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Old Jul 24, 2018 | 10:32 PM
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A buddy of mine put Xidas on his NB and has some used Fat Cat Coilovers sitting in a box. He used them for 7 track seasons. No known issues with them. We are trying to determine a fair price for them. What’s a fair price range for them? Thanks for your help.

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Less than used Xidas.
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More than the Wettest Teins.
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I'd pay $100 for em. Send me your PayPal.
Old Jul 24, 2018 | 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
Less than used Xidas.
For sure! Any dollar range guess-stimate? Thanks.

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see related threads... 1750,1200,1300 just clicking in the first few...
Old Jul 25, 2018 | 12:08 AM
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There’s a spreadsheet for that
Old Jul 25, 2018 | 08:31 AM
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Half the price of new, after they have been rebuilt.

Because I wouldn't be interested in putting a setup with that much time/wear on them on my own car. YMMV
Old Jul 25, 2018 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by z31maniac
Half the price of new, after they have been rebuilt.

Because I wouldn't be interested in putting a setup with that much time/wear on them on my own car. YMMV
Thanks. Just to be clear, he used them for 7 track season and approx 3,000 miles. This was not SPEC racing or wheel to wheel.

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Old Jul 25, 2018 | 10:27 AM
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Sell them on Miata.net where MeisterR is top dong.
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Shaikh's special esoteric body oils that these were anointed with would have worn off by now.
Old Jul 25, 2018 | 10:50 AM
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I think the 50-60% of new is about right. Whenever I go to sell a used part in good condition . . . and actually want to sell it in a reasonable timeframe . . . that's my goto. When you do advertise, mention the 3,000 miles and HPDE usage, because if your 7 track seasons were like mine you would already have gone through a couple of rebuilds or replacements on those shocks. Make sure to specify the spring rates.
Old Jul 25, 2018 | 10:53 AM
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You can probably get $1000-1300, which is about 50% of their new cost I believe. Spring rates, build date, original receipt, good pictures will help him fetch a bit more than without this info.
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Originally Posted by concealer404
Shaikh's special esoteric body oils that these were anointed with would have worn off by now.
Were any of those oils from a snake? Just curious.
Old Jul 25, 2018 | 04:32 PM
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Anecdata: I recently sold mine locally for $1000 with ~5000 street miles and two track days on them.
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Originally Posted by chp5
He used them for 7 track seasons
$450.

-$300 for the sleeves and springs, used
-$100 for the tophats, bumpstops, and all assocated hardware
-$50 for the shocks which might not be (but probably are) junk due to excessive track use without a rebuild
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