Classic KISS for sale £1500 ono

alexhaken

I have Classic KISS number 48 for sale £1500 ono.
Standard unit (no modifications).
Comes with 2 x 5 litre steel cylinders (both just out of test), spare set of loop hoses, spare ADV diaphragm, spare DSV one-way valves, 1 x full (unopened) tub of Sofnolime 797, spare full set of 'o' rings.
2 out of 3 cells replaced in last year. All 3 cells working okay.
Wing / harness not included in sale.
For photos or more info please e-mail alex@ahaken.freeserve.co.uk
Location Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Buyer collects (or arrange a mutual mid-way point for pick up)

Cheers
Alex Haken

Chris_H

I just sent you an email. I'm interested, but I'm in the USA. Not sure if that works for you or not.

Smudgegs

email sent

Chris_H

Alex replied to me via email stating this unit would be on Ebay because of the overwhelming response. Can anyone send me a link? I checked Ebay UK and Ebay USA. Thanks.

jkaterenchuk

Most likely because his price is well under market price. Everyone loves a deal! Unless your a current owner thinking about selling.

John

lizardland

Well not if you're thinking about selling... I bet there were a few people who spent a solid hour swearing at the monitor...

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jkaterenchuk

I was in that group! Modified my wording above.

John

Dave1w

While it's generally expected that an item is worth what someone is going to pay for it, realistically, is a second hand rebreather, such as a Kiss really worth the sort of money they are going for second hand nowadays?

I guess for a Classic Kiss, you are looking at around, what £2000 plus? Thats a hell of a lot of money, not far off the new price, and really, what for? There's no complicated electronics, now complicated pnuematics to these, a few specially machines parts, and that's about it.

Dave (from Yorkshire as you can probably tell)

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lizardland

New is $5700CA, so £2850, add on about another £600 to get it into the UK, plus training (not everyone wants to do training), plus cylinders, plus usually enough spares to keep you going. Plus the fact that there are only a few hundred in service and probably a small proportion of which is in the UK, they don't come up for sale that often.

I think £2-2.5k is a reasonable price.

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Ben Field

£2-2.5K doesn't buy much these days.... a broken Inspiration probably the most common "cheap" route into rebreathers. (Although I found a buddy of mine an "unused", unmolested one for just £2K recently, bargain)

The thing with a KISS is that unless you are REALLY unlucky, what you buy will be usable Because it has no fancy electrickery, non-servicable parts or return to manufacturer servicing... you swap and lube the o-rings, replace the cells, check the ADV, fill with slime and you are sorted!

If I where looking to buy a CK 2nd hand in the UK I would consider paying almost upto the full new price for newish one as it saves the importing/shipping hassle and the product is- what you see is what you get.

If Alex had asked for £2.5K right here he would have still had his arm torn off in the rush... guess it pays to do your research before just coming in blind and posting an item for sale....

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