#299560 - 20/06/2007 09:04
Valuation of my empeg wanted...
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old hand
Registered: 14/08/2001
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Loc: London, UK
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I'm thinking of selling up as I don't use my empeg any more and have an urgent "want" for a Nikon 70-300mm VR lens.
What's the current "guide price" in UK£ for the following:
- A Mk2a with 36Gb capacity, remote, sled, original fabric case with empeg logo, various coloured lenses (3 or 4) etc. Recently serviced by Rob in Cambrige. Excellent condition
- An original tuner in full working order
- A spare soft case with empeg logo still sealed in plastic bag
Edited by furtive (20/06/2007 12:46)
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#299561 - 21/06/2007 00:42
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
[Re: furtive]
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pooh-bah
Registered: 19/09/2002
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Not that I doubt you at all, but I didn't know MK2a's came with the soft case and 36 gigs of storage (as opposed to 10, 20, 30, 60 gig).
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#299562 - 21/06/2007 00:48
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
[Re: FireFox31]
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carpal tunnel
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Not that I doubt you at all, but I didn't know MK2a's came with the soft case and 36 gigs of storage (as opposed to 10, 20, 30, 60 gig).
Twin 18GB drives, I believe.
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#299563 - 21/06/2007 06:33
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
[Re: FireFox31]
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old hand
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Not that I doubt you at all, but I didn't know MK2a's came with the soft case and 36 gigs of storage (as opposed to 10, 20, 30, 60 gig).
They didn't come with soft cases but when I bought mine, IIRC there was an offer on and you got a soft case for free, and I also got a spare due to excess postage being charged for my tuner delivery
(http://empegbbs.com/ubbthreads/showflat....=true#Post39396)
And it came with 20Gb but shortly after getting it I swapped the drives for 2 x 18Gb IBM drives.
(http://empegbbs.com/ubbthreads/showflat....=true#Post45149)
I've owned it from new and bought it before the fire sale (i.e. Paid almost £1000 for it)
(http://empegbbs.com/ubbthreads/showflat....=true#Post36229)
So anyone want to put a price on it's value?
Edited by furtive (21/06/2007 06:52)
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#299564 - 21/06/2007 06:41
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
[Re: furtive]
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pooh-bah
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£250 for the empeg and accessories
£100 for the tuner
£50 for the case
Or thereabouts.
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#299565 - 21/06/2007 06:53
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
[Re: CrackersMcCheese]
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Cool, thanks Phil
Anyone interested in any of it before I chuck it on ebay?
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#299566 - 21/06/2007 06:55
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
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pooh-bah
Registered: 12/02/2002
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£250 for the empeg and accessories
£100 for the tuner
£50 for the case
I think that's a bit generous on the values, though things could be different over there. To sell reasonably quickly in the US, I'd estimate the price at $275, $150 and $50 respectively. Of course, I'm a bottom feeder of the for sale forum, so perhaps my valuations are low.
Matthew
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#299567 - 21/06/2007 07:08
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
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pooh-bah
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£250 for the empeg and accessories
£100 for the tuner
£50 for the case
I think that's a bit generous on the values, though things could be different over there. To sell reasonably quickly in the US, I'd estimate the price at $275, $150 and $50 respectively. Of course, I'm a bottom feeder of the for sale forum, so perhaps my valuations are low.
Matthew
I appreciate what your saying, and thats ok for a US sale. But the weak dollar doesn't mean the UK price should drop.
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#299568 - 21/06/2007 22:57
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
[Re: CrackersMcCheese]
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Registered: 04/02/2002
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wouldn't a "weak dollar" make the us prices higher.... since more "weak dollars" would be needed to arrive at the same value since they are so "weak."
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#299569 - 22/06/2007 10:03
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
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International market Phil  But shipping/insurance and an 'in the flesh' exchange are definitely valuable. I don't think they justify the usual 1$ = £1 marketing trick though And 2x 18Gb drives isn't much nowadays - you'd need to spend £50 to get a new drive in it to start with. So looking at $275 for the empeg => £160 ? Then add a bit for being local?
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#299570 - 22/06/2007 11:39
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[Re: dcosta]
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wouldn't a "weak dollar" make the us prices higher....
Yes, in the long term -- years.
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#299571 - 22/06/2007 12:03
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
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pooh-bah
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I've never seen an empeg on here go for £160 - they've always been in the £200 - £250 range hence my valuation. I know what I meant about the weak dollar but it didn't come across properly... I stand by my valuatuation :-) Besides, its worth 1p or £1M depending on who wants it
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#299572 - 23/06/2007 12:12
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
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pooh-bah
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Hm, I would have valued them in between the two estimates. empeg + accessories = $300+ tuner = $200? bag = $50 each
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#299573 - 25/06/2007 08:41
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International market Phil
But shipping/insurance and an 'in the flesh' exchange are definitely valuable.
I don't think they justify the usual 1$ = £1 marketing trick though
And 2x 18Gb drives isn't much nowadays - you'd need to spend £50 to get a new drive in it to start with.
So looking at $275 for the empeg => £160 ?
Then add a bit for being local?
International market, perhaps, but he's not a business. If he's selling to a UK-based person he'll easily get bewteen £200 and £250. To get that price from a US seller it'd be about $450 dollars which is silly money - but thats not us Brits fault is it? Hence if he were selling, a US person will need to pay more.
Hard disk - not too important and doesn't affect price unless its a silly high capacity. Drives are cheap and the upgrade is easy to do. I'd rather have a well looked after 36gb player with no hard drive issues/dry solder joints etc over a FUBAR'd 120gb player that'll need repair work.
Tuners - a kit from patrick was £110 + assembly. So £100 for a tune is fair enough.
A bag? Rare. Sealed/brand new? Very very rare. £50 easy. I'd guess that if that ebay auction had been posted here it'd have sold for more. Caseye got a bargain IMO.
Just my opinion Again, its worth whatever someone will offer for it, but theres a point at which its not worth selling as its worth more to keep it.
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#299574 - 01/08/2007 23:08
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
[Re: furtive]
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Registered: 01/08/2007
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who fucking cares about the exchange rates and market values.. is the darned thing for sale still, how much do you want for it?
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#299575 - 02/08/2007 16:23
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[Re: stickpony]
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Hi stickpony No. It, erm, "fucking", went on eBay. FWIW I offered £300 for the lot. In the end eBay provided £26 for the bag, £68 for the tuner and had a £200 buy it now price for the empeg. Still, you've got to gamble to win. C'est la vie 
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#299576 - 03/08/2007 19:31
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You won't last long here Mr Pony!
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#299577 - 27/09/2007 09:47
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
[Re: LittleBlueThing]
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empeg went to the person who bought my car (that used to have the empeg in it), and i fitted it back into the car for him after I had upgraded the drive. And made more than the £300 you offered me 
Edited by furtive (27/09/2007 09:54)
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#299578 - 27/09/2007 12:05
Re: Valuation of my empeg wanted...
[Re: furtive]
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Well done However a recent 25Gb Empeg on ebay : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230169251871went for £153 (a spare eh Hussein?) I am pleased you made more than the £300 I offered - but although it was clearly not 'top dollar', it was a damned fair price and my point was it was actually *more* than you'd have got if you'd stuck to your eBay prices. I also offered you a lot of flexibility in selling it as a package or individually and I even provided a 'backup offer' in case you couldn't get as much as you wanted for the individual items. I also think it shows that I made a reasonable assessment at the 'going rate' on eBay and the like. Of course I was also willing to actually buy it at the price I mentioned... (I take it Phil didn't actually offer you the £400 he suggested?) Anyhow, I hope you introduced the new owner to the BBS...
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