huh - maybe I should sell mine
Zerostat: Old is Gold?
I was recently in the market for a Zerostat gun. I looked online and saw that they had moved their production from England to China. Of course, without any reduction in price. As I try to avoid Chinese manufacture as much as I can, I thought I would buy a used one on ebay. I bid on a few auctions but was surprised to see them selling for around $50 for one in decent (but hardly new) condition. The new blue Zerostats from China are $80 and up.
Are the old Zerostats in some way superior to the newer Chinese made that would justify the (IMO) relatively high prices being realized for the original guns?
Are the old Zerostats in some way superior to the newer Chinese made that would justify the (IMO) relatively high prices being realized for the original guns?
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I have my original Empire static gun, which I probably bought in the late 1970s. Still seems to work, although I have read that there are parts inside these things that eventually wear out ("Good for 10,000 LP sides!"). I would only buy used if there was some way to verify they still functioned correctly. This is one of those devices that makes you wonder if some non-audio equivalent is out there that does the same thing at a fraction of the price. Something like drum gels or Magic Erasure instead of Onzow Zerodust. And... Amazon to the rescue: https://www.amazon.com/TOOGOO-Cylinder-Elimination-Discharger-Anti-Static/dp/B00KBQCHZO/ref=sr_1_7?i... Now we need someone to try one of these and see if it works! |
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