Hey all,
First post here, but I've been a lurker for a long time.
I have an ALC-60X and Omnichrome 150R that have been in my collection for a long time, about 17 years. Aside from firing this laser up once in a while to keep the tube happy, I've come to the realization that I probably won't ever use this laser for the project I bought it for. I originally wanted to make a full color laser projector, but too many other projects got in the way. I've been thinking about selling it for a couple years now, and even brought it to the local ham radio swap meet last spring but didn't get any interest at all - I don't think anyone even knew what an argon laser was.
A lot has changed in the past 17 years - when I bought this laser, DPSS laser pointers were still kind of a new thing and red penlasers had just become something everyone had on their keychain. eBay used to be full of ALC-60X's sold by several vendors (MWK, MI, others), but these days it's very rare to see an ALC-60X for sale at all. I paid a bunch of money for this setup back in 2000-2001 (I think I paid over $800 for the supply alone) but I suspect that the availability of cheap solid state lasers is driving down the cost of used argons.
As a result it's hard to judge what this should be worth today. I'd appreciate any advice on how much this setup (ALC-60X + 150R) might be worth, as well as the best venue to sell this stuff (eBay or ?) I haven't shipped an argon in a long time and I am sort of dreading having to box this stuff up (it's heavy!!), so tips on shipping would be helpful as well.
First post here, but I've been a lurker for a long time.
I have an ALC-60X and Omnichrome 150R that have been in my collection for a long time, about 17 years. Aside from firing this laser up once in a while to keep the tube happy, I've come to the realization that I probably won't ever use this laser for the project I bought it for. I originally wanted to make a full color laser projector, but too many other projects got in the way. I've been thinking about selling it for a couple years now, and even brought it to the local ham radio swap meet last spring but didn't get any interest at all - I don't think anyone even knew what an argon laser was.
A lot has changed in the past 17 years - when I bought this laser, DPSS laser pointers were still kind of a new thing and red penlasers had just become something everyone had on their keychain. eBay used to be full of ALC-60X's sold by several vendors (MWK, MI, others), but these days it's very rare to see an ALC-60X for sale at all. I paid a bunch of money for this setup back in 2000-2001 (I think I paid over $800 for the supply alone) but I suspect that the availability of cheap solid state lasers is driving down the cost of used argons.
As a result it's hard to judge what this should be worth today. I'd appreciate any advice on how much this setup (ALC-60X + 150R) might be worth, as well as the best venue to sell this stuff (eBay or ?) I haven't shipped an argon in a long time and I am sort of dreading having to box this stuff up (it's heavy!!), so tips on shipping would be helpful as well.
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You should also avoid double posting, you can use the edit button to update your previous post. 