Anyone looking for a possible cheap 10 panel solar set up ?

nobby1963

Hi All,
Firstly, I have no connection to the seller of this package, I want to make that clear. 

Secondly, if I am breaking any rules by posting this then sorry moderators please remove this thread. 

My motivation is purely to let others here know about an ad I have just spotted on Gumtree that may save someone some money.
The ad is titled ‘Solar Panels’ , it’s in Newton Abbot, down here in Devon.
As far as I can see it’s for a ‘new’ 10 panel set up, but I cannot vouch for it at all but it’s listed for £3000 and photos show a boxed up Suntwins 4000TL Inverter that appears to be new in box and other boxed new items etc.
I was reluctant to post this as I don’t want flack, I’m no expert, I have no connections with the seller as I’ve said, I just thought it looked like a potentially reasonable deal.
Hopefully it should be easy to find for anyone interested.
Again, sorry if I’m out of order posting this.
Cheers
Nobby.

mnbvcxz

I'm all for window shopping. 2kw of panels, rails and inverter. I value at £500-£750 very much only to the right person.

Bimble solar appear to have the low end market pretty much sewn up and a 2kw kit from them is about £1200 but plus the rails/racking. And that would be newish. 

I think this seller may be in for a shock in how much solar prices have come down. You could get 2kw of panels with installation new with payments for under £3000 probably now. Showing a reciept from 2013 for a mcs quotation for £9600 also makes you wonder if these are really are new and garage stored for 7 years or if they were on a roof for several years and then removed and reboxed?

That said the traditional gumtree process does seem to list for several times it value as an invitation to haggle over a much smaller sum. 

nobby1963

Hi,
Thanks very much for your input, clearly if you are right then this isn’t as good a deal as it appeared to be to me, so I guess I’ll remove the thread ( if that’s possible for me to do ) if you’re comments are backed up by other responses.
I thought I might be doing someone a favour by highlighting the ad but it seems not.
That’ll teach me !

Nobby.