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I am pretty sure I paid between $5 and $10 USD for three used Svea stoves, this was in the early to mid 70s. A camping store in Minneapolis was moving and they were cleaning house. A box was labeled make offer, some of the stuff in it was used. I asked what they wanted for the three Svea stoves, they named a price. With all my coin and paper money, I was a few bucks short, they agreed to take it. Another customer saw that and offered a small amount for the 8R stoves in the box and they accepted that, and he paid less than I paid. I was angry at myself for not asking about the 8R stoves besides the Svea stoves, I might have gotten them too. That was before Visa or Mastercard existed.
Last time I used a Svea was backpacking in Grand Canyon, that was seven years ago. One of the park rangers was curious about my stove.