I (re)started using Searchtempest to search CL since there's so few Snappy boxes coming up nearby lately. One of the areas that pops up in the 400 miles default radius is NJ/NY, and just... wow. The ones in NY were asking almost new prices.
I'd look at making a road trip if I were you and had the means to transport a box. Not so much that you could get something similar for a whole lot less, more that you could get something better for not much more.
I realize it's not new. And if you have to make payments on a $1500 toolbox, maybe you shouldn't be buying it... All the guy is asking is if it's a good deal, and in MY opinion, the price isn't far off. It'd be over $5000 brand new, no matter how you look at it. For $1500, can you really go wrong? Sure, you COULD wait and try to find a better deal, but depending on location, deals can be few and far between. Personally, I'd go for it.
What they sell for new, obscenely overpriced and on credit, is 110% irrelevant to what used ones are worth. If I'm paying cash for a new box off the truck, rest assured, I ain't paying MSRP or anywhere close, and I'm getting what I want, in the color I want.
They're worth whatever the going rate is... whatever people are willing to pay. A KRL722 is $5600 new, but good luck getting over $2500, and that's if you find a sucker and it's like new. Really, most seem to be worth ~50% of MSRP, if they're in excellent condition. This is where I'd usually say "that's why I'll never buy a new toolbox", but if too many people catch on, there'll be a shortage of used ones.
