Been there (as you know),...
For readers in general: In my experience
Craig's List is the best. Try also,
Letgo.com (new to me). In both instances, search EVERY day (or more than once per day.) And setup
Google searches (e.g., "site:craigslist.org chademo" and "site:letgo.com chademo") and establish personal searches within the CL and LG sites to alert you immediately to new CHAdeMO listings. If you find one move quickly and decisively. (You can of course setup searches in eBay, but final auction prices are too high, imo, and take a frustrating amount of time. Try an ongoing search on eBay for "buy-it-now" CHAdeMO items
<$450, for example.)
Just recently there was a CHAdeMO with box in San Jose, CA for $425 on LetGo.com. But by the time I learned of it (within a day or two) it was gone, gone, gone.
Warning to new folks: As always, watch out for damaged (e.g., burnt contacts; cracked/scratched case, evidence of internal moisture) or non-working items. Older models may not work with Model 3, I hear. (But the firmware perhaps can be upgraded, others tell us.)
Within a year or two, after Tesla releases CCS adapters for North America and CHAdeMO prices plummet (like for Dutch tulips), we'll wonder what all the fuss was about. (In actuality I have
no info about CCS adapters--may never happen.)
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As to when Tesla will re-offer the adapter, who knows? (They may be made for Tesla by a sub-contractor, I don't know.) I just received an email that Corded Mobile Connectors were back in stock. But that only lasted a day. Get emails from the Tesla.com site about CHAdeMO and
buy one immediately if you hear back (that is if the $450 + tax price is OK with you). I suspect that price gougers will quickly try to buy some to sell on eBay. If true, it is a shame that Tesla allows this. (Could it be stopped? Not sure.)
