Magnetic stir plate on Ebay - not mine

Just saw this on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/Magnetic-Stir-Plate-60-to-1600-rpm_W0QQitemZ330362555515QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item4ceb248c7b&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14#ht_500wt_1182
i'd buy it if I didn't already own one.

Sweet. I've been in the market for one. Was going to buy from Stir Starters, but hey, if I can get a real one for the same price or a little more, why not?

Well, that one won't have a lifetime guarantee and there is still a bit of time left on that auction too.

I haven't looked at many prices for stirplates. Is this a good price?

talenos said:

Well, that one won't have a lifetime guarantee and there is still a bit of time left on that auction too.

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Yea, we'll see how it goes.

elmetal said:

I haven't looked at many prices for stirplates. Is this a good price?

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No, its a terrible deal. You should not bid on it.

Edcculus said:

Sweet. I've been in the market for one. Was going to buy from Stir Starters, but hey, if I can get a real one for the same price or a little more, why not?

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How is this stirplate any different than the Stir Starters Stir plate? I know that they both use DC electric motors as the stir mechanism plus the Stir Starters Stir plate comes with a lifetime warranty. The owner of Stir Starters is a member here, so support is a lead pipe cinch.

I agree with Sawdustguy. If you need one don't hesitate to buy from stirstarters.com. I just bought a stir plate from stirstarters.com through ebay and couldn't be happier. I was planning to buy through his website, but saw he had an auction up, so I decided to bid and ended up winning. The stir plate was $26 + $8 shipping + $25 for a 2000 mL flask. He was very quick about responding to emails and shipping. I bought the item over the weekend and it shipped Monday and got to me on Wed. or Thurs. It was very well packed and I've had no issues with it (however, I haven't owned it very long).

I like to support vendors that get good reviews in the forum and vendors that are active in the forum. So far I am 2/2 with great vendors (AHS and Stirstarters).

I certainly don't mean to take away anything Derrin has contributed with his stir plates and other great products. However, it's a great deal on a piece of lab quality machinery. I own an old one and its a tank. Mine has an aluminum body and thick aluminum top that can easily handle a 2000ml flask. I am definately buying thermowells from stirplates.com because its a great deal. Similarly this is a great deal.

Pickles,

To clear up any confusion about HBT vendors selling stir plates:

Derrin's stir plates are sold at www.stirplates.com

StirStarter stir plates are sold at www.stirstarters.com

We're two different people selling some quality gear!

sorry about mixing the two up. No doubt its quality stuff. Just passing on a good deal I saw online.

One more option (stir plate):

https://youtu.be/mdY1OvTND1M

Also available on ebay.

Holy necropost, Batman!

fuzzybee said:

Holy necropost, Batman!

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Whoa!