That fancy paint sprayer I bought still sits in the box

I dropped $180 on a Wagner sprayer thinking I'd finish my living room in a weekend. Three months later, I've only rolled two walls with a brush because I'm too scared to clean the thing out properly. The instructions say to flush it with mineral spirits for 20 minutes and that just seems like a whole project itself. Has anyone actually used one of these without it clogging up halfway through?

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allen.ivan3d ago

Man I bought one years ago and never even opened the box.

allen.charlie3d ago

Sell it quick on FB Marketplace while people still want these. @allen.ivan you're sitting on a product that loses value every day it stays sealed. List it for 20% below retail and it'll be gone by the weekend.

seth68315h ago

Depreciating assets aren't always the same as collectibles (big difference between a car and a sealed toy). Some people hold onto these precisely because they lose retail value at first, then slowly creep back up as the market dries up. I've seen this exact thing happen with limited sneaker releases and old electronics - everyone says sell fast, then five years later the sealed boxes are going for triple what they were new. Not saying Ivan should expect a fortune, but 20% below retail feels like panic selling when he could just wait a few years.