[mgarblik]

I love old SUN equipment. Very high quality and easy to use. I used a SUN 1020 scope allot in the old days. Used other brands as well, Bear, Marquette, Allen and so forth. SUN was always my favorite. The bad news for the seller is they have little no no value. They are so big and heavy, often just thrown away or tossed in a land fill. That one as nice as it is probably worth $100.00 or so. Sometimes really cool stuff doesn't have allot of resale value. Cool find .

[besserspat]

Originally Posted by mgarblik

I love old SUN equipment. Very high quality and easy to use. I used a SUN 1020 scope allot in the old days. Used other brands as well, Bear, Marquette, Allen and so forth. SUN was always my favorite. The bad news for the seller is they have little no no value. They are so big and heavy, often just thrown away or tossed in a land fill. That one as nice as it is probably worth $100.00 or so. Sometimes really cool stuff doesn't have allot of resale value. Cool find .

He told me he was hoping to get 500$ for it , ill try to find him a buyer, I have plenty of shop space but I dont even know how to use this thing and he would have to show me how it works and the replacement parts /maintenance would give me nightmares.

Ill see and if he can't sell it , Ill catch it before he turfs it... its just so clean, can this perform things a simple compression tester, vacuum tester and fancy adjustable timing light do?

Any idea what year that thing is?

[mgarblik]

I would say mid 1960's model. I can't say he can't get $500.00 for it. But similar SUN equipment comes up all the time for sale in similar condition for much less. The key factor, if desired just for nostalgia furniture would be the ability to just come and pick it up. To put it on a palate and then a wood crate and ship cross-country would cost $700.00-1000.00. Customer pick-up changes the story. I had a chance to get a SUN 1020, which is a larger nicer unit for free. But I had to go get it in Nebraska. I think he just ended up throwing it away. It looked to be in similar condition including all the manuals. As nice as the unit looks, I bet all the paperwork is inside the cabinet. In the door, they had a pouch for all that stuff. Again, I love them. But difficult and expensive to transport which kills their value unless a local buyer. Good luck with it.

[besserspat]

Thanks, ill try to find him a buyer hes in Montreal. Im not saying I will buy it but if he end up turfing it , ill pick it up. It would fit well in my shop which is like a 1960 bubble. It would just be one more headache I dont need lol

[ta6point6]

That is pretty cool but 500 dollars for a display piece is asking alot.