[RE-wrenches] Fair price for an obsolete component

[Jay]

Hi Drake

Just like with Allan’s remote, I couldn’t find any used ones on line to even give an idea of cost comparison. I must be doing my searches wrong.

A new inverter is about $1700, a replacement board is $350. So if you got $500 for it, + the $350 puts you at $850 or about 1/2 price for a 15 year old component, which seems too high to me. If you asked $250, then it’s about 1/3 of the cost of new, which sounds ok to me. But damn that’s not much for it. 

Almost worth keeping as a loaner or spare at that price. 

Jay

Peltz power. 


> On Dec 11, 2021, at 8:36 AM, drake.chamberlin at redwoodalliance.org wrote:
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> Another legacy item I would like to find a value for is a 15 year old VFX 3524 off grid inverter. The AC voltage fluctuates a bit, so maybe it could use another control board.  The cover plate (valve cover) is missing. Otherwise it works.
> 
> I did an upgrade on a system and offered to buy the old components, but have little idea what this old Outback is worth.
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>> On 2021-12-10 20:55, Ray Walters wrote:
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>> All else fails, I just would go back to the Trace retail, give it a 10% for being used, and call it good.   $165?    no one will complain about that....
>> 
>>> On 12/10/2021 6:42 PM, Jerry Shafer wrote:
>>> Truely it depends, if someone is looking and needing that part, the sky is the limit, its its just going from one shelf to another will next to Nothing. I have SMA, Trace and bogart monitors all antiques now unless you find that guy that wants and needs it.
>>> So 25.00 to 200.00
>>> Jerry
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Dec 9, 2021, 11:38 PM Sindelar Solar <Allan at sindelarsolar.com> wrote:
>>> What would be a fair and equitable price to ask for a good used Trace SW Remote display unit with the cable included, please?
>>> Obviously there will likely be a range of opinions. I'd simply like to get a sense of the range among us Wrenches.
>>> Thank you,
>>> Allan
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