FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

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FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by ykol20 » Fri Jun 17, 2011 2:03 pm

Hi Everyone, I'm new to the forum, but figured super soaker forums would be the best place to find a good home for my Monster XL.

I have an older Monster XL from 2002. I haven't had much use for it and would love to see it go to a collector who appreciates it.

The gun works great as far as I can tell, no leaks. Feel free to ask for specific tests and I would be glad to do them. I do not have the QFD for it.

It is a little sentimental to me so I am looking for $150 or best offer, I think shipping would be ~$30 to anywhere in the US.

Feel free to ask questions, I would be happy to answer them.

Here are some pics :-)

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by wetmonkey442 » Fri Jun 17, 2011 5:55 pm

Welcome to the forum! As always, we recommend sellers (especially those looking for so much money) head over to eBay. Not only is the sales process more secure, but you will not find many people here willing to pay so much for a water gun.
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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by ykol20 » Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:43 am

Thanks for the advice :)

I actually already tried on ebay and didn't get any bids. Although I did see other Monster XL's sell for similar prices at some select auctions (I figure it's just luck of the draw with the bidding wars). I'm just trying to price things out and sell if the price is right. Like I said, these super soaker boards seem to have some collectors on them that would appreciate and get more use out of this thing than I do.

If anyone is interested, I could just arrange a quick "buy it now" auction on ebay at an agreed on price to keep both parties protected under whatever protections ebay offers.

As always, thanks for the interest

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by martianshark » Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:33 pm

The 2002 edition MXL is not nearly as good as the original. I doubt you'll be able to sell it for $150. Try $99.99
CA99 wrote:It's funny because you can get 5 water bottles and a pencil for much less than $90.

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by ykol20 » Sun Jun 19, 2011 6:48 pm

I'm not really sure when I got it, it may have been 2001 actually, how can I tell? Would you be interested in $150 with shipping included?

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by martianshark » Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:43 pm

Yours is the 2002 edition. I can tell because it has short barrels and a more spherical-shaped reservoir.
CA99 wrote:It's funny because you can get 5 water bottles and a pencil for much less than $90.

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by GJIV » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:16 pm

I do not like the 2002 model as much as the original one. It is just not as good as it could be. Smaller reservoir and shorter nozzles are no improvement.

From own experience I can say that the short nozzles sometimes do not provide a laminar stream, more like a burst. The longer nozzles are just good to keep the laminator and hold the stream clean and straight.

150 Dollars for the XL 2002, no thanks :|

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by mr. dude » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:54 am

Most of the eBay auctions that end up in the $100+ area are those that start very cheap. A $150 starting price will scare people off.
I understand that it's very risky to have a low starting price, but that'll attract more bidders.

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by ykol20 » Thu Jun 23, 2011 2:18 pm

Yeah, it's definitely risky to start low sometimes. I'm not really looking for a quick sale, like I said $150 or best offer if anyone wants to make one. I'm willing to throw in shipping for that price. Thanks for the advice everyone :)

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by SEAL » Thu Jun 23, 2011 3:29 pm

martianshark wrote:Yours is the 2002 edition. I can tell because it has short barrels and a more spherical-shaped reservoir.
Uh, that's actually not the 2002 edition. The 02 version had even shorter nozzles. Click here for a comparison. You have the original version.
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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by GJIV » Thu Jun 23, 2011 5:15 pm

Hm, if you sell the CPS Monster XL Mk1(original version with the long nozzles etc.) for 150 Dollars total, we have a deal !

let me know !

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by ykol20 » Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:05 pm

That sounds tempting, but I think shipping to Australia would be prohibitively expensive. I was thinking in terms of $120 for the gun and $30 for shipping. If there is a shipping option for around $30 I would do it.

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by wetmonkey442 » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:04 am

^He lives in Austria, not Australia. Shipping will probably still be bad, but it would be worth it to recalculate.
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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by GJIV » Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:52 pm

wetmonkey442 wrote:^He lives in Austria, not Australia. Shipping will probably still be bad, but it would be worth it to recalculate.
Thanks ! I really do not know why people do interchange and miss-read this SO OFTEN !! ... Between Austria and Australia are more than 14 227 773 kilometres !!! And Australia is a Continent while Austria is just a small but well developed land in west-europe....

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by martianshark » Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:11 pm

Location isn't the reason people mistake you for living in Australia. They just sound really similar.
CA99 wrote:It's funny because you can get 5 water bottles and a pencil for much less than $90.

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by ykol20 » Sat Jun 25, 2011 2:15 am

Apologies for that, I was actually reading something interesting about making similar mistakes a while ago. http://dan.hersam.com/2005/01/27/readin ... d-letters/

I did a few quick quotes for Austria and it seems like the shipping would still run $80-120, unless you are able to find something cheaper? I'm in North Carolina, US

Thanks for the interest everyone, I even learned something about my supersoaker that I had not known before (never knew it was the "original"). I might be tempted to hang on to it for a while longer haha.

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by King_monsterxl » Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:24 pm

I just bought the original one I guess from the comparisons that I made for 140 shipped .with out the quick refill adapter thing......does anyone know where I can buy the qrf adapter for my gun????? :(

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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by atvan » Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:51 pm

I know G Jiv has 5, but is unlikely to sell them. Also, start a new topic.
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Re: FS: Monster XL $150 OBO

Post by Me_Soak_U » Fri Jul 29, 2011 10:08 am

Maybe on eBay sometimes they're there.
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