Used Estate Scopes

[Bob Urz]

I am trying to help move some estate scopes for a friend.
The guy had a pile of test gear (mostly older but usable).
There was some Kitkusi 100M x2
Tek 465 100mx2
BK 100Mx2

and a few misc. 20/30 meg dual trace scopes.

I have so many laying around now that i don't need any.

What's out of line these days pricing wise?

I was thinking:

Kitkusi $200
Tek 465 100M $225

BK 100M $125

Misc. 20/30M $50/$65.

Do these prices sound in the ballpark (USA)?
Seems to be fewer hobbyist anymore looking for them.

Lots of other meters and some misc. test gen's and such too that i have
not seen yet.


Bob

 

[John Keiser]

Search EBay for completed auctions.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I am trying to help move some estate scopes for a friend.

Do these prices sound in the ballpark (USA)?
Seems to be fewer hobbyist anymore looking for them.

If you look on eBay at recent sales you may find these are a tad high.

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[Rich Grise]

I am trying to help move some estate scopes for a friend. ....
Do these prices sound in the ballpark (USA)?
Seems to be fewer hobbyist anymore looking for them.

Lots of other meters and some misc. test gen's and such too that i have
not seen yet.

Just put them on ebay and see what the traffic will bear. If you're
insistent on money, I guess they have a thing called "reserve", which
AFAIK, means that if you get no bid over that amount, you don't have
to sell it.

But if all you want to do is get it out of your garage, then accept
the highest bid, and don't forget to add shipping/handling cost. (I
think that's called "no reserve".)

Check out hamfests, too.

Good Luck!
Rich

 

[David Nebenzahl]

John Keiser spake thus:

Search EBay for completed auctions.

I'd amend that a bit, since eBay has a price-deflation effect compared
to selling something locally: take the average eBay price and add 10-20%.

(The tradeoff being it may be easier and faster to sell on eBay compared
to locally.)


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[James Sweet]

John Keiser spake thus:



I'd amend that a bit, since eBay has a price-deflation effect compared
to selling something locally: take the average eBay price and add 10-20%.

I dunno, in many cases I've observed the opposite. I can usually get
significantly more money by listing something on ebay than trying to
sell it locally.

 

[David Nebenzahl]

James Sweet spake thus:

I dunno, in many cases I've observed the opposite. I can usually get
significantly more money by listing something on ebay than trying to
sell it locally.

I wish that were true of the 3 Omega D2 enlarger chassis I'm trying to
get rid of. Of course, the problem there is that the shipping cost would
wipe out any cost savings to anyone.


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Napoleon won the battle of Waterloo. The German Wehrmacht won World War
II. The United States won in Vietnam, and the Soviets in Afghanistan.
The Zealots won against the Romans, and Ehud Olmert won the Second
Lebanon War.

- Uri Avnery, Israeli peace activist
(http://counterpunch.org/avnery09022006.html)

 

[James Sweet]

I wish that were true of the 3 Omega D2 enlarger chassis I'm trying to
get rid of. Of course, the problem there is that the shipping cost would
wipe out any cost savings to anyone.

Shipping is the killer, ebay is far better for small items that are
either light or will fit in flat rate priority boxes.

 

[jakdedert]

I dunno, in many cases I've observed the opposite. I can usually get
significantly more money by listing something on ebay than trying to
sell it locally.

I think that's an effect of the wider potential market when selling
things that are interesting to only a limited segment of the population.

I personally will buy something locally for what I can get it--to my
door--on eBay. 'To my door' of course includes shipping...usually at
least $15 or $20 for most things. I'd much rather get it (whatever 'it'
is) locally, but the reality is that many things I might want to
purchase are not available locally.

The best of both worlds is when I find something on eBay which *is*
local, as I have on occasion. In that case, I have an edge in the
bidding because I don't have to factor in shipping.

OTOH, many (most?) things offered on eBay don't have a local market.
Therefore, the final cost to the buyer includes a premium for shipping
which most bidders factor into their offer.

jak

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I wish that were true of the 3 Omega D2 enlarger chassis I'm trying to get
rid of. Of course, the problem there is that the shipping cost would wipe
out any cost savings to anyone.

FedEx Ground is usually the best but pack as small as you can. I've heard
Airborne Express Ground is even cheaper IF you have an account.


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[Homer J Simpson]

Shipping is the killer, ebay is far better for small items that are either
light or will fit in flat rate priority boxes.

You need high value per weight. It makes no sense to buy nails on eBay; but
apparently Alien Martian Duck X-Rays are ideal for eBay.

http://www.craigslist.org/ is one way or http://freecycle.org/ if you don't
want to dump them.


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[PeterD]

It makes no sense to buy nails on eBay;

Yes it does, if you ship them using a USPS Priority Flat Rate box.
$8.10 regardless of what it weighs, to any state/address.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Yes it does, if you ship them using a USPS Priority Flat Rate box.
$8.10 regardless of what it weighs, to any state/address.

I heard about a small town decades ago who needed bricks for a building.
They found it cheaper to mail them, one at a time, than ship them any other
way


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