026-08-08"
        ],
        "last_3_years": {
            "n": 22,
            "median_gbp": 180
        },
        "pools": {
            "saleroom_gbp": 629,
            "marketplace_gbp": 223
        },
        "one_sale_moves_this": null,
        "extras": {
            "median_usd": 849,
            "median_eur": 700,
            "note": "USD and EUR from each sale converted at its month’s ECB rate"
        },
        "basis": "Auction hammer prices with the buyer’s premium removed; eBay as sold"
    },
    "reason": "67 of the records are from 1998–2023, when a 500EL/M sold for about £771; since 2024 the typical price is about £180 (22 sales).",
    "versions": [
        {
            "name": "10 Years on the Moon",
            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/500el-m/v/10-years-on-the-moon/",
            "kind": "working",
            "n": 11,
            "grade": "fair",
            "median_gbp": 304
        },
        {
            "name": "20 Years in Space",
            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/500el-m/v/20-years-in-space/",
            "kind": "working",
            "n": 32,
            "grade": "solid",
            "median_gbp": 1153
        },
        {
            "name": "Data (Moon)",
            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/500el-m/v/data-moon/",
            "kind": "working",
            "n": 2,
            "grade": "sales_only",
            "median_gbp": null
        },
        {
            "name": "HEC",
            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/500el-m/v/hec/",
            "kind": "working",
            "n": 4,
            "grade": "indicative",
            "median_gbp": 9961
        },
        {
            "name": "Cut-Away",
            "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/500el-m/v/cut-away/",
            "kind": "cutaway",
            "n": 10,
            "grade": "fair",
            "median_gbp": 2062
        }
    ],
    "set_apart": {
        "display": {
            "label": "Display, dummy or cut-away piece",
            "n": 10,
            "min_gbp": 1265,
            "max_gbp": 5297,
            "median_gbp": 2062
        },
        "outfits": {
            "label": "Outfit (body with several lenses)",
            "n": 8,
            "min_gbp": 360,
            "max_gbp": 2849,
            "median_gbp": 750
        },
        "lots_parts": {
            "label": "Lot or parts",
            "n": 1,
            "min_gbp": 67,
            "max_gbp": 67,
            "median_gbp": null
        }
    },
    "version_status": {
        "matched": 49,
        "pending": 0,
        "undeterminable": 40
    },
    "book_guide": {
        "book": "McKeown’s Price Guide to Antique & Classic Cameras",
        "edition": "1997–98",
        "low_usd": 1800,
        "high_usd": 2500,
        "note": "A guide price for a mint example, in USD — not a sale."
    },
    "sales_shown": [
        {
            "id": 67949,
            "date": "2026-08-08",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Hasselblad 500 EL/M ELM Body Only 6x6 Medium Format Camera - Tested",
            "price": 260,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 223,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": "undeterminable",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/336631746336",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 67946,
            "date": "2026-08-08",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Hasselblad 500 EL/M #RS 1317025",
            "price": 259,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 222,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": "undeterminable",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/278047412113",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 67944,
            "date": "2026-07-26",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Hasselblad 500ELM 20 Years in Space 500EL/M Camera Kit #1430",
            "price": 2300,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 1964,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": "20 Years in Space",
            "version_status": "matched",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/366547951700",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 67952,
            "date": "2026-07-15",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Hasselblad 500 EL/M body 6x6 camera not tested",
            "price": 211,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 180,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": "undeterminable",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/336678080871",
            "lot": null
        },
        {
            "id": 67955,
            "date": "2026-07-09",
            "venue": "eBay",
            "title": "Hasselblad 500 EL/M Chassis - SNr: RP1325720",
            "price": 279,
            "currency": "EUR",
            "gbp": 238,
            "basis": "marketplace",
            "version": null,
            "version_status": "undeterminable",
            "in_typical_price": true,
            "set_apart": null,
            "flags": [],
            "source_url": "https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/387470093320",
            "lot": null
        }
    ],
    "sales_ledger": "https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/500el-m/sales/",
    "citation": "“Hasselblad 500EL/M: typical sale price £540, the median of 89 recorded sales, 1998–2026, middle half £230–£1,187 (Solid, method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 29 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/h/hasselblad/500el-m/",
    "method": {
        "version": 1,
        "url": "https://www.cameraworth.com/methodology/"
    },
    "computed_at": "2026-10-29 06:25:02.049143",
    "attribution": "Data from cameraworth.com — a public register of what cameras and lenses actually sold for. Cite the page URL and the retrieval date; see /methodology/ for how each figure is made."
}