Craigslist tank deal

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I had an opportunity to purchase what was described as a 280 CF oxy tank and about 150 CF acetylene tank.  Full of gas but apparently out of date.   $200 plus the $60 (?) it would have cost to get them tested.It didn't seem like the deal of the century and I passed.  Just for future reference doesn't that seem "just ok" for a craigslist find?Last edited by AmericanWelder; 12-28-2014 at 09:42 PM.Reason: Typo
Reply:What's the cost of new tanks at your local?Also- I would only buy tanks I know I could swap out or get filled at my LWSEd Conleyhttp://www.screamingbroccoli.com/MM252MM211 (Sold)Passport Plus & Spool gunLincoln SP135 Plus- (Gone to a good home)Klutch 120v Plasma cutterSO 2020 benderBeer in the fridge
Reply:Originally Posted by Broccoli1Also- I would only buy tanks I know I could swap out or get filled at my LWS
Reply:I pay about $20 to hydro test cylinders. However most times my supplier doesn't even look at the dates on my cylinders when I exchange them.  Last time I checked a new 80 cf of O2 would run you $160 filled and a 75 of acetylene would set you back $110. We are talking about over 3 times the O2 and twice the acetylene for about 2/3rds the cost.Whether they will exchange the cylinders would be the big question. If the cylinders came from the same company I deal with regularly, that wouldn't be an issue. Since I have an account, they take any size cylinder I bring in and exchange it out, even if it's not mine. I regularly borrow spare cylinders from a friend of mine if I get jammed up on a weekend, and my supplier never has a problem swaping them out for full cylinders even if I don't have a lease on that size. As long as I have one to give him, his count stays right and he doesn't care.If those cylinders came from the other shop in the area, I'd probably just go open an account with them long before I need to exchange the cylinder. I'd bet they wouldn't care either as long as I was in their system and it was a one to one swap. Things might get a bit screwy if I tried to say exchange the O2 for argon or mig gas as that would change their count numbers and they may have to justify where the cylinder came from. That might toss up a red flag since I wouldn't have any cylinders on lease."Odd" cylinders from some one other than those two big companies would be my biggest issue, since no one local will fill large customer owned cylinders near me. I've got about 12 that are pretty much useless to me that I gave to a friend simply because he can exchange them down his way..No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth! Ronald Reagan
Reply:Here's a prices from a supplier buy me for full tanks. . http://milwaukee.craigslist.org/tld/4808415550.htmlFor $200.00 and FULL sounds cheap depending on your location. Check what your supplier would charge to exchange IF they were compatible to what they handle. Refills could be costly too.