Downgraditus? - Page 11
- HB
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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.
Dan Kehn
- r-gordon-7
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Nor, all too often these days, sadly even for the kitchen itself along w/the rest of the house...
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- Psyd
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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.
Oh crap! I'm a collector! That starts to explain a lot...Marshall wrote:The accounting does not, of course, apply to people who collect machines.
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.
Espresso Sniper
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- CRCasey
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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
If you spend money in exchange for joy do you ever realy miss it?
I dont.
-Cecil
Black as the devil, hot as hell, pure as an angel, sweet as love-CMdT, LMWDP#244