Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
depending on the press . . . if buying a used E-Type anything over 1.5 would be too much. It's not that it is not usable any more, it's that the wear and tear items now need constant attention which takes away from production and time to think about other things. (the Kelly Bundy principle, no room left in the brain to worry about the press issues).pierre
Sometimes there are other factors involved....At the shop I'm working, they have a Chameleon sitting in the shed out back, which they purchased probably 20 years ago, brand new for something like 13k... its a 6-color, no air clamps and doesn't have the top deck for the additional 4 screens.... I've set up a plan to give them $100 a week so I can get that press ASAP... they are willing to sell it for only 2k.... I should have it around December. Now to be fair, it will probably cost me another 2k to get the additional 4 heads and any parts I may need etc....But the point is I don't care what condition the thing is in, that is an insane deal on a used chameleon, and I have wanted one for a while.Proposal from M&R on a brand new 14-color with air-clamps was 25k.... but I don't have the business yet to be able to make that kind of purchase in addition to all the other equipment I need getting started, and it is best to start small - for example you only need a screen and a flat surface to actually print, but to actually get into some profitable multi-color work, I've had my eyes on the chameleon for a while, and running into this used one just sitting there and at this price... its a no-brainer. There are lots of factors involved, the benefit is that I know in the 20 years it really wasn't used much, but it makes no difference to me if it has 10 prints or 10 billion prints on it, if it turns and moves like it should and it prints, then the fact it is that particular press and for that price is why I will just grab it and if I need to purchase some screws or bolts or parts, I will work on when I get it... I'm sure the add-on 4 heads to make it a 10-color will cost more than what I'm paying for the press, but in the end it will cost a lot less than a brand new one. Are you talking about an automatic or manual, what kind of press is it?