Not really trying to sell this stove here as we have a possible local buyer. Have not quoted a price just sent him pictures. Replaced the fire bricks on the sides and back last year and have a new baffle to install so stove should be in good shape (other than the light rust on top). Looking for opinions from people on what kind of price I should start at. Thanks, Stephie
I recently saw a 3100 non-steptop on CL for about 600 and thought that was low. Most older air-tight stoves are being posted for at LEAST 3-400. That's a nice stove. You'll likely get more if you sand, clean, then paint the top, but that little bit of rust is nuthin'. As long as there's nothing structurally wrong, stoves shouldn't really lose much value, although I know they do. That stove will go another 20 years, easy.
Thanks Dave. I told him $650 and he came back with $500. Told him that I would just list it for that. It's a great stove and only hope the IS is as good of a stove as the Quad has been. I could also clean it up more and paint it, but always worry that someone will think I am hiding something. Wonder how it would look if I just paint the top?
Oh, I'd be OK at the $500. We paid $600 used back in 2007/08. Told him that I will think about it. I thought that he may come back with $550.
I have the 4300 ACT. Awesome stoves. I would not sell it cheap. Infact, I couldn't bear selling mine so I put it on the extra hearth. That being said, I had to do some welding repairs because of cracks in the secondary channels in the back. I'm guessing you might find some too. I have heard many say that the older ACT stoves are built much better than the newer ACC models. I would throw some polish on it and list it at $800 and expect a bit less.
Thought about doing some light touch ups such as the vegetable oil but thinking $500 is not that bad. Wood heat is not as big here as in some areas so not sure how much more I can really get. I have used it hard for 7 or so years and the only thing I know of is the door latch bolt that needs to be tightened up every few days. If you tighten it up too much the handle is very stiff to use, easy fix if I would put the effort into it. I have not noticed any strange smoke leakage or any other issues. I did do a post using the pictures for $650 to see if anyone replies. Only paid $600 used so not really loosing money when you think about the use we got out of it. I've heard that the new Quads are not the same quality as this one, but who really knows. Maybe I'll do a little more cleaning and repost pictures. Thanks everyone.
