FOR SALE! SRS SR830 DSP Lock-In Amplifer - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: mruhi.celik
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 28, 2024, 12:17:04 am
content: Hello everyone,I am selling a Stanford Research Systems SR830 DSP Lock-In Amplifier. It was manufactured in June 2003, and is in good working condition. Photos of the product can be found in the attachment. Please contact me if you need additional information or are interested in purchasing.

author: DaJMasta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2024, 03:17:33 am
content: You've got a single post here and being coy with the details reeks of being overpriced, plus the majority of scammers always insist on everything being via PM.What's your asking price and do you ship internationally?

author: mruhi.celik
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 28, 2024, 06:56:44 am
content: I understand your suspicions and you are right about the single post. The truth is, it is my first time stumbling across EEVblog, and I have created an account for the sole purpose of selling my SR830. I have no other intentions but to find a buyer for this device and that is the reason why I have created an account and posted the ad. I am happy to carry our conversation under this post if you are more comfortable with that.My asking price is $6999. This is based off of similar ads found on ebay and other used science equipment websites.I am willing to ship internationally. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

author: _Wim_
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2024, 08:32:23 am
content: Quote from: DaJMasta on December 28, 2024, 03:17:33 amIt seems you were correct.@mruhi.celik, when looking for prices, always search for actual sold items on Ebay (no SR830 has sold, but you can for example look for "dsp lock-in". Ebay is full of overpriced items that will never sell, similar with science equipment websites (although they sometimes get lucky with companies needed this exact items due to standard operating procedures and cost does not matter...)

author: zrq
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2024, 09:57:17 am
content: Unrealistic price.

author: Zoli
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2024, 03:26:47 pm
content: Quote from: _Wim_ on December 28, 2024, 08:32:23 amLooks like there are some SR-830's sold on fleabay: one for$4999US, one best offer accepted for$3300US; currently, is one listed for$1679US.

author: DaJMasta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 28, 2024, 06:19:31 pm
content: While until recently SRS still sold the SR830 new from them for a lower price than that (I believe it was 4-5k), but the successor to the SR830, the SR860, brand new, from the manufacturer, is lower than your asking price.https://www.thinksrs.com/products/sr860.htmlEbay has a lot of sellers that price almost arbitrarily high and just wait, because someone will come along who thinks it is the going rate and who has money to throw away and will occasionally buy one, and with an absurd asking price, you really only need to sell like 1 in 10 pieces of gear to turn a profit. It's an awful business model, and those hiding the sale prices of their completed listings are only aiding this, but as mentioned, looking at previous completed listings and their sale prices (or asking prices after no sale) can give you a more reasonable expectation of price.You can understand why someone would be skeptical at selling a very high value item to someone with no reputation on the platform, so maybe selling through ebay or similar where at least the company running the sale can guarantee the buyer (and seller) certain protections makes it easier for someone to take that risk.

author: mruhi.celik
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: December 28, 2024, 11:58:31 pm
content: Quote from: DaJMasta on December 28, 2024, 06:19:31 pmMy apologies for the confusion. My asking price was $6999 CAD, which is about $4850 USD. So it is below the SR860's manufacturer price. I still think $4850 USD for an SR830 is reasonable, but I would like to hear what your offer is. Price is negotiable.Also, thanks for the suggestion about listing on ebay! I actually already have it listed on there:https://www.ebay.com/itm/146083795308?_skw=srs+sr830&itmmeta=01JG7V3FW7TGNGY3B6MCE7PBMT&hash=item220345d16c:g:cjUAAOSwxvtnLCIs&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKn50iNt5Cj4tPAIKCxq6aVw8584g6N0K2rbjyOfBWT8EtAQG2ILU38wIyxj1bU2BwtGiP4xShphMj9Q%2F0%2BGKEp8b43gvvBWX%2FIMl7P3QurEqhNJ0yz2QdLFug6cg%2FGzAf34ruAxfM88w0NIS6J7Kpq79NutVvMRrcWoKwn8H0Y%2Fh3r%2F4PJN%2Bq%2F2xA%2BaJ4qdEAjP5HUkNyxkHBYJwhbBPZJNlItxBWBCVkxeHHyT3J6chHevTUe5lPo3GKFZY%2ByEqMM%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5z-jfuBZQI am willing to complete the transaction through ebay for the added protection on both sides. I am more so posting the ad on this platform for outreach and to find customers that will be interested in this niche lab equipment.

author: _Wim_
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2024, 06:32:16 am
content: Quote from: Zoli on December 28, 2024, 03:26:47 pmIt seems when I use the Belgium Ebay site these are not shown in the search, but with the US Ebay site, they are! Will use both in the future to look up prices!

author: voltsandjolts
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 29, 2024, 08:45:31 am
content: Quote from: mruhi.celik on December 28, 2024, 11:58:31 pmIt is indeed niche. What did you use it for? (Assuming you didn't find it in a dumpster)

author: jonpaul
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 29, 2024, 01:18:57 pm
content: Look on Ebay USA site, search>> advance>>completed salesThe cost asked is over the new cost of the more recent SRS mdel.I advised start your own Ebay sale listing, choose "worldwide" or EU for buyer locationsJon