SECOND HAND PHOTOCOPIERS ON THE SUNSHINE COAST

Second hand, refurbished, reconditioned, ex demo

These words get used loosely, and sellers like it that way. Here is how we use them.

A refurbished copier is not a new one with a different label, and we say what was done to the one you are looking at.

Why a second hand machine can be the smart buy

A new copier on a long lease can commit a small business to payments that outlast the machine's usefulness. A second hand commercial machine costs a good deal less to put in, does the same daily job and leaves you free of a long contract if you want it that way. For cafes, trades, real estate offices, surgeries and tourism businesses on the coast that want reliable printing without the overhead, it is an easy decision.

It is not right for everyone. If you print very high volumes, need the newest security features or want the lowest running cost per page for the next seven years, a new machine may be better value. We say so when that is the case, and our printer sales page covers that route, along with hire, rent and lease.

Reading the meter

Every copier counts its own pages. The count tells you how hard the machine has worked, and it is the first thing worth asking to see. A machine with a low count for its age was probably a light use office copier. A high count is not necessarily bad, because a well looked after machine can carry a lot of pages, but it changes which parts you should expect to need soon.

We record the counter on every machine we sell, so you know how many pages it has done. Counts are only half of it. A machine with a modest count that sat in a salty shed is a different animal from one that worked in an air conditioned office.

What we do to a machine before it leaves

Each machine is stripped down, serviced and run through real print and scan jobs, then brought up to a proper working standard. Worn parts are replaced and not left to see how long they last. We know which models have a reputation for a tired drum at a certain page count, which finishers jam, and which brands keep parts available for years, and that knowledge decides which machines we take and which we send on.

Most second hand machines are traded by people who never repair them. Ours come from a company whose technicians spend every day inside copiers.

What we usually have

A changing range of second hand commercial multifunctions: compact A3 machines for small offices, up to high output floor standing copiers with finishers for busy teams. Colour and black and white, from the makers we repair every week, including Toshiba, Kyocera, Canon, Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Sharp and Fujifilm.

Stock turns over, so we do not print a list, and we do not publish prices. If you have a make or a model in mind, ring and we say what is on the floor and what is due in. We will not quote a figure without knowing what you print and what you need the machine to do.

A second hand office printer is a different purchase

A used office printer and a used copier are not the same question. A workgroup laser is a simple machine and a good one can work for years. A big copier has many more moving parts, so the history of the individual machine matters more than its badge. We sell commercial workgroup printers and multifunctions as well as floor standing copiers.

What to look at when you see the machine

• The meter reading, and whether it fits the machine's age and the story you have been told.
• The scan glass and the document feeder: marks, chips and a feeder that picks cleanly.
• Every tray: do they slide, latch and feed, and does the paper stay square?
• A real print, copy and scan, in colour if it is a colour machine, and not only the test page.
• The finisher, if there is one. Staplers and punches wear, and they are worth running.
• Noise on a cold start. A copier that grinds before it warms up is telling you about a drive or a bearing.

If you are looking at a machine we have prepared, we are happy to go through all of this with you.

Toner and parts for the years ahead

A bargain machine is no bargain if the toner is hard to find or the maker has dropped the model. We know which models keep their parts and consumables available, because we order them. That is one reason we pass on some machines that look attractive on paper.

Ask about this wherever you buy. If a seller cannot say how long parts will be around, assume not long.

A word on age

Age on its own tells you little. A copier that spent six years in a quiet surgery has done less than one that spent two in a busy print room. That is why the meter reading and the history matter more than the year. We look at both, and we would rather tell you a machine is not right than sell it.

For some businesses, a machine a few years old, with a modest count and a clean record, is the best value available.

Delivered and set up from Caloundra to Noosa

We deliver and install through the region: Caloundra, Kawana and Birtinya, Mooloolaba, Maroochydore, Buderim, Sippy Downs, Nambour, Coolum, Noosa, and inland to Maleny and Gympie. The machine arrives ready, connected to your network and printing, with scan to email set up where you want it. Staff get a short walk through of what they will use.

If you would rather not buy, ask about hire, rent and lease on a second hand machine. A shorter commitment on a used commercial copier is often the lowest outlay way to get a proper office machine without locking in for five years.

Afterwards

The technician who services your machine is trained, experienced and certified, repairs happen at your premises, and about 98% are fixed on the first visit. We note the page count and the parts fitted at every visit, so a repeat fault gets found faster. Should the same fault come back, the second visit is free.

If you have a machine you want to move on, we buy used copiers as well, collect them and wipe the drive.

More for Sunshine Coast offices

Used photocopiersUsed photocopiers and office printers, tested and looked after.→Refurbished photocopiersWhat refurbished should mean, and what we do to a machine.→Office printers for saleLaser printers and multifunctions picked for how many people print, and installed by the people who repair them.→New and A3 photocopiersNew A3 copiers, delivered, set up and serviced by us.→Photocopier hire, rental and leaseFour ways to pay for a commercial copier, set out in plain words, with what to ask before you sign.→We buy used photocopiersA figure agreed on the phone, collection arranged, drive wiped.→How to choose a photocopierWhat to ask before you spend a cent on a copier.→Photocopier salesHow a sale goes with us, from the first call to a working machine.→