At RCE Foto stores, at partner outlets and on the portal rcefoto.com you can buy certified used gear with up to 4 years warranty and sell your photographic equipment with complete peace of mind. The group also handles new products from all major international photography brands.
Our customers describe us as serious, reliable, fast, competent and unique. Our secret is simple: we always aim to give more than expected. That way we haven’t just gained customers, we have built a real community of fans that supports us and helps us grow every day.
RCE Foto is the only photographic retail chain with its own proprietary ecommerce/marketplace in Europe specialized in certified used gear up to four years. We have built a model that surpasses the numbers and performance of any independent store, turning word of mouth and trust into a continuous growth engine.
We have broken the patterns of a sector dominated by the big brands and ever-shrinking margins on new products. RCE has chosen certified used photography with up to 4 years warranty, a model that combines sustainability, economic value and customer loyalty: customers are not only buyers, they also become our suppliers, entering into a relationship of mutual and lasting trust.
The European market still offers very little structured competition. Private sellers online cannot guarantee reliability, continuity, nor above all provide any warranty. In this gap, RCE Foto positions itself as a unique and credible player.
Working with used gear means not only convenience, but also offering a commercial model in line with the philosophy of sustainability and sharing. In an age of fast consumerism, RCE builds lasting value, creating an international community that embraces this vision.
At the core of RCE are people: trust, honesty and sharing are our founding values. Every year we invest in research and development with an internal Dream Team that implements proprietary technological solutions to stay one step ahead. Because improving is not a project: it’s our way of working.
Joining RCE Foto means sharing these values every day.
This is a sector where you cannot improvise: you need knowledge of the photographic world, genuine passion and the desire to build long-lasting relationships with customers.
These are the values that make us unique and have enabled us to become the largest photographic retail chain specialized in certified used gear in Europe.
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From the signing of the contract to the opening of the store it takes on average about 16 weeks.
Here is how the path is structured:
Result: in less than 4 months the shop is ready to welcome customers, operational and already integrated into the RCE Foto network.
The training has a minimum duration of 12 weeks, modulated according to the affiliate’s level of experience.
It takes place at our center in Padua, in Riviera Tito Livio, and includes:
A structured program to reach the opening with solid foundations and a proven method.
The search for the premises is an activity we carry out together with the affiliate.
In this way we combine local knowledge with the experience and skills of our team, ensuring the optimal choice for starting the store.
RCE stores are not aseptic spaces: they breathe photography.
We envision them as true meeting and inspiration places, where professionals and enthusiasts feel at home, surrounded by images, tools and stories.
The result is a professional yet warm environment, where photography is the protagonist and customer relationships become natural.
No initial activation fee is required.
The affiliate must only bear the typical costs of running a commercial activity, which include:
Generally, works are carried out economically, with contained costs proportional to the starting situation.
The supply of the entire furniture is provided by RCE, according to the format designed by our team of architects.
No, prices are not imposed. Each geographic area has its own market characteristics and, in the initial phase, a specific territorial survey is carried out to define the correct positioning.
Consider that the used market is influenced by several factors:
Our approach is not to set the lowest price, but the “right price”, consistent with the market average and able to guarantee sustainability and margin.
Thanks to our analysis systems, the affiliate receives dynamic suggestions on the best price, updated based on turnover, availability and market trends, with the possibility to differentiate pricing policies depending on the target market.
Contact us now: the next RCE store could be yours.
Or come visit us at our headquarters to discover up close how to turn this opportunity into your future.
