What is my Sunwayman v10r Ti worth?

I own a Sunwayman v10r Ti with the AA extension tube and am considering selling or trading it.

If I were to consider selling it, what would be a fair price? I use the light, so it has minor scratches from regular use, no drops or major damage, just normal surface ware. A bit of buffing and it would be near perfect.

Thanks.

Campingnut

Not sure but you might scan through the used ads on CPFM to get an idea on what some in the past have sold for.
http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/search.php?searchid=773363

It's hard to put a solid price on without pictures but I would clean it up a bit before selling it. I use 3M polishing clothes to clean up my Ti but there are many other options out their for polishing. You'll always get a better price on a clean looking light than a scraped up on unless the light is unique or polishing will take more away from the original finish than leaving it as is (such as the machine finish on a McGizmo). There was also a huge clearance sale on V10R Ti lights about a year ago from a company in Germany that hurt the re-sale value of these lights. I would say a realistic price on a nicely cleaned up specimen with the AA adapter should bring you $125. But you could try and shoot for $150 and you may get lucky. Also - having the head cracked and a more desirable LED swapped in helps a lot.

Tree Fiddy

Whats fair & whats its worth? I say something is worth what someone will pay for it at that moment in time. Guessing values on items like this can be very difficult. All it takes is 1 person who really really wants something. That person then determines the items value at that moment in time. Great thing about a auction is all it takes is 2 people to really want something. Then the value can skyrocket in seconds! lol

But you ponder, what is a fair price? Well a fair price to you may not be what a fair price is to me. What a condundrum you say! lol

Having said all that:
Not sure if it helps. But I followed one on the bay a few months ago. It was missing the box and AA extender. Condition looked to be good. Bidding closed at $85 (free shipping). So someone felt it was worth at least $85 at that moment.

Never fear, because good ole Ric Flair is always here to help! Just mail it all to me for $50 and call it a day.

Seriously, you mention trade. What kinda items would you consider a fair trade? That would be a interesting part of the Fair Price variable in your equation.

Cheers mate!

I originally traded a new HDS Rotary 200 lumen ($200) for the v10r Ti because I wanted a titanium light and I was not happy that the rotary didn't have a clip option. So I was thinking about selling it or trading it so I could get an HDS clicky.

I think Str8Stroke said it best. I gave you what I think are realistic numbers but what he said is true. People will pay whatever its worth to them. But you can see right now on CPFMP that there a few V10R Ti lights with electronic switches for sale in the $200 range. I think you made a bad trade originally for your HDS - unless your V10R Ti has an e-switch or trits or something more.

I knew it was a bit on the low end, but I wanted to trade it, and it was the right light at the right time. The older HDS clickies are selling around the $120 to $150, so I was thinking that it could be an option.

It may be possible - just gotta find the right person. HDS definitely hurt the resale market when the prices shot up around $60-$80 per light depending on the model this past year.

Now I would submit to you that the HDS is a more robust light but if you compare the Clicky to the V10R Ti I would say that the V10R is a nicer light in many ways - as long as outdoor ruggedness isn't a requirement. The UI is one of the best (and only a Rotary would compare). It can go brighter than the HDS if you use a 16340 IMR cell. You can easily mod it to any LED tint you like - you may have an angry blue one, most were, that could be swapped to much nicer Nichia 219N or a newer XP-G2.

Consider your options.