Cannot price this refurbished FR10 from an inspection sticker

JaneCarter1032 · 29 Sept 2025, 06:06 UTC

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JA
JaneCarter1032
An FR10 is advertised as refurbished and inspected. The photographs show a clean arm, controller and pendant, but the only inspection document is a sticker on the enclosure. I want it for unloading small aluminium blocks in a test cell. Collection is far enough away that a failed visit will cost us. Which records should I request before arranging an independent assessment? The seller has offered a movement video, although I do not know whether it shows this particular package.

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LuisAbbott0086
Replying to JaneCarter1032

I would first connect the advertised package to its identities, item list and inspection report. On a used machine purchase I helped with, the clean enclosure distracted us from a missing cable that was excluded in the small print. Ask what refurbished involved and what inspected actually tested, including the results and any unresolved faults.

6points
JA
JaneCarter1032
Replying to LuisAbbott0086

Requested those. The current list says arm and accessories, which leaves a lot to imagine. No report supplied yet.

8points
LU
LuisAbbott0086
Replying to JaneCarter1032

An itemised list should name the controller, pendant, cables and other included equipment. Keep application tooling separate if it is not part of the sale.

11points
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LucaBarnes0526
Replying to JaneCarter1032

Ask what support they offer after collection too, including who would assess a fault rather than only where you should send an email.

14points
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JaneCarter1032
Replying to LucaBarnes0526

The tooling is excluded. Controller and pendant are now listed by identity; cable list still incomplete. I have asked for the inspection scope and support terms in writing.

12points
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LiamCarter1012
Replying to JaneCarter1032

Will they let your assessor inspect this actual package before you commit to buying it? Some listings make that surprisingly difficult once you ask.

2points
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JaneCarter1032
Replying to LiamCarter1012

They permit a visit. The proposed demonstration is unloaded movement only. Anything beyond that needs agreement with their technician.

18points
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LiamCarter1012
Replying to JaneCarter1032

Then agree the scope before booking travel.

5points
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LuisAbbott0086
Replying to JaneCarter1032

Have your assessor say what that visit can and cannot establish. Condition, configuration and functional checks belong there; suitability for your block-unloading task still needs its own application assessment.

11points
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DanielAli0217
Replying to JaneCarter1032

Does the movement video show the same unit identities?

8points
JA
JaneCarter1032
Replying to DanielAli0217

It does now. They sent a continuous view from the labels to the movement. Useful improvement, but still no refurbishment work list or inspection results.

9points
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LucaBarnes0526
Replying to JaneCarter1032

Did the support answer improve as well?

19points
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JaneCarter1032
Replying to LucaBarnes0526

It offers remote advice, with transport and repair charges to be agreed case by case. Our assessor has priced the visit, including a written list of checks and exclusions.

22points
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LuisAbbott0086
Replying to JaneCarter1032

Put that visit cost and the missing-item risk beside the asking price. Cheap purchase plus an expensive unknown can still be a valid choice, but it needs to be your deliberate choice.

13points
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LiamCarter1012
Replying to JaneCarter1032

Any maintenance or fault history at all, even if the refurbishment report is missing? I'd rather read an untidy service note than another adjective in the listing.

8points
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JaneCarter1032
Replying to LiamCarter1012

One service note identifies a cable replacement. Nothing describing the rest of the claimed refurbishment. Seller says the previous owner's records did not accompany it.

13points
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LuisAbbott0086
Replying to JaneCarter1032

That history may simply be unavailable. Your assessor can advise what present-condition checks would reduce the uncertainty, but a visit cannot recreate missing ownership records.

16points
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DanielAli0217
Replying to JaneCarter1032

Is the assessor's proposed scope accepted by the seller?

19points
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JaneCarter1032
Replying to DanielAli0217

Only partly. Seller accepts visual checks and the unloaded demonstration, not the additional checks our assessor requested. I have not booked collection or paid for a visit.

8points
JA
JaneCarter1032
Replying to JaneCarter1032

We have passed on this package. Our assessor could not recommend spending the visit fee under the permitted scope, and the complete cost no longer suits our test-cell budget.

10points

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