Scotsman Prodigy C0630SA-32B
A "bankruptcy sale" ice machine on eBay. Here's what the listing didn't tell the buyer.
What this machine is
Scotsman Prodigy C0630SA: 30" air-cooled small-cube modular head, ~640 lb/day class. Prodigy is Scotsman's flagship cuber platform (succeeded by Prodigy Plus / Prodigy Elite — the current Elite version of this exact size sells new today). Head only — bin not mentioned in the listing; budget separately.
Age check
Scotsman post-May-2004 serials lead with the date: first four digits = YYMM (e.g., 0711… = November 2007). The C0630SA (non-Plus, non-Elite) designation alone dates this to the original Prodigy generation — ask for the serial photo and read the year directly. A 2015 unit and a 2009 unit are very different $3,400 decisions.
Known failure modes (Prodigy-specific, live part prices)
From Scotsman's error-code documentation and technician forums; parts prices observed live 7/18/26:
| Failure | Symptom | Real price |
|---|---|---|
| Sensor fouling — the Prodigy signature issue: conductivity probes delaminate and scale (metal separates, needs disassembly-cleaning) | Code 1 (long freeze) / Code 2 (long harvest) | $40 / $50 |
| Curtain switch | Code 2, phantom bin-full | $25 |
| Dump valve | Cycle/drain faults | $50–99 |
| Water pump | No circulation → Code 1 | $250 |
| Hot-gas valve / harvest assist | Failed harvests | Tech diagnosis |
| Compressor | The write-off failure | Walk away |
The good news buried here: Prodigy's most common faults are its cheapest — $25–50 sensors and switches. A Code 1/Code 2 machine at a steep discount can be a genuine bargain for a handy buyer; a "runs perfect" machine at 83%-of-new is not.
Parts & support: excellent
Current platform lineage, full OEM catalog, thriving cheap-parts market (see table), and Scotsman's service documentation is unusually public — full technical training PDFs free. Serviceability is a strength of this family.
What it's worth (comps, July 18, 2026)
| Layer | Evidence | Number |
|---|---|---|
| New, same size, current gen | MC0630SA-32 Prodigy Elite, free shipping | $4,069 |
| This listing, all-in | $2,695 + $698.88 freight | $3,394 (83% of new) |
| Same-day used market | "Scotsman Prodigy" — no model #, $1,695 OBO | see below |
| Freight lesson | This listing quantifies what others hide | ~$700 |
Installation reality check
- 208–230V single-phase service required (the -32 suffix). Confirm your panel before buying, not after.
- Air-cooled derating in hot rooms applies as with all heads.
- Head only — budget bin, filter, drain, and check water pressure per spec sheet.
- Freight quoted honestly at $698.88 — credit the seller for transparency, then do the math it forces.
Questions to send this seller
- Serial-plate photo (read the year from the first four digits).
- Which business's liquidation? How long since it last ran?
- Full-cycle video before crating — freeze, harvest, clean code display?
- Was it professionally cleaned before storage, or pulled and shelved?
- Any bin available in the same sale?
- Will you separate machine price from freight if I arrange my own?
The other listing you might be weighing (your report includes a second check)
Same-day: "Scotsman Prodigy Ice Machine" — $1,695 OBO, no model number in the title, 51-feedback seller. No model number means you don't know the size (C0330? C0530? C0630?), the voltage, or the generation — the ask is uninterpretable until the seller supplies the data plate. It could be the better deal by $1,700; it could be a 15-year-old 300-lb machine worth $800. One data-plate photo turns a mystery into a decision.
What this report cannot tell you
Model-level facts only. Liquidation machines especially need the full-cycle video or a $150–250 tech inspection (typical range — confirm locally) — "ran when the restaurant closed" is precisely the claim this report exists to price correctly.
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