Used Glass Carboys--good deal?

[thewildirishgirl]

I found a guy on craigslist selling five glass carboys. He had pics and they all looked clean and well-maintained. Initially, he wanted $30 apiece, but I haggled him down to $20 apiece. Is this a good deal? At the HBS, they have new ones for sale for $36. We want to start making wine (we live down the road to a small you-pick vineyard) and apfelwein in the fall. Then there's all that beer I plan to brew...I have a disease...and the only cure is more carboys...

 

[wherestheyeast]

What size -- I guess it doesn't matter, that's a pretty good deal (at least in my neck of the woods).

 

[thewildirishgirl]

5 gallons, sorry. I just want to make sure that I got the best price for something used.

 

[marqos]

Considering that wear and tear on carboys is kind of an all-or-nothing proposition, isn't anything under retail a decent deal?

 

[Jsmith82]

If you want carboys that's a pretty solid deal right there.

I prefer buckets (less weight and easier to clean IMO), even cheaper, but if glass is what you're after then I'd grab those in a heartbeat.

 

[thewildirishgirl]

Cool, thanks! I just needed reassurance.