I already have the offered FR10 serial photos and cable list. The seller's inspection answer is still powers up, with no refurbishment work list. I have not booked collection. What limited assessment would be worth funding before deciding whether this housing-loader candidate deserves more time?
Give a competent independent assessor the identified package and available records, then let them propose the remaining condition-check scope; I mean ask what can reasonably be established before sale, not invent your own movement test at collection.
I'd first ask whether the seller permits that assessment before the sale is final. We wasted time arranging a visit for equipment the owner would only let us inspect after paying. Attractive price, remarkably unattractive conditions.
They permit a visit before sale, but powered checks would need agreeing with their technician. No inspection scope yet. I've sent those conditions and the existing records to an assessor.
Liam's question matters for the budget, but Robin's cable list may already cover some of it. I'd compare included controller, pendant, tooling and support explicitly rather than assume every absence from the advert is an absence from the sale.
And keep application suitability outside a general condition pass; a working used arm can still need substantial tooling and integration for those housings.
Liam, arm, controller, pendant and listed cables included. No application tooling. Omar, support after sale is described only as help by email, which I've asked them to define.
That's a useful gap to price. I'd want to know who provides the help and what records they'll retain for this package. An email address isn't much of a maintenance arrangement by itself.
I would also ask the assessor what limitations will remain in the report. A visit can reduce uncertainty without turning every untested function into an implied pass.
Liam, that's worth settling with both parties before travel. I wouldn't expect a magic guarantee of an answer, but I would expect them to explain what access and preparation the quoted visit assumes.
Assessor has proposed a records and condition review, with any powered work subject to an agreed scope and suitable arrangements. The fee and travel assumptions are clear. Seller hasn't accepted the proposed scope yet.
Robin, is the seller still unable to supply refurbishment history, or has it actually said none is available? There is a difference between waiting for records and knowing the assessment must proceed without them.
They now say no work list is available. I have told the assessor rather than leaving it as a document expected later. That may change what the visit can answer.
It might also change whether the price remains attractive after inspection and setup allowances. No shame in spending a modest amount to learn enough to walk away, but agree that amount before this becomes a hobby.