August 20th, 2012, 03:36 PM
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Re: How old is too old?
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Originally Posted by AJST
Printwizard is correct as far as looking at the history of the machine and getting it from a dealer with a warranty.
I think the biggest consideration in "how old is too old" The name brand of the machine and making sure that you can find parts. There are a lot of older machines out there that are still great machines.
As an example, Toyota ESP860s (circa 2002?) are great machines. They sew great and there are a lot of them in service and stitching away, however; they don't make parts for the machine anymore. A simple thing like a broken presser foot can turn the machine into a giant paperweight. Presser feet are no longer made for the machine and you will have to find one from a parts machine. Again these are great machines and will sew forever but you need to be aware of the parts and support issues.
You will see a lot of 15-20 year old Tajima, and Barudans still in service.
Another example is a Chinese machine that I have worked on. This particular one has changed owners three times since it was purchased new for @ $8,500.00 a year ago. The last owner tried to sell it to me for $450.00.
The bottom line is do your research. It depends more on the machine itself than the age.
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I'm assuming the $450 was for a non working machine. Software or hardware problem?
I read a story about a scope company that went to china to get some manufacturing done. They went through every phase of construction, setting up the machines, and production. When they got their chinese made scopes there were problems with each one. The scope company questioned the problems and was told, "it's not right? It's just about right." or something like that.
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