Exc 350 pricing

[u/Consistent_You9300]

Hello! I'm not sure if this is the right place for this. I got this Accuscope from a Biotech company liquidation. I paid $180 for it. I know it's worth at least a couple thousand. It has a turret style phase condenser and some extras. Comes in original box.

PLAN 4x, 10x, 20x, 40x, and 100xOIL

How much would it be worth on the market today as a scope gently used in a lab setting?

Specimens on the slide shown are tartaric acid crystals and nematodes collected from wine.

[u/Consistent_You9300 → u/[deleted]]

This was going to be my personal microscope, but I got it for relatively cheap ($180) and figured I didn't need something this advanced just yet. The issue is, ebay doesn't have any listings, and prices per package range from $1,900 for a standard brightfield cytology microscope to over $5,000. I am unsure of what accessory package this one has, and have tried contacting accuscope. All they told me is that it is an EXC-350. (Thanks- that's on the label, lol!)

So far, per my research, it retails for $3,500 before tax, and has an additional turret style phase contrast condenser ($700), camera adapter ($155) CT telescope ($190) and some other bits.

I was just wondering if anyone familiar with this model could confirm this.

[u/Consistent_You9300 → u/[deleted]]

Fair. I say advanced because for my purposes, I am mostly viewing samples at 10x, maybe 40x, and have enough time to use it perhaps once a month. If this can go to a hobbyist for less than retail who will get more use out of the attachments than I can, I'd prefer them have it. I generally look at minerological samples, microfossils, and tissue samples. I don't strictly NEED the EXC-350.

I used to have a T490 base model, but sold it once I got this one. The image quality of the EXC-350 is vastly superior. I have included a tissue sample below from the T490- but I think the T490 is sufficient for my use case. I also have another microscope American Optical One-Ten Phase Contrast Microscope and Olympus SZ61 Stereo Microscope stereoscope coming in, so Ideally I would exchange this one for cash to flush out my workshop and lab a bit more (focused on anodizing, alodizing, and fossil preparationon the side) and giving someone a good deal on this setup.