Please post your links to used machinery dealers that you have done business with in your area.
I was tasked with setting up a small shop on a tight budget 3 years ago and discovered what a PITA it was to find decent used equipment.
After pounding my head on the wall for a couple weeks , driving around from seller to seller looking at rusty junk with questionable history , i discovered :
Brothers Machinery Exchange (BMEX)
105 Massachusetts Avenue
North Andover MA 01845
Phone & Fax:
Phone 978-688-2888
Fax 978-688-4124
BROTHER'S MACHINERY EXCHANGE
These guys had piles of decent machinery , priced right . Everything was checked out by them and guaranteed . Very clean , and in great condition . We ended up spending around $15,000 there picking up two lathes , a Bridgeport, a drill press , surface grinder , hydraulic press , vices, tooling, measuring equipment,surface plate ,etc,etc.
They deliver and set-up as well and the owner is a helluva nice guy ta boot.