At the risk of beating this horse further, Marshall makes a good point. High-end espresso equipment holds its value better than a lot of consumer purchases. Popular equipment usually goes for ~70% of current retail. If you buy something like a used Mazzer grinder, you'll likely sell it for the same price (or more) years later. That cannot be said for anything else in our kitchen.

HB wrote:At the risk of beating this horse further, Marshall makes a good point. High-end espresso equipment holds its value better than a lot of consumer purchases. Popular equipment usually goes for ~70% of current retail. If you buy something like a used Mazzer grinder, you'll likely sell it for the same price (or more) years later. That cannot be said for anything else in our kitchen.

Nor, all too often these days, sadly even for the kitchen itself along w/the rest of the house...

Psyd wrote:Ya know, I used to say the very same thing, but since I still have three espresso machines, two Rockys, two Majors, and three hand grinders, I'm starting to think I was just foolin' myself.

Marshall wrote:The accounting does not, of course, apply to people who collect machines.

Oh crap! I'm a collector! That starts to explain a lot...

Truthfully, I'm not, really. I got my biggun in a deal, and the Silvia got relegated to GF house duties, and went with me on tour when I was on the road. When the GF complained, she got me the new lever for my birthday, so she could keep Silvia when I was on the road. Everything else is just accessories.

I understand the fact that they keep their value, I just think that there are quite a few of us who understand that as an afterthought, and isn't part of the purchase decision-making process.

I thought when I got a good deal on my first commercial machine that this could be a way to make a bit of money. But the after I field stripped it to the bare bones I found that it was no where near profitable. But it was totaly tasty, so I kept it. I had several other steam toys and espresso machines before that. But that commerical machine made me a convert. This was a HOBBY that I was willing to take a loss for, in exchange for my enjoyment.

If you spend money in exchange for joy do you ever realy miss it?

I dont.

-Cecil