USED: LBGE

midwestsmoker

I have an opportunity to purchase a slightly used (8 months) garage kept and perfectly maintained LBGE from my buddy. Comes with nest and handler, plate setter etc. I am a 6 year egg head so this will be an addition that was going to happen one day regardless how the purchase was made. My question/delema is what to pay for this, we have been friends for 36 years and he told me to pay him what ever I wanted. So I am seeking some advise from my fello eggheads, I realize some of you will have fun with this and others will be serious and I accept all responses with open arms. In case I forget to thank anyone, thank you all in advance. OH!!!!!, the big question I'm sure everyone wants to know is " WHY IS HE SELLING IT".............silence..........crickets.........the suspense is killing you I know..................He bought an XL

TexanOfTheNorth

So, why is he selling it????

midwestsmoker

Ah, Texanofthenorth. I know where you are going with this and your correct, however he has a small family and chooses to have only one egg

JohnInCarolina

So, did he never use the Large?  Or is it that he used it for many years until he got the XL, and it's been sitting in the garage ever since?  

Dobie

$700 to a friend that could get you warranty service if needed.

TexanOfTheNorth

Considering it won't be under warranty (unless you want to work something out with him so that he filed any warranty claims) I'd offer him 60-75% of whatever they sell for in your area.

midwestsmoker

Johnincarolina, as stated in my first sentence (no sarcasm intended) the egg is 8 months old. Garage kept because he pushes it out of his garage every time he eggs then puts it back. He just purchased the XL

Hokie_Smoker

The warranty work would be my concern as well. If he'll help you out, it is worth much more. Without the warranty, I'd be in the $500 range.

midwestsmoker

Dobie said:

$700 to a friend that could get you warranty service if needed.

Should I just take in account the cost of the egg and handler or include all the Eggcessories

TexanOfTheNorth

midwestsmoker said:

Dobie said:

$700 to a friend that could get you warranty service if needed.

Should I just take in account the cost of the egg and handler or include all the Eggcessories

How good a friend do you consider "yourself"? If it were me, I'd want to give him fair value for whatever he was willing to sell me. If he refuses your fair value offer and says he'll take less then I'd pay less.

JohnInCarolina

midwestsmoker said:

Johnincarolina, as stated in my first sentence (no sarcasm intended) the egg is 8 months old. Garage kept because he pushes it out of his garage every time he eggs then puts it back. He just purchased the XL

Thanks - I thought maybe the 8 months referred to how long it had been sitting in the garage. With a friend, I'd add up what everything costs brand new (or what he paid for it) and subtract say 10-15 %. Then I would just tell him how you arrived at the offer and ask him if he thinks it is fair.

midwestsmoker

Hokie_Smoker said:

The warranty work would be my concern as well. If he'll help you out, it is worth much more. Without the warranty, I'd be in the $500 range.

Good point on the warranty, I don't think that would be an issue based on our friendship.

midwestsmoker

TexanOfTheNorth said:

midwestsmoker said:

Dobie said:

$700 to a friend that could get you warranty service if needed.

Should I just take in account the cost of the egg and handler or include all the Eggcessories

How good a friend do you consider "yourself"? If it were me, I'd want to give him fair value for whatever he was willing to sell me. If he refuses your fair value offer and says he'll take less then I'd pay less.

Funny you should mention it that way. He told me to find out what a used one is worth then pay him half of that. Guess that's where my delema part came in. As I want this real bad a great price I'm not wanting to take advantage of our friendship

midwestsmoker

JohnInCarolina said:

midwestsmoker said:

Johnincarolina, as stated in my first sentence (no sarcasm intended) the egg is 8 months old. Garage kept because he pushes it out of his garage every time he eggs then puts it back. He just purchased the XL

Thanks - I thought maybe the 8 months referred to how long it had been sitting in the garage. With a friend, I'd add up what everything costs brand new (or what he paid for it) and subtract say 10-15 %. Then I would just tell him how you arrived at the offer and ask him if he thinks it is fair.

Good point, thanks

Dobie

midwestsmoker said:

Dobie said:

$700 to a friend that could get you warranty service if needed.

Should I just take in account the cost of the egg and handler or include all the Eggcessories

I was figuring the egg, nest, handler and plate setter you mentioned. Look someone is going to buy it and it might as well be you. It's not like the guy is hurting for funds and your trying to take advantage of a friend.

midwestsmoker

Dobie said:

midwestsmoker said:

Dobie said:

$700 to a friend that could get you warranty service if needed.

Should I just take in account the cost of the egg and handler or include all the Eggcessories

I was figuring the egg, nest, handler and plate setter you mentioned. Look someone is going to buy it and it might as well be you. It's not like the guy is hurting for funds and your trying to take advantage of a friend.

Thanks, the good thing is he knew I was planning on a second LBGE so he never considered selling it to anyone else. It is a 6 hour round trip to pick it up.

TexanOfTheNorth

midwestsmoker said:

Dobie said:

midwestsmoker said:

Dobie said:

$700 to a friend that could get you warranty service if needed.

Should I just take in account the cost of the egg and handler or include all the Eggcessories

I was figuring the egg, nest, handler and plate setter you mentioned. Look someone is going to buy it and it might as well be you. It's not like the guy is hurting for funds and your trying to take advantage of a friend.

Thanks, the good thing is he knew I was planning on a second LBGE so he never considered selling it to anyone else. It is a 6 hour round trip to pick it up.

That might make the warranty issue a little more troublesome if you'll have a 6 hour round trip anytime you need your friend to file a claim.

GeorgeS

I would add it all up and take 20% off the price. As others have said if he is such a long term friend I would be a little more generous in my offer knowing he is probably not going to take that much in the end anyways. The three hour drive and warranty wouldn't be an issue for me. Did he register it? If not just ask if he still has the receipt and your good to go. If he did sounds like a good excuse for a weekend trip for some food, drink and good friendly companionship! You send him the pictures to file the claim, drive up with some meat in a cooler and share a nice meal cook on his XL, pick up your part and head on home.

midwestsmoker

GeorgeS said:

I would add it all up and take 20% off the price. As others have said if he is such a long term friend I would be a little more generous in my offer knowing he is probably not going to take that much in the end anyways. The three hour drive and warranty wouldn't be an issue for me. Did he register it? If not just ask if he still has the receipt and your good to go. If he did sounds like a good excuse for a weekend trip for some food, drink and good friendly companionship! You send him the pictures to file the claim, drive up with some meat in a cooler and share a nice meal cook on his XL, pick up your part and head on home.

Got that right, we do make frequent trips to each other's place for cooks. Thanks for the advise

henapple

Give him $50. With a second egg you can make new friends. ...

henapple

Lols jk broski

The Cen-Tex Smoker

I think $500 is the buddy deal. Fair for both but you'll still be able to look each other in the eye when you see each other. I would pay less if it were a stranger but $100 is nothing between buddies. That's a bar tab one way or the other. No blood.

Biggreenpharmacist

I agree with Cen-Tex. thats perfectly fair and you can always make up a little more with other stuff.

BigGreenGator

Just for reference I just picked up one for $550 LBGE had all you've mentioned with this one ... Not friends though just someone who advertised to sell it... It was three weeks old used twice

midwestsmoker

henapple said:

Give him $50. With a second egg you can make new friends. ...

That's good, however I may not get very far when figures out the check is for $50 not $500

midwestsmoker

The Cen-Tex Smoker said:

I think $500 is the buddy deal. Fair for both but you'll still be able to look each other in the eye when you see each other. I would pay less if it were a stranger but $100 is nothing between buddies. That's a bar tab one way or the other. No blood.

Glad to hear that because that's the number I keep going back to

midwestsmoker

Biggreenpharmacist said:

I agree with Cen-Tex. thats perfectly fair and you can always make up a little more with other stuff.

Great, thanks

midwestsmoker

BigGreenGator said:

Just for reference I just picked up one for $550 LBGE had all you've mentioned with this one ... Not friends though just someone who advertised to sell it... It was three weeks old used twice

Congrats on the awesome deal and thanks for the input

badinfluence

I'd say 500.00 delivered and set up. And as a bonus you can cook him a hot dog and send him on his way. )

nolan8v

It is a shame that we now have to be so concerned about the warranty for a product that used to be made like a tank.

midwestsmoker

nolan8v said:

It is a shame that we now have to be so concerned about the warranty for a product that used to be made like a tank.

IKR, I've been pretty lucky so far. Thanks