I only normally sell used machines if they are an absoloute steal, very clean or a machine I have demonstrated/hired out.
I recently sold a 450 Amp industrial MIG with seperate wire feed unit which I had bought at the right money... a few years old but very clean & in excellent working order. Fully tested it, cleaned it up, sold it on & made a few quid.
3 month's warranty is the norm on used stuff through a dealer; the very same week it went out (after extensive testing) it developed a fault. Went round to the buyers works, traced the fault to a loose connection & sorted it. Two weeks later... the same fault
So, to keep the customer happy & save on my precious time I ordered up a brand new set of interconnecting leads @£195
Another week, another fault... circuit board... £215!!
Fortunately, for the punter, it was still within the 3 month's statutory warranty and unfortunately, for me!, I had to stand the cost!
(If it had been outside warranty no doubt the punter would have been playing F*** but, hey! could of and should of bought new to start with)
Conclusion:-
It really is a false economy buying second hand 'bargains', especially if you are a professional (as in the above) & rely on the gear to earn your living... time is money & 'down-time' waiting for parts to arrive to sort faulty equipment is money lost.
Parts costs are always relative to the equipment bought; the machine above was around £700 with replacement parts costing £410 = over 50%! A decent, second hand Hobby MIG can be picked up for 90 quid or so, but if (when) the main circuit board fails it's another £50 to put it right!
Certainly, with professional users it's always better to buy brand new... you have the assurance of the manufacturer's warranty to minimise down-time should any faults arise and capital plant investment comes off your income tax bill
With home users on a budget you really need to be carefull & choose very clean equipment.... 50 quids worth of parts on a 90 quid machine is a real stinger!
weldequip
Oh, and I won't be bothering with second hand equipment again!
I recently sold a 450 Amp industrial MIG with seperate wire feed unit which I had bought at the right money... a few years old but very clean & in excellent working order. Fully tested it, cleaned it up, sold it on & made a few quid.
3 month's warranty is the norm on used stuff through a dealer; the very same week it went out (after extensive testing) it developed a fault. Went round to the buyers works, traced the fault to a loose connection & sorted it. Two weeks later... the same fault
So, to keep the customer happy & save on my precious time I ordered up a brand new set of interconnecting leads @£195
Another week, another fault... circuit board... £215!!
Fortunately, for the punter, it was still within the 3 month's statutory warranty and unfortunately, for me!, I had to stand the cost!
(If it had been outside warranty no doubt the punter would have been playing F*** but, hey! could of and should of bought new to start with)
Conclusion:-
It really is a false economy buying second hand 'bargains', especially if you are a professional (as in the above) & rely on the gear to earn your living... time is money & 'down-time' waiting for parts to arrive to sort faulty equipment is money lost.
Parts costs are always relative to the equipment bought; the machine above was around £700 with replacement parts costing £410 = over 50%! A decent, second hand Hobby MIG can be picked up for 90 quid or so, but if (when) the main circuit board fails it's another £50 to put it right!
Certainly, with professional users it's always better to buy brand new... you have the assurance of the manufacturer's warranty to minimise down-time should any faults arise and capital plant investment comes off your income tax bill
With home users on a budget you really need to be carefull & choose very clean equipment.... 50 quids worth of parts on a 90 quid machine is a real stinger!
weldequip
Oh, and I won't be bothering with second hand equipment again!