My coolpix 995 died: recommendation needed

I had a very nice Nikon coolpix 995 that I scored off ebay for $200 a few years ago and took a few thousand pictures with. It also took movies with no sound.

This camera appears to have died. It no longer takes movies and the focus has stopped functioning on the stills.

Although I used it to take some pictures of the moon, this has been a general purpose camera for putting items for sale up on the 'mart and taking family pictures etc.

I am hoping that people here will be able to give me some recommendations for good quality used models that I might look for on the mart or on the bay for around $200, on the theory that a well-recommended used model in that price range will be better than a a brand new $150 to $200 whatever camera.

thanks

Greg N

...I see there's a coolpix 4500 for a good price here on the 'mart, maybe I should pick that up?

...I don't seem to mind having technology that's five years out of date, as long as it works.

Greg

Greg,

I was also very happy with my Coolpix 995. It had an amazing white balance setting that yielded stunning foregrounds. Due to my three Canon EOS digitals, I had set the CP995 aside for a couple of years and, recently, when I decided to take it with me for some quick and dirty shots, it would not power up. I recharged the battery (just in case) but it would still not power up.

It really saddened me since I really liked it.

Anthony.