Being a poor student (and with the prospect of student loans on the horizon when I go to Uni this October), it's got to the point where I can't afford to both insure my car and keep my Empeg, so I've had to go for a cheaper audio option. So, here's what's for sale:

- Mark 2a Rio Car in original box with all the leads, manuals, software, sled and PSUs (the original US one plus a UK one). It's got the original 10GB drive plus an additional 6GB one.
- Tuner module (from Patrick).
- Two Darkstorm lenses (in addition to the standard blue one): Neon Green and Neon Red.
- A TamTek bag specially designed for pull-out stereos. It took me ages to find this and it's absolutely perfect for people that don't want a hard Pelican case. It's just the right size for the Empeg -- not too big, not too small -- and it's got a side pocket that's great for the remote, USB lead, ethernet lead, etc.

I really would rather sell the whole lot in one go rather than split it up. Please email your offers to [email protected]

Edit: if anyone's checking, the serial number is: 010101788

Thanks a lot,

Greg Nolle

Whats a TamTek bag then?

That's just the name that's on the front of the bag. It was manufactured by a company called Tamrac. I don't think they make this particular bag anymore -- at least, I can't find it on their web site.

If you're interested, the label that came with the bag says this:

In reply to:

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• Carries, stores and protects pull-out car stereos, CBs, mobile phones, etc.
• Rugged water-resistant Durotec outer material, smooth water-resistant nylon inner lining.
• Int Dimensions: 7.75" W x 7" H x 2" D
• Ext. Dimensions: 8.5" W x 8" x 3" D
  

Constructed of waterproof Durotec and simulated leather trim. Thick foam padding throughout. Lined with smooth, coated backpacking tent nylon.

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The bit about it being suitable for mobile phones is because it was first made in 1989 (although it was sealed and unused when I bought it about a year ago) so I guess it was designed to carry brick-type phones as well! It's primary function is for pull-out stereos though.

Hmm...no offers yet. Maybe I should set a price? I'm thinking around £700 at the moment. I'm basing this on the fact that that a 10GB Rio Car just sold for €800 (about £570) and a tuner just sold on eBay for $265 (about £160). Does that seem reasonable?

I dont think the exchange rate between euros and pounds is very good at the moment. I bought an 10 GB riocar from the states (boxed, new) last october, and I think that came to around £380 including shipping from the states...

I'm not in the market for another unit, but to me £700 seems like quite a lot for a 10GB unit, but I guess it all depends on how desperately somebody out there wants an empeg.

(Slight edit: If that £700 includes (which re-reading the message implies that it does) then £700 does sound petty reasonable)....

Anyway, good luck!

Adrian

Yeah, £700 would be for the whole lot -- empeg, tuner, bag and lenses. And it's a 16GB unit, not 10GB.

Edit: and this is just my idea of what it's worth. That's why I wanted offers because I'm not totally sure how much it is worth.

Still nobody? I suppose I could split the tuner off from the rest of it -- say £500 for the Empeg, bag and lenses, and £200 for the tuner.

If anybody's got a price in mind that's lower than this, please email me anyway. Like I said, to a certain extent I'm just grabbing at straws because I'm not totally sure how much it's all worth.

Greetings!

Typical sale price for a 10-20GB player will range around $600-700. Now that hard drives have come down significantly in price, and increased in storage capacity, you will find that there is less of a premium paid for higher capacity players since the new owner will likely upgrade the player anyway.

An original tuner will occasionally get more than $200 on ebay, but was originally sold for $75. For pricing estimates, you might want to search for "empeg" on ebay, especially the completed items section, to see what they sold for.

Also, there is not really a steady stream of buyers. You will find there are cycles here - typically a bunch of players will surface for sale at one time, and there tends to be a lot of competition for price. The same is true for buyers. Sometimes multiple players will sit on ebay for a few relisting cycles, and then they will all be sold in one cycle. I do not know if that is because of the sale price lowering or because of new interested buyers.

Either way, good luck.

Thanks for the advice, Paul. I guess part of the problem is also due to the weak dollar at the moment ($1.66 to the £).

In which case, how about I say this:

Empeg, bag, lenses - $700/£420/€595
Tuner - $250/£150/€215

An original tuner ... was originally sold for $75.

I'm pretty sure it was originally just under $100, Paul. That's how much I remember paying.

Greetings!

It could be, especially with tax and shipping. I think it listed for around $79 and change, but by the time the extras were added in... That might have also been during the firesale, when I bought my current players and tuners.

Still, it was significantly less expensive than the $200 you see them selling for on ebay...