What's a good asking price for....

[reticray1]

This is my 125. I'm thinking about selling both these tanks to get just one BIG tank. I can't believe when I first bought my 55, I thought it was HUGE. Joined this site, saw the great GIANT tanks of the members here and wanted to According to the deals you guys get, you would pay 200$ for this tank, correct?

Tongue- How do you find such great deals? I must be missing something b/c I check craigslist daily, ebay, and my local classifieds. Teach me the ways man lol.

 

[WyldFya]

Thanks for the replies fellas.

Wild - You would honeslty only offer someone w/ my setup 100$ for the whole setup? Talk about lowballin. You couldn't even get the stand for a 100....

Damn, apparently tanks depreciate faster than cars. I took a break from modifying my bimmer and recently just got into fish again, but I should stick w/ cars. At least I can get most of my money back on mods as long as there in good condition such as this tank.

The tank and stand alone I paid more than 200$ for and their still in like new condition. Basically I wanted to sale this tank b/c I wanted a bigger tank than my current 125 and didn't want to have to keep up w/ 3 tanks.

If you go by the rule of a 1$ per gallon, why have I seen a 300 gallon tank (w/ stand, lights, etc) selling for 1,250$ and a 180 gallon (tank alone) going for 500$ on the classifieds of this site??

Thanks to this site, I have learned that I will never buy another brand new tank but always go used.

About the stand. I wouldn't pay a store $10 for an AGA stand. They are cheap and not very strong. I build stands myself for $40, and they actually are able to stay still and not rock. I have a 55 gallon stand in my storage that if you want it you can have it for $10. The stands from AGA are WAY overpriced.

 

[WyldFya]

This is my 125. I'm thinking about selling both these tanks to get just one BIG tank. I can't believe when I first bought my 55, I thought it was HUGE. Joined this site, saw the great GIANT tanks of the members here and wanted to According to the deals you guys get, you would pay 200$ for this tank, correct?

Tongue- How do you find such great deals? I must be missing something b/c I check craigslist daily, ebay, and my local classifieds. Teach me the ways man lol.

From craiglist.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/for/233621562.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/for/233540931.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/for/233274603.html <--look at the stand and canopy REAL OAK.
http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/for/232957904.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/for/230912780.html
http://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/for/230725149.html

There are some 55 real quick.

 

[reticray1]

100% agree w/ you on that. I'm not sure of the maker of this stand though but will agree w/ you that they are way overpriced and you can def. make a stand that's more durable for half the price.

 

[WyldFya]

I wish I would have never bought an AGA stand. I'm afraid if I sneeze it will fall over. Since then all but one stand is built by me in the house, other than the small tanks that are on counters. THey are just WAY to scary to have in use.

 

[Tongue33]

This is my 125. I'm thinking about selling both these tanks to get just one BIG tank. I can't believe when I first bought my 55, I thought it was HUGE. Joined this site, saw the great GIANT tanks of the members here and wanted to According to the deals you guys get, you would pay 200$ for this tank, correct?

Tongue- How do you find such great deals? I must be missing something b/c I check craigslist daily, ebay, and my local classifieds. Teach me the ways man lol.

Well I do live in Utah and things are a little DIFFERENT here LOL ... But not that much... I've found deals on this site from craigslist for people here

And that 125 I found one just like that except it came with 2 emp 400's a python syphon. 2 huge nets, stand ANd what you don't have A CANOPY as well = gravel and a bag full of other stuff .. FOR you guessed it 200.00

I got the suggestion here from; I think it was Rallysman, just under a year ago and he said to be patient and deals would just start appearing and he was RIGHT.. They haven't stopped i know where to loook and when to look.. It just happens.. and Then when i need to get rid of one I give a flashy sales line as it's all in the slaes line and juve that you get what you wnat and vualla i have exactly the money i wanted out of my tank..


All i had was a 55 and a 40 now I have up and running 1-10,1-18,1-30,1-110,1-150 and a 20.. I have an 80 needs repaired.. That was free.. I have a 55 I just took down to convert into a sump, a 40 waiting for a side glass replacement.. a 15 just sittin..

 

[reticray1]

One of the guys in the craigslist ads is asking for 175$ and his tank is on cinderblocks. Not to mention I'm offering two Aquaclear 500's aka 110's while he is offering a 300.

Wild- Where do you search for used tanks? I'm looking for a 220+ tank and I need to learn the ways b/c I'm not getting ripped off this time around.

 

[WyldFya]

Mostly locally myself. My LFS gives me insane deals, like today I got a 150 ebo jager for 15.04 pre tax. Not to shabby. I'll see what I can find in the 220 range. There is a great builder if you want a starphire tank that big. I got quoted for a 225 brand new 750, but the main guy give better deals, and I'm trying to get a hold of him. He offered a friend a 180 drilled overflows, black back 3 sides starphire, stand and lids all for only $900 and shipping is under 150. PM if you want the company name.

 

[reticray1]

My ad was: "55 Gallon Complete Set up Everything Included*

Black 55 gallon (hoods/lights included) w/ matching black stand less than a year old for sale. Everything you need is included. Two Aquaclear 500's, 200 watt ebo jager heater, background, 40 pounds of gravel and even fish. I'm throwing in 6 tiger barbs and a rhino. pleco. Asking for 200$ firm.

 

[Tongue33]

Here compare this to your set up .... HHHmm anyone know what VHO's go for ?? Ya well much more than reg. flors...

http://okcaa.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=795
Sorry nowhere near you.. But i am still hunting for a forumn near you