Anyone ever make a boneheaded auction purchase?
I just did. I purchased an 18" belt sander from a company that specializes in scratch and dent/customer returns. I figured it would be something that the previous owner couldn't adjust properly or just returned. Boy was I wrong.
When I got it home I found that it was pretty torn up. Both rollers were heavily used and worn because the previous owner had run it improperly adjusted, the feed belt, and the onboard tools were missing, some parts were bent as it looks like it had been tipped over at one point. Anyway, my new belt sander, the Craftsman version of the Grizzly g0458 and the Palmgren 18/36 ended up needing a bunch of parts. $150 in ordered parts later, if they are all it needs, I'll have a belt sander. We'll see if it even runs properly after adding the right parts. I could have bought one new for $850 with a full warranty.
My new rule on heavy equipment is that I won't buy unless I see it in person or have very good pictures.
For this to have been sold at this outlet, someone would have had to run it for a while, beat the hell out of it, and then return it to the store keeping some stuff like the belt. I have no idea how people can be so unethical and sleep at night as that's something I could never do.
$370 for the sander on the auction site. $150 in parts. I'm up to $520 now for a used belt sander that may or may not need even more parts. I could kick myself.
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Originally Posted by Bob Ross
