Increasing used cnc lathe value

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Many companies that are in the machining business sell their used cnc lathes for various reasons including upgrading to a higher speed machine or upgrading to a higher chuck capacity machine or upgrading to a multi-spindle machine from a single spindle machine and such. Some may choose to sell their used cnc lathe simply because the owner wants to retire or chooses to pursue a different line of business and such. Regardless of the reason you are selling your used cnc lathe, there are a couple of simple steps that you can take in order to get the most money from the sale of your old used cnc lathe. In this brief article, we will explore three such simple steps that can help you derive a higher sale price from the sale of your used cnc lathe.

First of all, clean up the used cnc lathe machine of all the metal chips and metal debris from all of the machining operations. Empty the machine of old coolant that may be emanating foul odors. Clean the face of the machine as well as all of the covers. This can be done using bio-degradable solvents such as Simple Green that is available in all hardware stores. Such eco friendly solvents usually also provide a pleasant smell thereby getting rid of all the foul smell from old coolants. If any internal worklights are malfunctioning, ensure that they are replaced and repaired. No potential buyer wants to consider a used cnc lathe that is smelling of rancid coolant, is filled with metal chips and debris and has covers that have not been cleaned in ages. A good looking machine will always fetch more sales dollars than one that seems to have been abused and looks old and used.

Secondly, organize all the tooling that is used in the cnc lathe that you can afford to get rid off and package them in a nice looking package. You do not need to give away this tooling but this tooling can be used a bargaining and negotiating tool. CNC lathe tooling can get to be very expensive and you can offer the potential buyer all of the tooling if he will honor the asking price on the used cnc lathe. This is a technique used by many machine shops quite successfully; but the key to using this method is that the tooling needs to be cleaned organized.

Thirdly, offer a certain amount of money towards transportation and rigging costs. Many would be buyers of used cnc lathes shudder at the cost of transportation and rigging. A selling price offer for a used cnc lathe that comes with a ten percent cost sharing of the transportation and rigging cost is a bait for getting a higher price for the used cnc lathe, that is often overlooked used by sellers and is often sought after by buyers. You can package this additional cost into the selling price of the machine and the buyers will not even balk at paying the price.