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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: from edge2edge on September 06, 2009, 07:25:34 pm

Title: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: from edge2edge on September 06, 2009, 07:25:34 pm
Guys is it just me or are there loads of machines for sale on ebay compared to normal.Some with no or nearly no use.Regards Alan
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: daysdeepclean on September 06, 2009, 07:34:25 pm
I always feel compelled to ask the seller why they are selling! But I'm a proper nosey bugger ;D
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on September 06, 2009, 07:36:44 pm
Probably a lot purchased with redundancy pay, then finding out its a lot harder work, and more technical than they thought.

Andrew
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: daysdeepclean on September 06, 2009, 07:47:03 pm
I've seen an Alltec Advance on ebay, 1 year old with 40 hours only! That's obviously why this guy's selling up!
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: derek west on September 06, 2009, 07:52:26 pm
"i'll charge £10 a carpet, and if i can clean a carpet in 20 mins thats 3 carpets an hour, so thats err err errr £30 and hour, x by 8 hours a day thats err err (wheres me calculator), £240 a day, x by 5 days thats £1200 a week. advertising will be £15 a week in my local paper and 100 leaflets a day, that ought to do it till i get started and people start talking about how great my ruggy is. oh, i nearly forgot, petrol, £5 a week, theres loads of houses in my home town so i won't need to travel far"

and thats how most of them start up.

un (fckin) believable

derek
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: stevie wonder on September 06, 2009, 08:18:10 pm
With a crappy machine ,loads of cat litter ,and a pis. tachio slovanian accent.
And all the negatives on that flaming leaflet
Stevie.
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: Mark Slaney on September 06, 2009, 08:48:19 pm


 or maybe we're just selling to upgrade   ;)
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: daysdeepclean on September 06, 2009, 08:54:16 pm
Mark, that isn't you selling the Rug Doctor is it? Upgrading to a mop and bucket ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: Mark Slaney on September 06, 2009, 09:08:21 pm


 " Mop and Bucket" not yet ! Dri-tech for me all the way!!!
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: Deep Cleaning Solutions on September 06, 2009, 10:04:46 pm
Call me an old sceptic,but it's unreal the amount of people who are selling due to illness.Carpet cleaning must be pretty bad for your health! :o
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: sherco on September 06, 2009, 10:10:02 pm
Call me an old sceptic,but it's unreal the amount of people who are selling due to illness.Carpet cleaning must be pretty bad for your health! :o
Perhaps they made so much money, they all have bad backs carrying all that money around  ;D
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: daysdeepclean on September 06, 2009, 10:14:51 pm
I have a mate who's had more operations than Evil Knievil, he's been carpet cleaning since late 1980's ???

Makes you wonder!
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: John Kelly on September 07, 2009, 07:42:26 am
The thing is you have to work smart. I still know people who hump their machine upstairs instead of leaving it in the hall or outside and using extension hoses. Then again if its only got one vac their snookered.
Let the chemicals and equipment do the work instead of scrubbing away at the carpet with the wand. This is what knacks you up. As Derek says "the machine is only for rinsing".
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: daysdeepclean on September 07, 2009, 08:16:52 am
Absolutey right John. I must say, when I worked for the same guy, we were given 7.5m hose only and did indeed have to hump the machine around and up stairs in some 3 storey homes. Also, the tactic we were shown for getting the machines on and off the van were rather a**e about face ;D
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: Dennis on September 07, 2009, 09:14:58 am
I also agree. I've been 20 years at this and let the gear do the work. I'm 51 and feel like a 20 year old...........................











but I can't catch one!
Boom boom  ;D :D
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: M.Acorn on September 07, 2009, 11:07:07 am
Just had an e mail from Rainbow internatnional,selling off some ninja`s and some spotters ?
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: Mike Osbourne on September 07, 2009, 01:58:16 pm
I'm in a bad way at the moment.

A sprained ankle, a bad back and tendinitis in my forearm. Only the ankle was CC related trying not to tread on a drying rug. Other two sport related.  ::)

Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: derek west on September 07, 2009, 02:52:56 pm
I'm in a bad way at the moment.

tendinitis in my forearm. sport related.  ::)



didn't know that was a sport! ;D

will it be in the 2012 olympics, cos i'd be up for a gold medal ;D

derek
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: daysdeepclean on September 07, 2009, 02:53:59 pm
Are you good at tennis or someting then Derek ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: Mike Osbourne on September 07, 2009, 05:54:17 pm
Derek's entered the new track and field event - Tossing the RX20.  ;D
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: derek west on September 07, 2009, 06:04:29 pm
i should win that event, most on here keep saying what a tosser i am. ;D
i thought it was derogatory at first but now i know why, cheers guys. ;) your the best.
derek
Title: Re: Loads of machines on ebay
Post by: Mike Osbourne on September 07, 2009, 06:06:26 pm
I'm hoping to get in the para olympics what with the state of my body - probably still lose.  ;D