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Default Festool Reconditioned sale

On Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:38:45 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
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On 12/19/2017 10:31 AM, wrote:
On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 21:38:46 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 12/18/2017 7:55 PM,
wrote:
On Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:40:33 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

In the past 10 or so days I have probably received 40 or so e-mails from
Festool, often 4~5 at a time.

Each e-mail is offering a re manufactured/refurbished Festool tool at a
significantly reduced price. Seems to be about 30% less than regular
new pricing.

Seems the time to buy if you need something and can do with a 1 year vs.
3 year warranty.

I will say for the popular items, the Kapex, both Domino's, the 3 larger
routers, dust extractors, and drills that you have to be quick to
respond. The first 3 mentioned above are usually gone after 3~6 minutes
of when the e-mail was sent.

Has anyone else taken advantage? I missed out on the Kapex, I was too
slow to respond.

I've pushed the "Buy Now" button on a bunch of them, just to see the
prices. I've yet to see one that wasn't already gone.

You have to be quick to respond as soon as the e-mail arrives, and it
has to have been read shortly after it was sent. 10 minutes after the
e-mail was initially sent is usually too late. I never down loaded most
before 2 hours. LOL way too late.


I _just_ received the email for a DTS400. I immediately opened it and
it was sold, too. I suppose it's a good thing I didn't want it. ;-)
Apparently my email server is too slow to buy reconditioned.


I had another shot at a Kapex today and not too late but it would have
been too many. LOL


You've got two hands.


I have had an opportunity to get 2~3 items. But I have hit my Festool
limit for a while last Monday. ;~)


I guess so! Don't wait too long, though. You're going to want to beat
the price increases. ;-)

LOL, I did beat the price increase. If I buy again late next year I
will beat the price increases again in 2019, ;~)


FWIG, there isn't a 2018 price increase on the Kapex, though
apparently there is on the stand and outriggers.