How much for a 100k mi 2.5 engine?

[Crono0001]

I will be pulling my engine this upcoming fall. The shop wants to give me $1,500 for it, but I may be better off selling it to a forum member.

Thoughts?

I assumed ownership at 65k. Oil changes were done religiously. Vacuum leak fixed at 80k. Serpentine belt changed at 90k.

Engine from '99 2.5

[Skrapmot]

Remember the shop would probably resell it and want to make profit, so add maybe another $500-$1000 to that price.

[thstone]

The core is worth about $1,500. $2,500-$3,000 sold "as-is" (eBay). $4,000-$5,000 "refurbished" (each seller has their own definition of what this actually means).

[Ckrikos]

I have seen the following prices

2.5l go for $2500
2.7l go for $3000-3,500
3.2 go for $4000-4500
3.4 go for 4000-6000

What are you getting? I may be looking for a 3.2 or 3.4l next year. I'm thinking of buying a motor and slowly rebuilding it then have a shop install it for me.