Posted: 8/15/2011 6:37:11 PM EDT
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So I found someone selling one of the Champion 2000W inverter generators. The price is $400. The guy says he only ran it once for an hour or two and realized it didn't fit where he wanted it, and he now wants to upgrade to a Honda or Yamaha. The Champions are currently selling at Sam's for $489 + tax, so $532. I'm trying to decide between taking the extra hit for a new generator or jumping at the used one. Any advice?
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So I found someone selling one of the Champion 2000W inverter generators. The price is $400. The guy says he only ran it once for an hour or two and realized it didn't fit where he wanted it, and he now wants to upgrade to a Honda or Yamaha. The Champions are currently selling at Sam's for $489 + tax, so $532. I'm trying to decide between taking the extra hit for a new generator or jumping at the used one. Any advice? So a $132 savings right? I say that's a pretty decent deal. Not spectacular but decent. Offer him $350 (emphasize that it's used) and be prepared to pay $400. |
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If he is holding his price that hard he should have his receipt for when it was bought. It should have had an oil change depending on run time, I would have wanted it changed because the first run is breaking it in. Box and instructions and other stuff should be around, box I can see not having but ask and see what happens. You have to make the call on it. It is a slight savings but I would get very specific on why he is going to the other brands. If he is going to a different size, no biggy. If the one you are looking at buying is too loud I would try it out and see what you think about it. |
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Champion's warranty is to the original purchaser - it's not transferable. So, if anything breaks, you pay 100 percent of the repair cost.
Also, Champion was selling this model through certain stores at a reduced "introductory" price for a while - which means that your seller may not have paid the current retail price when he bought it. |
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Champion's warranty is to the original purchaser - it's not transferable. So, if anything breaks, you pay 100 percent of the repair cost. Also, Champion was selling this model through certain stores at a reduced "introductory" price for a while - which means that your seller may not have paid the current retail price when he bought it. Skibane is the man and always right (well, almost as right as Rush Limbaugh). I'd offer him substantially less and/or keep looking on Craig's List. Or tell him you'll offer $250-300 (your pick) if he decides he's tired of asking $400 in the next week or so. I recently talked a guy down to $200 on a almost new in box Honeywell 1000i (he said it was run for less than an hour). He had 3 month old gas in it and was running rough when I went to look at it. Found he hadn't oiled the air filter and had WAY overfilled the oil. It's literally good as new now. I asked why he was wanting to get rid of it and he said they bought an inverter to run a small refrigeration system on their vending unit instead of the genset as it was silent and there were no fumes associated with it. |
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Champion's warranty is to the original purchaser - it's not transferable. So, if anything breaks, you pay 100 percent of the repair cost. Also, Champion was selling this model through certain stores at a reduced "introductory" price for a while - which means that your seller may not have paid the current retail price when he bought it. Skibane is the man and always right (well, almost as right as Rush Limbaugh). I'd offer him substantially less and/or keep looking on Craig's List. Or tell him you'll offer $250-300 (your pick) if he decides he's tired of asking $400 in the next week or so. I recently talked a guy down to $200 on a almost new in box Honeywell 1000i (he said it was run for less than an hour). He had 3 month old gas in it and was running rough when I went to look at it. Found he hadn't oiled the air filter and had WAY overfilled the oil. It's literally good as new now. I asked why he was wanting to get rid of it and he said they bought an inverter to run a small refrigeration system on their vending unit instead of the genset as it was silent and there were no fumes associated with it. Thanks! The warranty/return issue is what made up my mind. The guy was trying to sell the generator for $500 then $400, he didn't want to go any cheaper. Honestly if it isn't a good buy at $400, it still isn't a good buy at $300 in my opinion. The reasons for not buying it remain the same. If he had offered it that low I may not have been able to turn it down; I think I'll stick with new though. If I want another cheap generator for backup I'll use a 20% off coupon to pick one up at Harbor Freight. 
Thanks again for the help! I'd post a review after I get it but batman already has an extensive one up. edit: ModelCitizen, did he mean an UPS for the refrigeration system? It would have to be sizable to run even a small refrigeration system; makes me wonder how much current a vending machine pulls. |