MP40W`s Good Deal?

i think there was a setup up there for about that price with a battery backup as well

 

Where are they coming from? I actually bought one from a reef snctuary group buy for that price and it worked out fine. It even broke and ecotech did warranty work on it.

 

Well, from the forums that I've been monitoring, it seems like they are great pumps, but have a tendency to have issues with the wet side. The dry side seems to be pretty solid (not from personal experience, but from reading the EcoTech forum on RC). It seems like they need to do some improvements to the engineering on the wet sides before they reach the reliability of the Tunze pumps. That being said, the warranty that comes with new pumps has a certain amount of value to it; as much as it would cost for repairs over that same period of time. One thing that I like about EcoTech, is that their parts are cheap compared to other vendors. In my opinion, saving only $50 puts you about even. I would have to save between $75 to $100 before I would buy used vs. new considering the value of the warranty and the fact that when you buy new, you know the usage history and how the device has been handled/treated.

--AJ

 

AJ- I think Bela said they are new. So this discount is for two new mp40's with warranties. I've never actually bought these pumps, as that is WAY too much for me. They are nice, but not that nice. The only reason I would buy one is to put the cool wave motion in the tank, but the wave does nothing for the corals...

 

Right, I understand that. I guess my message wasn't that clear. What I was doing was presenting the proposition of buying new vs. used. New, you pay more and get a warranty and that warranty is worth $$ in your pocket. Used, you pay less, but you have to pay significantly less in order to make it a good deal and understand that some of your savings may be consumed by repairs.

--AJ

 

So here's something to consider too. I got a call from Vortech today about my Gen 1 pumps that I sent them. I was expecting them to check them out, upgrade software, upgrade wet sides (3 of them) and end up paying about $100 shipped. Well, bad news. Turns out the motors themselves were basically toast on both of them and all of the wet sides needed to be replaced. Now, I wrote them a letter telling them that I had just purchased them second hand from RC. When they called to tell me the bad news, the did offer me a special price to fix everything as they felt really bad that someone pawned their bad stuff off on me and that this was my first experience with their products. 3 new wet sides and 2 new motors set me back $160. Couple that with the prior money that I spent on them and I'm still sitting over $250 under retail, but it's not nearly as sweet a deal as what it originally was.

Now, I want to point out that regular price for 3 new wet sides and new motors is *way* over $400, so they took quite a bit off the price and I'm very thankful for that. Repair is one day turnaround and I should have them back on Thursday. I must say, considering the situation, they had no obligation to give me such a great price on the repairs. I'm really impressed with their customer service!!

If you buy new, you avoid all of this. This is always the chance that you take when buying used...especially when you don't know the seller or their reputation.

--AJ

 

If we get enough interest, we could probably get a sweet deal from a sponsor.

We would probably have to order a minimum of 10.

 

Yeah..that's true. Group buy!!! Align pickup with Spring Swap and they can all be shipped to a single location saving $$ on shipping.

--AJ

 

No, not quite that good of a deal, but I did get them for considerably less that what I've seen most of them sell for...but once the repair was done...it was just an OK deal.  Nothing to write home about.  And I know you saw this particular deal...in fact, I believe that you PMd the guy about them according to the thread on RC.  I'm assuming you have the same avatar on RC as you do here, right?
--AJ

 

i would buy another for $335 or so if we get a group buy going

 

We can have them for $360 if we buy at least 10

 

Can you get mp10 and mp20s on the group buy too. I would like to get a mp10?

 

I would guess we are really close to 10 units, weather they all have to be mp40's is the question. I would make a actual topic in the fourm somewhere, and see if people are intrested. People just aren't seeing this maybe and not chiming in on a group buy. Looks like theres about 5 people already wanting them. So you will be close soon.

 

Yes we can mix or match, If there is enough interest I can start a new thread. Only bad thing is I was planning on the Spring Fest in May so he can do once shipping.

10+ (Mix & Match)

MP40W – $360/ea

MP20W – $250/ea

MP10W – $170/ea

 

Well Im game for a mp10, and I talked to gered today, and he said he might be intrested in a mp20