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I have a quadrafire 4300 that I should put up for sale. Its about 5 years old, only use 1 year. Just laying in the cellar. I live in N.W NJ.
My wife wants me to sell it. How much should I ask?
Around 1K sounds fair assuming the replaceable parts like the baffle board are in good condition and it hasn't had abuse (cracked bricks, overfiring). Dust it off, clean it well including glass. Shine it up and touch up paint if necessary. Then wait until October. It will sell and probably quickly.
I've found as a good rule of thumb during the tax credit years..and this applies to a stove with no defects and a good finish:
Cost of stove new $2400 x .7 for the tax credit = $1700 (rough math)/2 =$850. So my suggestion would be list it for $950 (looks nicer than $1000 on CL) and be happy with $50 or $100 less.
Of course, if you had other options, like gold doors, blower, etc you may want to add a little.
Because your new never fired stove would have a net cost of $1250 brand new if the person buying it can claim the tax credit, which means selling a used one for $1500 is nonesense. I am correct, do not contradict me, your getting sleepy
I just put the stove up for sale, $800.00. I'm surprised people don't do their homework when shopping around. I get the dumbest questions. Everyone asks if it comes with a blower. People are surprised when they see it doesn't have an ash pan. Not much interest either. I know when I was shopping around, I knew exactly what I wanted and would have jumped at this one used.
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