Reconditioned vs New?

melodious

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Reconditioned is okay if you're buying it from the manufacturer and if it has a good warranty. You aren't really saving any money at all if you end up with a tool that only has a 30-day "warranty" (it happens) instead of a full year!
 

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Yeah, you guys are right about the reconditioned as long as it is a name brand and it is carrying a warranty. The warranty does make a big difference and I wouldn't be as worried about overheating (which I mentioned a few answers back) if there was a warranty with the tool. :cool:
 

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Good tips!

I wanted to get some tools for the hubby and was considering reconditioned. I didn't k now that brand names also had reconditioned tools.

I think this thread just saved me some heartache!
 

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Since I won't be doing anything really complex, to start with, anyway, I think I will check out some of those brand name reconditioned power tools.

Which brands are the best?
 

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Which brands are the best?

That depends on the tool. I always like brands like dewalt, bosch, porter-cable, milwaukee, .... for power hand tools. Others like skil, black & decker, ... are fairly low end to start with. Those I wouldn't take reconditioned if they gave them to me.
 

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I remember when we were still on the furniture making business. My father did buy a second hand tool and still working up to these days.
 

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Do you think we will see a shortage of reconditioned power tools due to the economic crises?

As people strive to find other ways to make money, or do their own home repairs, I bet a lot of rebuilds will be snapped up!
 

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I hadn't thought about going to pawn shops for machinery, but going through a reputable company would probably be wiser.
 

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I bought a new Rotozip and it was brand new. I had to replace about 3 of them in 3months. It was so bad, that the manufacture of the unite (before it was Bosch) called me at home and talked to me about the thing. They suggested that i should take a re manufactured one. the idea being that i may have bought it from a order that had a defect in a part. Finally, I said that i would, and the problem was gone. I am still using that same one. as far as i an concerned, I should have had a refund of some sort, as i wanted a new tool, The manufacture told me, if you have a problem with it, we'll send you a brand new one and refund my money. It works great still today. I bought the first one from the manufacture when they advertised them on TV.
 

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