Help with Pricing. What is fair?

[ImNew:]]

Hey guys, so i'm going to sell my last tank and i want to price it fairly. Would love to get inputs before i put it up for sale. So here is what im going to include

 

Equipment

-Custom picO aquarium. 24Longx14Deepx12Tall (17.5 gallons)

-picO Skimmer ( comes with whisper airpump and tubing)

-mp10

- Neothermo heater 75w

-Ati sunpower 24x4 (extra bulbs included)

-Ati hanging kit ( Homedepot piping included)

- Ikea Kallax with wood wraped and stained

-Tunze Nano ATO (water reservoir included)

-DJ strip

Coral

-6 head Duncan

-2 head Frogspawn

- GSP

- 6 different zoas

- Small bubble tip anemone

-Green Torch

-2 Mushrooms (orange)(green)

-Kenya tree

-Red monit cap

-Mushroom with Birdsnest attached

-Superman

LiveStock

- 2 clown fish ( 1 Snowflake 1 misbar)

- tail Spot blenny

- yasha goby and pistol shrimp

- Blood red Cleaner shrimp

- Skunk Cleaner shrimp

- Proclean carb

 

Misc

-Ati test kit

-Hanna Checker

-Refractometer

-Fish food

-Nets, crazy glue

- Water Jugs and Buckets

 

Looks like this

 

[tibbsy07]

I think you have to decide what you feel it's worth, and then start the asking there, knowing full well that you probably will get lower than that. You might try looking in your area for similar set ups to see what they are selling for and what people are buying them for.

 

It also might work best to sell the livestock separately and do that before you sell the rest of it.

[jestep]

You planning on parting out? Typically, whole tank setups take a long time to sell if you want to get a decent portion of what you put into it back. Parting out is faster and usually results in recouping more of your expenses. It is way more complicated though and you have to do it in stages, fish, coral, rock, then equipment.

[ImNew:]]

You planning on parting out? Typically, whole tank setups take a long time to sell if you want to get a decent portion of what you put into it back. Parting out is faster and usually results in recouping more of your expenses. It is way more complicated though and you have to do it in stages, fish, coral, rock, then equipment.

 

I think you have to decide what you feel it's worth, and then start the asking there, knowing full well that you probably will get lower than that. You might try looking in your area for similar set ups to see what they are selling for and what people are buying them for.

 

It also might work best to sell the livestock separately and do that before you sell the rest of it.

 

I hate parting out but you guys have a point.

[thatguytom]

Lmk if you decide to part it out. Interested in the sunpower fixture.

[tibbsy07]

I like what you did with that stand, btw. Ikea expedit with a custom outer reclaimed wood frame? I like the extra wood you put in the lower left section and the wood you backed the two other cubbies with. Wish I had done that!

 

As for parting out, it definitely will sell faster that way, but it takes more time. Even if you don't part out the set up itself, definitely sell the livestock separately. People are often very specific about what livestock they want, and if you are trying to sell ALL of that with a tank setup, many will pass because they want to start their own system and choose what they want, not just buy everything already set to go.

[ImNew:]]

I like what you did with that stand, btw. Ikea expedit with a custom outer reclaimed wood frame? I like the extra wood you put in the lower left section and the wood you backed the two other cubbies with. Wish I had done that!

 

As for parting out, it definitely will sell faster that way, but it takes more time. Even if you don't part out the set up itself, definitely sell the livestock separately. People are often very specific about what livestock they want, and if you are trying to sell ALL of that with a tank setup, many will pass because they want to start their own system and choose what they want, not just buy everything already set to go.

Thanks, i found a great deal on wood and had some leftover wood stain so i figured why not make a cool little project haha.

Thanks for the advice. Ill actually start parting my lifestock soon then.

[smeagol108]

Hey nice tank! I actually want one that is those exact dimensions, wish you didnt live on the other side of the country. lol. Is the tank drilled with a sump? I use that same kallax stand currently minus all the fancy wood. I was wondering if you did the wood for looks or was it necessary for the weight of the tank? I was hoping to use my kallax stand when i upgrade to a 24x14x12.

thanks!