A good price or not

[DJ Frankie]

Morning

I have been offered a one Martin Wizard for £200 which is in good condition, is this a good price or should I hold out for the Extreme version?

Frankie

[Charlie Brown]

Honestly? I really wouldn't bother with any of them! Better effects out there for less money.

[sweetie]

Good price but wizard extremes are commonly being sold for less than twice that price. I'd probably get it and maybe upgrade in the future?

[DeckstarDeluxe]

Honestly? I really wouldn't bother with any of them! Better effects out there for less money.

Because you didn't take the time to get them to work correctly?

[Charlie Brown]

Because you didn't take the time to get them to work correctly?

And you're basing that on what?

I had it DMX'd with 12 different scenes - I had the mirror ball, slow rotating roses, strobe, different gobos, sound to light, stars...

It's just not what it's lived up to be. I remember a few other people saying the same 'I thing - 'thought it would be better for the price'

[Corabar Entertainment]

Let's not turn this in to a thread about whether or not any particular light is any good or not: the question was 'Is £200 a good price for a Martin Wizard?'.

[paulg]

At the moment, £200 is OK for a very clean wizard, £350 to £400 for an Extreme version is about right. I've been watching them on Ebay.

Charlie is right though, there are probably better products now - the extreme was released quite a few years ago - I'd expect the prices to plummet as more people realise this so maybe £300 for an extreme is nearer the mark. But whether the newer products will have the build quality and longevity remains to be seen. The Martin Extreme is Chinese made though.


PS, Charlie, you'd not got the bulb aligned properly and it was showing signs of damage (did you use the DMX unit to slow power down the bulb whilst keeping the fans running). The DMX programming wasn't quite right either, hence the odd jumps in the sequences.

[DJ Frankie]

Cheers guys, maybe I'll hold out for the extremes.

[WWDJ]

Charlie is right though, there are probably better products now - the extreme was released quite a few years ago.

I'd like to know what the probably better products are. Perhaps we should debate it in another thread.

[spin mobile disco]

I sold my wizards for £250 each about a year ago. But both had over a 1000 hours on the discharge bulbs so I though that was a fair price with the bulb being about £40 each.
I would say fair if in good condition. great if in excellent condition.