Originally posted by Gavisconi007
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Rocket R58 second hand - should I buy?
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***** is already guiding me through the hoops of buying a new machine. I'm sure this story will end well now.
EDIT: Seller just messaged me to say the machine sold this afternoon, maybe one of the coffeesnobs decided to take the plunge?Last edited by enricomanchez; 15 May 2016, 07:27 PM.
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The good news is that you're on the right track now though. Best of luck with whatever you decide to purchase. The r58 is a beauty though and I've been happy with mine all the way so far.
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Yes. New R58 is currently circa $3.9k, so with GST removed as only the new purchaser pays it, we are then at $3.5k. Based on that, I'd call anything up to $3k a fair price on a V2AUS in perfect nick. As stock gets older, values will drop, but historically, Rocket maintains value exceptionally well.
Grey import, take 40% off the above as you have no warranty and are not covered by Australian consumer law should something unexpected go awry. Many owners of grey imports do their utmost not to come clean when they try to offload them and this borders on fraud as far as I'm concerned. An adaptor is an immediate giveaway and if I saw a retrofit plug, I'd want to know why and would want either Aus docs to prove it's legit or better still, to verify #SN with the importer.
US spec? TOTALLY different machine and in general, way inferior due to the 110V spec. In Australia as Mal has stated 60 Hz and zero electrical parts availability means that it's worthless other than for whatever parts are common in Australia..
Sorry to say this, but if someone here did buy this unit even at $1k, they have been royally had. BIG mistake. Huge.
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