Used XL Egg...is price right?

seedman76

Looking to purchase a used XL BGE for $550. Is this a fair price?  Too expensive, cheap, about right?  It has the older hinge style, is in a custom built table that’s ok but nothing fancy, has platesetter and pizza stone as only accessories. Assume good condition. Thanks. 

Photo Egg

Depends on the risk you want to take paying full price for any future issues.
Check with your local dealer on the cost to purchase a new XL Base.
Replacement parts for the XL are expensive and rising. 

WeberWho

The price is right as long as you know what you're potentially getting into. Larges sell for that price here. XL would be snatched up quickly for that price. 

WeberWho

I sold my XL for $800 a couple years ago 

td66snrf

550 for an xl would be dirt cheap here in SoCal 

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WeberWho said:

I sold my XL for $800 a couple years ago 

The big difference here is buyer ignorance.
Many people looking to buy a used Big Green Egg either assume the life time warranty still covers them or have no idea that the ceramics crack and have never priced replacement parts.
Asking questions BEFORE you buy makes you an educated buyer.
OK, so I just payed $800 for a used XL in great shape 6 months ago and now I find a crack in my base. Dealer wants $400.00 for just the new base. (I'm guessing at price, I'm sure price varies tremendesly by location) Now I have spent $1200.00 and still have an Egg with NO warranty.
I love that used Eggs sell so well. I have a small to sell soon and I'm sure it will sell for more than I would pay for it. As a buyer of a used Egg, you are playing the odds in hopes it will never have a major problem.

dharley

I paid $600 for my large three years ago. It have accessories, and it was a charity thing, still, I'd do it again. Also, if it ever broke, I'd buy a new one tomorrow. The warranty is the key to the price of a new egg. Also an XL is big. It holds 20# of lump. Find a supplier and make him your friend.

All this said, the initial price is your cheapest purchase. Since my $600 buy in, I've bought #1500 of lump, spent 500+ at CGS, I have my butcher's home number on speed dial, bought a sous vide, a 36" Blackstone, that Japanese soy sauce, a dozen books, an instant read thermometer and a dual probe, I bribed a dude at Costco to call me when they get Prime anything, I could rattle on. 

I'd buy it. Just wrap your head around the whole thing.

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dharley said:

I paid $600 for my large three years ago. It have accessories, and it was a charity thing, still, I'd do it again. Also, if it ever broke, I'd buy a new one tomorrow. The warranty is the key to the price of a new egg. Also an XL is big. It holds 20# of lump. Find a supplier and make him your friend.

All this said, the initial price is your cheapest purchase. Since my $600 buy in, I've bought #1500 of lump, spent 500+ at CGS, I have my butcher's home number on speed dial, bought a sous vide, a 36" Blackstone, that Japanese soy sauce, a dozen books, an instant read thermometer and a dual probe, I bribed a dude at Costco to call me when they get Prime anything, I could rattle on. 

I'd buy it. Just wrap your head around the whole thing.

"Always do sober what you said you would drunk, that'll teach you to keep your mouth shut.  -EH"

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abpgwolf

I have an XL that I bought new and am currently on my 5th base. All replaced under warranty. Be careful when considering an XL.

cookingdude555

I love my XLs, I have two of them.  Neither of them had a cracked base.  While I feel for you @abpgwolf, your experience is not typical of most XL users.

Price is subjective and regional here.  Some of us cite how much we have paid as the cost for an XL, others cite the cost that we sold our XL to someone else.  I bought one of my XLs used about 6 years ago (dont know exactly) for $500.  It has been an awesome egg with no warranty issues outside of bands that I had to replace.  I am getting ready to sell it to buy a 2XL.  My second XL was purchased from a dealer for $1100.  My competition are two used XLs currently listed:

18 days on market, $850:
https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/56136494

9 days on market, $625:
https://classifieds.ksl.com/listing/56235890

I am surprised by the listing for $625, and I have talked to the owner and he has had little interest for it.  This has been a very cold and wet spring for Utah, and I believe that could be affecting interest in BBQ.  My other theory is that everyone is more interested in pellet cookers, and kamado interest is somewhat declining (in my area, anyway).  I will sell mine at whatever it takes to do so in 1 week, I am interested in space for the new 2XL over worrying about getting top dollar.

My point to @seedman76 is to do your research for your area.  I watch the big green eggs being sold every day on Facebook market, and the site I posted above.  Its something I have done every day for the last 8 years or so.  I know how long each egg is posted, how long they take to sell, and what the going price is to move them quickly.  I often contact the sellers to see what the market interest is, without any intention to buy.

If that egg was being sold in my market, with those accessories, for that price, its listing would last less than a day.  YMMV.

sabretooth04

The warranty thing is only half right.  If you do buy a used egg and say the firebox cracked, yes you have to buy a new one.  But... that new one is now covered under the lifetime warranty.

cookingdude555

sabretooth04 said:

The warranty thing is only half right.  If you do buy a used egg and say the firebox cracked, yes you have to buy a new one.  But... that new one is now covered under the lifetime warranty.

That is correct. I verified this ordering a new dome, firebox, and firering directly from BGE (for a mini project).  

KiterTodd

seedman76 said:

Looking to purchase a used XL BGE for $550. Is this a fair price?  Too expensive, cheap, about right?  It has the older hinge style, is in a custom built table that’s ok but nothing fancy, has platesetter and pizza stone as only accessories. Assume good condition. Thanks. 

That is a F&*"""""#ING STEAL!!!

If you check it out and don't see any visible cracks, scoop it up!  Sure, you take a risk of not having warranty support, but you are more than likely to have years of great cooks out of the thing.  And as others have said, should you have issues with it, you can likely just pay a per-part price to replace that item.

TEXASBGE2018

As others have said. That's a good price for an XL. I'm just always surprised at the number of people that come on here asking about used egg prices. In my opinion if you don't get the warranty with it any price over $200-$300 for a larger size egg is not worth it.

KiterTodd

TEXASBGE2018 said:

As others have said. That's a good price for an XL. I'm just always surprised at the number of people that come on here asking about used egg prices. In my opinion if you don't get the warranty with it any price over $200-$300 for a larger size egg is not worth it.

Really? I don't think so.  We're talking about an MSRP that is over $1000 and easily approaching over $2000 with larger eggs, tables and accessories included.  I look at it as a risk vs. reward equation.  Eggs do crack and plenty of people here have benefited from the warranty... but BGE sells a lot of eggs. The vast majority of eggs do not crack or they'd go broke sending out new ones to people.  If you do a good inspection of the egg, it's a good gamble.   (I respect your opinion, though!)

(yes, I bought a 2nd egg... used.. and paid over $300 for it. )

pileit1971

TEXASBGE2018 said:

As others have said. That's a good price for an XL. I'm just always surprised at the number of people that come on here asking about used egg prices. In my opinion if you don't get the warranty with it any price over $200-$300 for a larger size egg is not worth it.

Curious, if an egg gets sold to someone locally, and that buyer discovers a crack in the egg, couldn't the original owner (the seller) contact BGE for a warranty replacement?

Asking for a friend...

pileit1971

abpgwolf said:

I have an XL that I bought new and am currently on my 5th base. All replaced under warranty. Be careful when considering an XL.

Curious what kind of setup you have that the base has cracked 5 times??

Currently in middle of build for my outdoor kitchen and committed to a XL, have read as many posts and views as I can, and not changing my mind, but still trying to come up with best set up to try to avoid cracks as much as possible...

For now, planning on sitting on the legs with an airgap with a separate piece of granite below for an additional heat shield...Have a vent behind the egg and will be an open front...

Guess time will tell... stone veneer is going on today, and granite next week...

TEXASBGE2018

KiterTodd said:

TEXASBGE2018 said:

As others have said. That's a good price for an XL. I'm just always surprised at the number of people that come on here asking about used egg prices. In my opinion if you don't get the warranty with it any price over $200-$300 for a larger size egg is not worth it.

Really? I don't think so.  We're talking about an MSRP that is over $1000 and easily approaching over $2000 with larger eggs, tables and accessories included.  I look at it as a risk vs. reward equation.  Eggs do crack and plenty of people here have benefited from the warranty... but BGE sells a lot of eggs. The vast majority of eggs do not crack or they'd go broke sending out new ones to people.  If you do a good inspection of the egg, it's a good gamble.   (I respect your opinion, though!)

(yes, I bought a 2nd egg... used.. and paid over $300 for it. )

I just personally would not spend more than a few hundred. Not saying his price is a bad deal just me personally I wouldn't. I like having the warranty. To me that's what you are paying for. Without it I would look at a Plain Jane Weber 22" and save several hundred dollars. But again, by all means 550 for an XL warranty or not is a good price no question.

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pileit1971 said:

abpgwolf said:

I have an XL that I bought new and am currently on my 5th base. All replaced under warranty. Be careful when considering an XL.

Did you buy a kit online by chance? I am having my house built currently and plan on building my outdoor kitchen this fall/winter. (We can do that in North Texas) I am debating between going with a metal frame kit like you have with Veneer Stone or just doing the whole thing out of actual Austin Stone. Cost wise I don't think there is much difference as I was told by a local stone company I can get 6" Austin Stone for $150 per 1/2 Ton which is 42sqft. I only need about a Ton and a half for my plans

pileit1971

I had the concept and designed it with the help of website DIYBBQ.com

They helped design it, pick out the modules and stainless, and ship it all to you, they do what is called a "quick panel" where the walls of each module are built and you just have to build the "box" and then attach the boxes...

Will say we had a little trouble because my patio is sloped (properly) away from the house, so we could not stay 'level with the earth', because there was a 2.5" drop from the house to the end...anyways...

if your building, I would start designing and then have a level slab poured for what you want, and then it will be a piece of cake... found a good mason and he has taken it from there...