Value of a Omega Universal 4x5 Variable Condenser Lamphouse w/ chassis and stand?

[PureQuill Photo]

Hi newbie to the forum & I have decided to get back into large format again & I am setting up my darkroom.
I found a Omega Universal 4x5 Variable Condenser Lamphouse w/ chassis and stand for $100.
It has the lens turret but no lenses or negative carriers. Is this a good/fair price or should I look for a complete enlarger with negative carriers & lenses?
Thanks
Pure Quill

[vinny]

I'd pass.
people give this stuff away.

[Tin Can]

Put WTB ad in local Craigslist.

List your location below your name here.

[Heroique]

If we're talking (as in the photo below) a lamp house, variable condenser box, variable condenser lens, condenser lens housing, corrugated spacer, two 6.5" condenser lenses – just these things, and nothing else, in fine shape, would easily be worth $100 to me – and I would have no trouble selling such an assembly, displayed w/ nice photos & clear text, for $150-200 on my local Seattle CL.

[PureQuill Photo]

Here is the ad it has photos of the enlarger.
http://salem.craigslist.org/pho/4257843051.html
Any advise is greatly appreciated.
Thanks to those who have responded to my thread!

[Nathan Potter]

Grab it; seems nearly complete. Any minor missing parts are readily available on ebay or here. You can get the enlarging lens you need for a song now a days.

Nate Potter, Austin TX.

[Luis-F-S]

Certainly worth $100 and you'd save it from the dump! L

[BradS]

$100 without neg carriers and without any lens? Is there a $100 bill taped to the bottom of the baseboard ?

[Heroique]

Those images show an enlarger in fantastic shape. Likely a fine bargain for $100.

I'd learn how to inspect it properly – and if you purchase it, how to disassemble and safely transport that baby. Then you're just a few easy accessories away.

You can visit the following site and do a few searches on the "Ask Harry! Help Forum" here:

http://www.classic-enlargers.com

Harry Taylor is the site owner and a great source for questions.

[PureQuill Photo]

Thanks for all the responses, going to check it out in person this evening.
This is my 1st foray into large format in over 30 years.
Pretty sure once I start down this path I am not going to want to go back.
As much as I enjoy the freedom & speed of roll film & then digital.
I miss the deliberate process that shooting B&W film in large format forces.
Just the act of loading the film holders, setting the camera up on a tripod ,then focusing on a ground glass, adjusting the tilts & swings & making very conscious decisions on everything from film type & exposer.
Then on to chemistry & paper choices in the darkroom that are missing in this auto everything, take as many exposers as you want & sort then sort through a 100+ images of one subject on a computer & then fix it in photoshop.
Is some how lacking something.
But then again I miss spinning tape & vinyl & those glowing tubes when I listen to music.
Tape hiss & static pops are not a bad thing to me.
Some times one needs to go back to basics & I feel I am there.
Through the rabbit hole I go!
God help me & my pocket book :-)
Pure Quill