Need advice on tank price??

[bcfd144]

Well had a guy contact me, telling me he has a tank for sale and wanted to know if I was intrested.
It was set up for saltwater, but I will be doing fresh with it...
have been looking for another wide tank...

its 72x36x29 (L,W,H) that comes out to about 325 gal.
Said it was a marine land aquarium with the starfire glass
Has a full sump setup (not sure of the gallons), stand and full hood.
Glass tank of course...
That all I know so far....

What would you think a tank like this is worth used...

pics below

 

[Chefken]

Great tank! Would probably cost 10,000.....I say 2 grand or less is a good deal if the glass is unblemished! Any more and it comes down to how much you want it and can you afford it!


What are they asking??

 

[bcfd144]

4,000.00 is the price they sent me but no way will I pay that much. In my area, they are not worth that much.. I was thinking 2,000.00 was an ok price for it, of course Ill offer less and see what they say.. then hopfully settle for around 2, but that as high as Id like to go.

 

[bcfd144]

I can sale off the skimmer since I wont need that. But I really like the 36" wide footprint since it will be used for rays.. Thats the only real reason Im even looking at it.. I am really only looking for a tank, but this is a nice setup.. so have not decided yet. They dont have it listed anywere for sale, so no real hurry to have to get today or anything. Gives me time to think.. Just wanted to get ideas from yall as to what yall thought it was worth...

 

[Chefken]

Very nice setup! $4000. is what its worth but not a great price.....2000 would be a no brainer if you got the funds....

 

[bcfd144]

ya, funds are not a problem.. Just have never in my life spent that much on a tank..
well not at one time, maybe in the long run....lol
man, my wife is going to kill me..lol o'well, its not like she can tell me to take it back.. Thank god she loves the hobby also.
Ill make the offer today of 1,500 and see what they say and go from there..
thanks for the info

 

[gangster]

4000 is waay too much imo. I have seen 1000gallon plus setups for around $6k. Id keep looking. Its a nice setup...but not $4k nice.

 

[Madding]

When I was shopping around for my 500g I saw tanks much bigger than those pics going for about 2.5k brand new.

4k makes no sense... the starfire and whatnot is not worth that much extra, nor is the sump.

 

[bcfd144]

ya, no way was I going to offer them the 4k they were asking for it.. I was thinking last night 2k was closer, and I started to offer 1500 but just before I did, I changed it and offered 1k for it.. not sure they will want to take that for it, but better to start lower than not get a good price.. Im thinking no more than 1,300 is all Ill go. I know I can sale off some of it and make at least 3 to 4 of that back around here on some of the stuff. All I really want is the tank. Ill of course keep the stand nad hood, but the rest I dont need. So could sale off the sump set up and skimmer stuff to make some of it back. If they wont take that (1k or up to 1,300), than Ill just keep looking.

 

[BODYDUB]

That's a beautiful tank, but I'd offer him 2K...........