what's a fair price on this SB 9A?

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I am new to the site and machining in general. I am looking to buy a SB 9A and use it at as a hobby maching in my garage. I build cars, dune buggies, etc as a hobby and use a machine shop several times a year for custom parts. While thats not a bad deal i enjoy doing it myself.

So i have found a 9A that has been privately owned for hte last 15 years. it comes with a 3&4 jaw chuck, single point tool holders, some carbide bits, collet set and claser, and a quick change gear box. The owner claims it is in great shape and turns to .001" repeatedly.

I am not looking to steal it but would like to know a fair market value on the lathe. the owner has moved and no longer has room for it. it has only been sitting a few months.

Here are a few pics. I know you cant determine wear from the pics.

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Price seems to vary more with location than machine. The lathe is dirty but nothing appears to be broken and my gut tells me its in good condition under the dirt. Where I am it would probable sell for $2500.00 other places online I have seen similar lathes sell for $1200.00

Shawn
 
Being new to lathes I couldn't say, you might get a better feed back from the guys that know if you give them some more details. Something like, have you seen the lathe in person or just from photo's, what is the owner asking for it?
 
In the midwest with the accessories shown it should bring between $1000 to $1300 depending on demand in your area. Personally I'd offer $950 and see how it goes.
 
Without meaning to insult, with the Very dirty condition of the lathe, it doesn't look like it's been turned on in the last 15 years. If this is the state of the lathe upon advertising it for sale, I'd take a very close look. His statement of holding .001 repeatably is only that... a statement. This state of neglect shows how the owner cares about the lathe. I would walk away, just on the pics alone. $500.00 is all I would entertain for a lathe in such a state.

Brian :)
 
Bishop said:
Price seems to vary more with location than machine. The lathe is dirty but nothing appears to be broken and my gut tells me its in good condition under the dirt. Where I am it would probable sell for $2500.00 other places online I have seen similar lathes sell for $1200.00

Shawn
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I'm with your thinking Shawn--a plain 9" SB with just one chuck and no tooling can sell for 1K----this one has two chucks---a nice cabinet stand--20 collets and holder----tooling----and a quick change gearbox---so I would think $1500 would be fair--------Dave
 
pretty hard to tell without seeing it and running it. The tooling may be worth $3-400 on its own if the 3 jaw is in recent condition, the lathe could be worth anything from $4-500 to $1000 depending on whether it's teardown and rebuild project or wipe it down and use it lathe.

It would be worth finding a local friendly machinist to take along and check it out with you. For that lathe, I would hit the limit at around $1000 if I could turn it on, try some different speeds and if everything moved smoothly, less if I couldn't, more if it was obviously pristine under the muck. It's a crap shoot to be honest, some lathes have been given a paint job, tarted up and be completely worn out, others look like ....e but a rub down with WD40 reveals a near new jem.
 
That's a pretty nice lathe, with some decent tooling. What is he asking for it? Seriously you could spend $500 for a 6x18 Atlas with less tooling. If you like it and he's being fair and honest grab that one. Plug it in and have him run it for you ....I'd bet that lathe will do anything you need it too. I don't see how you'ld go wrong in the 1k area
 
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