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Re: S&G 8088 fair price?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 11:06 am
by LocksportSouth
Sorry to hear that DTW, but glad that it all went well and I too wish for a full and complete recovery :)

Re: S&G 8088 fair price?

PostPosted: Sun Jan 17, 2016 9:21 pm
by DroppedTensionWrench
Thanks fellas, all is well. She is recovering nicely.

Re: S&G 8088 fair price?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 5:14 pm
by DroppedTensionWrench
He said he checked into pricing and they are worth the $400 ballpark!... ... .. . I told him with patience eBay deals can be found. It was entertaining though.

Re: S&G 8088 fair price?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:00 pm
by LocksportSouth
Eep! Helluvu markup. Thanks for following this up though and best wishes to the Mrs. for a speedy recovery :).

Re: S&G 8088 fair price?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:40 pm
by GWiens2001
DroppedTensionWrench wrote:He said he checked into pricing and they are worth the $400 ballpark!... ... .. . I told him with patience eBay deals can be found. It was entertaining though.


:shock:

Whatever he is smoking, hope it is legal in that state. Heck, a brand new 8077 (newer model than an 8088) lists as $400, but can be purchased brand new for $250 from Security Snobs, or used from them for $55.

See them NIB on eBay for $30-50 frequently. Used for $10 and up.

We even have a member here selling them for about $15 each (no box, no change key, no instructions, but yes combination).

Gordon

Re: S&G 8088 fair price?

PostPosted: Tue Jan 19, 2016 7:49 pm
by LocksportSouth
^^^ What Gordon said. I got an 8088 just recently for $25 (plus shipping), and am watching some various 8077 revisions at the moment from between $30 and $85, all NOS / NIB stuff with instructions and change key

Re: S&G 8088 fair price?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 12:42 pm
by Oldfast
DroppedTensionWrench wrote:....He said he would cut me a good deal Saturday when I stop back in, but didn't name a price.

Ho man!! Geez, wonder what it would be withOUT him cutting you his "good deal." LOL

Re: S&G 8088 fair price?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 2:37 pm
by DroppedTensionWrench
LOL definitely some goofiness going on. I'm with Gordon maybe some smokage of funny things is to blame. Even worse a high content of fluoride in the municipal water supply lol. He doesn't eBay or online price reference and probably quoted a catalog. Just sucks that they are sitting on a shelf covered in dust!

Re: S&G 8088 fair price?

PostPosted: Sat Jan 23, 2016 3:36 pm
by LocksportSouth
Depending on how good friends you are (and how good friends you want to be afterwards), you might want to send him a link of an eBay search for recently sold 8088s. Or if he's not much of a techie, run the search yourself and print out a load of screenshots. Explain that you don't mean it in a harsh way but more just so he doesn't end up sitting on stock that won't sell, especially when only a very few select collectors (who know how to search eBay) are going to be his customers for this stuff,