There was a fellow near Bryan, Texas that sold dented freight for many years. You never knew what he had, but man on man, there some serious bargains at times. I once bought a 24 foot Frigidaire refrigerator from him for less than 200 bucks. The front door was severely dented. My friend a local body shop smoother it out and repainted it for 50 bucks. Even in those days it was less than half price. But once the insurance pays off, such items are sold at deep discounts. He is long out of business, but I wonder if there are other such places, and if so, might they occasionally receive a damaged extractor. Probably not.
Extractors are seldom used. Most beekeepers, the hobby crowd, probably won't use their extractors more 30 or 40 hours per year. A cheap one will last a long time. The extractor is not put to use like a car, lawn mower or tractor. "A little will go a long way."
I bought a Maxant 3100P, and it was not cheap. But I am old and am humoring myself for getting old. Were I much younger, like most beekeepers, and still had lots of working life and retirement worries ahead I would buy cheap from a reputable supplier like Mann Lake or Dadant or such. I would start with a crank model that could be converted to electric. You're not going to use it much. Hmmmm, maybe I hear buyer's remorse.
