sebo_fan
Well-known member
Each to their own with second hand buys but...
Ive bought quite a few second hand vacs from EBay and only a few sellers have stood by their promises, in terms of what is wrong with the vac, or in some cases claiming that all is well until you open it up!
I had a few probs like that with Hoover Juniors, but if, like me you polish, clean, do up and make new as best you can, it can start to get annoying after a few years!
Unless a model has been cleaned out and is well maintained and in excellent condition I wouldn't buy from EBAY again. I have a selective list of sellers that I've bought from time and time again who are trustworthy and the vacuums they've sold go by the just as trusting listing (Roger being one of them).
The last SEBO I had was the X4 I sold a few months ago. It came to me in "very good condition," but the seller didn't really know what he was selling. It actually needed a new hood since one of the screw bits had been removed from the hood and wasn't sitting right on top and then also required a new hose since it one it came with had a cracked collar. For the £170 price I paid, I expected more.
If I was going to buy a SEBO again, it would be for keeps and it would be brand new. I would probably buy the white X4 with yellow inserts which is cheaper at Amazon UK for £199.
I don't consider the X series to be that expensive though - not with what you are getting - but the second hand ones can be dodgy at best dependent on use, but that's like with all other vacs too.
Ive bought quite a few second hand vacs from EBay and only a few sellers have stood by their promises, in terms of what is wrong with the vac, or in some cases claiming that all is well until you open it up!
I had a few probs like that with Hoover Juniors, but if, like me you polish, clean, do up and make new as best you can, it can start to get annoying after a few years!
Unless a model has been cleaned out and is well maintained and in excellent condition I wouldn't buy from EBAY again. I have a selective list of sellers that I've bought from time and time again who are trustworthy and the vacuums they've sold go by the just as trusting listing (Roger being one of them).
The last SEBO I had was the X4 I sold a few months ago. It came to me in "very good condition," but the seller didn't really know what he was selling. It actually needed a new hood since one of the screw bits had been removed from the hood and wasn't sitting right on top and then also required a new hose since it one it came with had a cracked collar. For the £170 price I paid, I expected more.
If I was going to buy a SEBO again, it would be for keeps and it would be brand new. I would probably buy the white X4 with yellow inserts which is cheaper at Amazon UK for £199.
I don't consider the X series to be that expensive though - not with what you are getting - but the second hand ones can be dodgy at best dependent on use, but that's like with all other vacs too.
