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"If you work with companies like Heidelberg, MAN Roland, Komori —any of the big manufacturers," Raveson suggests, "you'll get a machine that they've refurbished and will warranty. You may have to negotiate the warranty, but usually, they're willing to give you one."

When buying through an auction or another print business, "you get it as is," Raveson adds. "I once went to see a press in Jacksonville. A printer there had gone belly up. All of the equipment they were selling was still on their floor, but none of it was running. In that case, you had to make some assumptions."