Cannot tell whether this used UR5e inspection is worth a journey

EmmaArcher0376 · 6 Oct 2025, 09:42 UTC

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EmmaArcher0376
We're considering a used UR5e for unloading rigid plastic spacers. The seller says inspected, but the advert shows no inspection scope and the collection journey is expensive enough to matter. I don't expect an old machine to come with a perfect life story. I do expect to know what's included and what somebody actually checked. Would you pay for a condition visit before there's an application trial, or settle the spacer handling first? I'm trying to avoid paying twice to discover two different reasons it won't suit us.

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LiamChen1186
Replying to EmmaArcher0376

Does the advert identify the controller and pendant as well as the arm?

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CalebAli0232
Replying to EmmaArcher0376

Establish present condition and package completeness first. The application trial cannot substitute for those checks.

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OwenBaker0486
Replying to CalebAli0232

Both questions matter, Caleb, but I would not automatically spend on a visit before knowing whether Emma's proposed handling task is plausible with the complete tool and layout.

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SaraCarter0983
Replying to OwenBaker0486

A preliminary layout review needn't wait for collection. Neither should the document request.

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LiamChen1186
Replying to OwenBaker0486

Owen, what did your last used-equipment visit actually establish?

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OwenBaker0486
Replying to LiamChen1186

We had an assessor inspect the identified package against an agreed scope and report limitations; it gave us a condition basis for the purchase decision, but our separate fixture design still needed changing before the intended job worked.

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CalebAli0232
Replying to OwenBaker0486

That distinction is what I meant. Condition accepted does not mean application accepted.

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SaraCarter0983
Replying to EmmaArcher0376

Emma, who would support it locally after purchase?

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CalebAli0232
Replying to SaraCarter0983

Support availability is worth checking, but ask about the actual supplied configuration, not just UR5e generally.

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LiamChen1186
Replying to SaraCarter0983

Sara, would you pay for that support enquiry before knowing the package contents?

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SaraCarter0983
Replying to LiamChen1186

No paid visit implied. Ask whether they support that package before arranging travel.

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OwenBaker0486
Replying to EmmaArcher0376

Emma, did either the item list or the inspection scope come back, or is the seller still relying on the advert?

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LiamChen1186
Replying to OwenBaker0486

An itemised reply would answer my first question too.

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