Useful Tips for the Used Press Buyer

Don’t Show Them (All) the Money

Anderson: Find out when the seller will expect payment. If you can, have the press up and running first, then the seller will certainly be more responsive to service calls.

Tillman: Hold-out money is always critical to ensure that you get what is promised. If a dealer asks for 80 to 90 percent of the money up front, the firm does not have the money to pay for the press. If the dealer has to use your money to buy the machine, how could that dealer reimburse you if it cannot deliver? A good dealer has the ability to sell a machine with a maximum of 50 percent down with balance due in progress payments upon delivery, installation and training.