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Zerostat: Old is Gold?

I was recently in the market for a Zerostat gun.  I looked online and saw that they had moved their production from England to China.  Of course, without any reduction in price.  As I try to avoid Chinese manufacture as much as I can,  I thought I would buy a used one on ebay.  I bid on a few auctions but was surprised to see them selling for around $50 for one in decent (but hardly new) condition.  The new blue Zerostats from China are $80 and up. 

Are the old Zerostats in some way superior to the newer Chinese made that would justify the (IMO) relatively high prices being realized for the original guns?
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uberwaltz
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I wondered if anybody actually had a white one.
The one on eBay is $50 with no idea if it works or not.
I am afraid to say I bought one of the newer blue, made in China, models.
It seems to work fine for me.
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uberwaltz
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@perkri
We use ionized air fans on our work industrial equipment to reduce the static charge buildup in the hot plastic sheeting as it is being manufactured and wound.
Much larger and 460v units but the principle is the same.
We can definitely tell when one has died!
Cannot see why it would not help but you may have to play with positioning and such.
Might be worth a $95 experiment.
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uberwaltz
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A quick perusal of eBay revealed this gem!

Anybody seen a white one before?

Of course no mention from seller if it is working.....

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Original-Zerostat-Gun/302572054063?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&am...
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@bondmanp 
For $3 I will throw one in the cart of the wife's next Amazon order!

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