831b for $100, should i buy?

[nhoj_yelbom]

is $100 for a 831b with medeco cylinder and 3 keys a good deal? any advice?

[Squelchtone]

is $100 for a 831b with medeco cylinder and 3 keys a good deal? any advice?

about 5 years ago you could get them new in box for $60 from Coleman's Surplus on ebay. Then locksport got huge and their prices got really high. I sold a new in box one for $299 last year. So yeah, if it isnt too banged up $100 for one with 3 keys is a fair price today, but I'll tell you, 2 to 5 years ago I would have not wanted to pay more than $25-$75 for a used one, and the new ones for $60 sold out pretty quickly

go for it! these things are only getting harder to find.

Squelchtone

[nhoj_yelbom]

Thanks, thats what i wanted to know. I won the bid at $51 but did not meet the reserve.

[MacGnG1]

there is one online right now with no reserve. PM SENT

[edsmiley]

Squelchtone is right.

However, if I noticed anything recently, prices for the S&G padlocks have been more erratic as of late. I have seen some go for under $100 and others for much more. In good condition for $100 is good, but if you are into gambling, you might find one cheaper.

Good Luck,
Ed

[nhoj_yelbom]

Yeah i would like to get one but not in a hurry, i can wait for the right deal. Thanks for the no reserve link!

[MacGnG1]

no problem. i got mine for $70 + 5 for shipping. the lock itself was in good condition but it only came with the square control key and the shackle pin was missing, little things but for 75 bucks it was a great deal. One guy was gonna give me a deal on a new in box with everything for like $200, which is still a pretty decent deal.

I'm surprised how many S&G's have been online recently and how sporadic the prices have been.

[Squelchtone]

Yeah i would like to get one but not in a hurry, i can wait for the right deal. Thanks for the no reserve link!

I'm gonna make you squirm.. I got an 831B 1976, used, 1 key, would not turn, for $9.00 US.

I sprayed some lubricant into keyway, waited ten minutes, and got the key to turn and open the lock! Then I ground down the shoulders on the key and made it into a control key to take lock apart.

This was about 5 years ago.

Squelchtone

[nhoj_yelbom]

Thats the kind of deal im looking for! Do the army surplus stores ever carry these locks?