Deal ScannerTypical prices
What used generators cost right now
Asking prices from 1,230 listings seen in the last 3 days on Craigslist and OfferUp: the typical price, the range, and how it differs by area.
The typical asking price for generators is $450. Half of listings ask between $265 and $800; a listing under $265 is in the cheapest quarter, which is where the bargains and the scams both live. That is from 1,039 on Craigslist, 191 on OfferUp, in the areas Deal Scanner watches.
Is that a good price?
A listing at the typical price is fair. A listing in the cheapest quarter is worth a message and a careful look. A listing well under that is either the deal you are waiting for or a bait price; the checks are on our buying guides and the scams page. Deal Scanner's Deal Score does this comparison automatically for your own search: it measures each new listing against the typical price near you and scores the clear bargains.
By area
Where the pipeline saw enough listings to say. Median asking price in each Craigslist area, with the count it is based on.
| Area | Listings | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Portland, OR | 34 | $398 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 34 | $512 |
| SF Bay Area, CA | 33 | $325 |
| Seattle, WA | 29 | $375 |
| New York, NY | 26 | $350 |
| San Diego, CA | 22 | $550 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 21 | $700 |
| Chicago, IL | 21 | $500 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 21 | $800 |
| Orange CO, CA | 16 | $375 |
| Spokane, WA | 16 | $320 |
| Dallas, TX | 16 | $850 |
| Detroit Metro, MI | 15 | $725 |
| Houston, TX | 15 | $1,199 |
| South Florida, FL | 14 | $400 |
| New Hampshire, NH | 14 | $375 |
| North Jersey, NJ | 13 | $199 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 13 | $400 |
| Hartford, CT | 13 | $350 |
| Denver, CO | 13 | $500 |
| Eugene, OR | 12 | $650 |
| Madison, WI | 12 | $518 |
| Sacramento, CA | 12 | $1,350 |
| Long Island, NY | 11 | $350 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 11 | $600 |
Where these numbers come from
Deal Scanner's own pipeline. For Craigslist it reads each area's whole for-sale feed, every category, no keywords, so an area's count is the area's real volume and does not depend on what anyone searches for; an area appears here once at least one person watches it. For OfferUp it reads the feed inside the radius people have set, and for Facebook Marketplace it reads each saved search, so those two are watched, not measured whole. National counts of new listings per day come from the pipeline's daily counters. Typical prices are medians of asking prices on listings seen in the last 3 days, with the obviously wrong prices (a $1 truck, a $99,999 couch) excluded. Nothing here identifies a listing, a seller or a user. Generated October 27, 2026; refreshed on a schedule, so the numbers move.
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Deal Scanner watches Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist for a search for generators, on our servers, around the clock, and buzzes your phone when a listing is posted, with the time we found it on every alert and a Deal Score showing how far under the typical price near you it sits. No Facebook login. $3.99 a month for three searches, cancel anytime. It is built for everyone who checks Marketplace every day, whether flipping is your side thing, your whole job, or not the point at all.
FAQ
How much do used generators cost?
The typical asking price is $450, with half of listings between $265 and $800, from 1,230 listings Deal Scanner saw in the last 3 days.
Is $265 a good price for generators?
It is at the edge of the cheapest quarter of listings right now, so yes, if the item checks out. Compare with the area table above for your town.
Where do these prices come from?
Asking prices on Craigslist and OfferUp listings that Deal Scanner's pipeline saw in the areas its users watch, with obviously wrong prices excluded. They are asking prices, not sale prices.
How do I get alerted when one is listed near me?
Set a Deal Scanner search for generators, your town, a radius and a price range. It watches Facebook Marketplace, OfferUp and Craigslist and buzzes your phone when a match is posted, with a Deal Score on each find.