well, sorry to waste everyone's time, but the seller seems to be crazy. he claims his 3 year old machine at $1400 ($1 more than a refurbished one from WLL) with a 6 mo warranty is a better deal. go figure. i didn't even ask about the grinder, but i'm sure he wants $800 for it ($1 more than a refurb from WLL)
thanks for the tips, as at least now i will consider the brewtus as an upgrade option in the future. -mike On Jun 11, 8:29 am, TedO <[email protected]> wrote: > That used Mazzer in good condition is worth a few hundred bucks so > you'd still be getting a fair deal at $1600 for the whole enchilada. > If you get it all for $1000, the seller got robbed. > I never had a single prob w/ my BII in almost three years of regular > use. As Ren sez, the nature of this mail group might lead to a > perception of reliability problems. Reality is that BII is a low- > volume production, high performance machine (the Ferrari of espresso?) > so there are bound to be a few problems in the overall population and > over time, WLL/Expobar have made changes to address the weaknesses. > Following this group for the last few years, the vast majority of > problems seem to be with the vibratory pump followed by miscellaneous > electrical issues (power switch, wiring). If your seller has been > using the machine lightly for the last three years, the vibratory pump > made it past "infant mortality" and probably has a few more years > before it reaches "wear out". Having heard of the power switch problem > here, I adopted the recommendation to use a wall timer as my power > switch to minimize wear. > TedO > > On Jun 10, 10:08 am, itsallaroundyou <[email protected]> wrote: > > > well, the "package" as it is now includes a mazzer mini electronic > > type b and a bunch of accessories (bottomless pf, cups, pitchers, > > tamper, etc.). i don't really need the grinder (or most of the > > accessories), but if the price is right, i will go for it. my huge > > hesitation is with the durability of expobar machines....seems like > > everyone has some problem with them, but i'm hoping for a machine > > that's a bit older, these kinks have already been worked out > > > i was hoping to spend $1000 plus shipping (which hopefully won't be > > too bad). > > > thanks for the price points, they are a good reference. > > > On Jun 10, 6:10 am, TedO <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I sold an excellent condition 2+ yr old in April on eBay for $1450 > > > that included a Rocky Doserless, bottomless porta, and minor > > > accessories. Bidding was active to the very end with several buyers. > > > Subtracting the Rocky, I believe the current market is strong at > > > $1200-1400 for very good/excellent condition. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
