How much should I ask for my Sub-Zero's?

15 years ago

One reason for my kitchen redo is to make my kitchen much more user friendly. Unfortunately, my 36 inch SZ counterdepth frig and 36 inch SZ CD freezer won't fit into the new design. Yes, I will be going thru rehab to fit back into a "normal" size CD frig and freezer. I keep telling myself that if I went thru 26 hours of unmedicated labor and delivery, I can make it thru the rest of my life without these beasts. I plan to sell them on my local Craigslist. However, I have no clue whatsoever to ask for them. They are model 201F and 201R: black fronts, but would accept a custom panel. Excellent condition, yada, yada. They are original to the house, 1978. I've looked them up on Ebay and can't find a selling price for any that have been sold. Any ideas where I should start with an asking price? I'm also posting this on the kitchens website for input. Thanks . . .

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loves2cook4six
15 years ago
They're 30 years or older. I'm not sure you would get much for them. Could you donate them to a church or other not-for-proft? They may be worth more as a tax deduction than in hard cold cash.
ci_lantro
15 years ago
There's always a market for used refrigs & freezers but don't expect to get a lot for them. Maybe $100-$150 each, at the most.
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I agree with Malhgold, particularly the part about transporting them. I had a hard enough time selling a file cabinet on Craig's List because no one had a means of moving a file cabinet, much less two 36" SZ's. Also, I just checked my local Craig's List and there were a bunch of Subzero's for sale, all fairly current models, so your SZ's would be competing on Craig's List with the ones people are selling that are newer. You'll probably get more via a tax deduction if you donate them than you will trying to sell them on Craig's List. But, since Craig's List is free, give it a try, and see what responses you get. To set a price--perhaps ask yourself what YOU'd pay for them if you saw them advertised.
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antss
15 years ago
I'd start at 500 and move if I didn't get any responses.
Stacey Collins
15 years ago
There were some similar-vintage Sub-Zeros for sale here in Maine recently. I can't remember how much, though... I am thinking about $500-$700??? I remember seeing the ad and going, WoW! Sub-zeros for that little!.... and then seeing the age.
remodelfla
15 years ago
I have to side with loves2cook on this one. I'm always scouring craigslist and ebay for items; but a 30 year old frig is still a 30 year old frig even if it's a sub zero. If you're willing, I'd see more worth in donating them both for the intrinsic value as well as tax deduction.
bobt
15 years ago
probably too late, but maybe it'll come in handy for someone running a search and this comes up. if the person you're selling to doesn't know about SZ's from a repair point of view, you should still be able to get 300-600 or so for them. if, however, the person knows SZ's, and you tell him/her that the compressor has not been changed ever, or once, for a 30 + year old model, they won't pay more than 100-300, since a SZ compressor is a 1000-1500 job.
wa8b
15 years ago
I'd say you'll be lucky if you can get your new appliance dealer to haul them away for you. More than likely, you'll need to pay someone to properly dispose of them or take them off your hands.

30+ year-old Sub-Zeros are hardly vintage collectables.
live_wire_oak
15 years ago
You may have to pay to get them hauled off. They use the old refrigerant that is no longer manufactured, and SEVERELY regulated by the EPA. (So it would need retrofitting to the new refrigerant with new $$ parts if you had to do any repair to the sealed system.) Last I checked, it was over $300 per pound if you had to buy R30 for a recharge, and special certified equipment is needed to remove it from the fridge in order to legally dispose of it. City refuse departments won't haul any refrigerator off if you sit it to the curb, and they'll haul off anything around here--- but tires and fridges.

Anyone who even thought about buying them would want them for free (and would need a refrigeration license to even tinker with them) if they knew all of that, and I'd expect most people would internet research a Craig's list posting first.
antss
15 years ago
LWO - I think you might be suprised who trolls Craig's List.
gator_23
14 years ago
Would you have a recommended price for me to ask for a 2000 year model 650F subzero refrigerator in excellent condition?
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14 years ago
You might be able to give them to a used appliance dealer (but they probably wouldn't want them, too expensive to make them usable), and they might even pick them up at no cost to you, otherwise, anyone would be foolish to spend money on 30 year old appliances.

How much should I ask for my Sub-Zero's?

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