"A couple months ago, I saw used 30V go for $355."
Trust me, I counted both of my 30V, twice.
Set them next to each other, and they don't LOOK like $710!
Picked them up, at the same time, and they don't FEEL like $710!
Been a while since I saw a 99V for sale, but...
I saw 99V versions go for over $700.
A 99V with air-x knock-off blades and a hub went for over $1,000.
In perspective of what they cost new, it is still cheap. They are good precision made motors.
Somewhere online, someone posted a scanned catalog page of Ametek motors.
Seems like a standard size new Ametek listed for about $650 back when they were still being made. Early/Mid '80s? Adjusted for inflation?
Yikes.
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