Re: Legacy Artisan 72 for Sale in So Cal asking $18K

[mwfoscue]

Begat,

Good find.  Yes, you bring up a point.  I don't know if you noticed - but there are two DIFFERENT machines shown here.  The first six pics are Legacy stock images.  Seller states at the bottom that some pics are of the machine and others are stock pics from Legacy. (The first six pics are Legacy stock images.)  The issue is, the seller's machine is quite different from the stock photos one.  Check the aluminum extrusions you mention.  The seller's has only one - the tailstock slides on it.  The stock photo shows four full length extruded rails - with the tailstock mounted on a steel bridge that travels on two extruded rails - like the manual mills.

I wonder if the "owner" is actually a Legacy CNC-smart person; I suspect owner got this at an estate sale or a "Storage Wars" scenario. I base that on the photos and info provided. If I were selling a $24,000/$18,000 machine, and was familiar with it as its owner, I'd have different/better photos (like better close-ups of the spindle, data/SN plates, headstock, etc.   In the description, I'd have more details about the computer and the CNC software (these alone could be worth a couple thousand).  I don't know enough about CNC - but I suspect there is the capability to view what the total run-time is on the machine.  Lastly, seller states "several cutters included".  Duuuhhh - how about some more info!  Like: How many?  Their stock number/ID?  Used/New?  And I'd have a photo of them all together.

I suspect much of the descriptive info was a "cut & paste" from a Legacy page.  (Note there is no mention of the OS that the laptop is running - much less the versions of the CNC software.

I agree with you - this will probably go for a fair bit less than seller is asking for it - partly because of the "weak" listing AND because the seller is probably not a Mill "Owner"/user.

Thanks for finding & posting this mill - it was interesting.

Mac

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-----Original Message-----
From: Begat
Sent: Feb 19, 2014 4:51 AM
To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
Subject: Legacy Artisan 72 for Sale in Southern California asking 18000

Hello All,

There is a Legacy cnc for sale in Orange County, California.  While the asking price is $18K, it appears that the machine is in storage, so there might be lots of flexibility. I would not be surprised if it goes for $12K, still sizeable chunk of cash.

The pictures are of interest.  As some of you may know, Legacy redesigned the Artisan after getting rid of the aluminum extrusion used on the manual mills.  Here are those images. 

http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/tls/4339530905.html

Begat

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