[james roffey]

I dont know whether it was this forum that i read about someone having a machine stolen recently or what the make of machine was can someone tell me if it was an Airflex turbo.
and if anything else was stolen with it.

I dont want to breach the forums rules by saying any more

[Carpet Dawg]

are you reffering to the ebay auction??

[james roffey]

What can i say   the guy has no ebay history and selling a machine with seven hours on it saying he's leaving the country, i am probably wide of the mark but if it was my machine i would want to know, my apologies to the guy if i am wrong which is highly likely

We are supposed to help each other so it was meant with the best will in the world.

[Carpet Dawg]

No, good point. We should start emailing him with questions  suss him out and all that. See if he knows anything about wand valves for a start.... lol

Yeah, the 7 hours in 6 months of ownership does smell a bit fishy. Even a newbie carpet cleaner should be able to do more hours in that period.

[Paul Evans]

Think it was the airflex pro stolen.
noticed the ebay add this morning. Worth looking into thou

Paulx

[Bob Robertson]

Here is a link to the thread.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=101353.0


Bob

[Phillip Mold]

I would not like to say any more on here, but could someone reading this who is near to the seller express interest, go and have a look at it, ask all the right questions politely, get the serial number then phone the number of the "recent theft" thread?

I would gladly go myself but its about 90 miles each way for me to Brentford.

[Pristine Clean]

Would you not think, that if it was stolen that putting it on ebay is rather a stupid idea.

And so soon. As for the serial number if it was stolen would have been removed.

Also having an item that maybe stolen does not actually mean he stole it and may also mean he does not know its was stolen.

I personally will be amazed if its stolen. Not everyone is a thief.

Dave

[from edge2edge]

Morning Gents i have just asked him via ebay if he has the original bill of sale which i know i would still have for tax purposes.Hopefully it is a genuine sale and the seller will understand our collective concern.Regards Alan(swindon)

[Joe H]

Would you not think, that if it was stolen that putting it on ebay is rather a stupid idea.
And so soon. As for the serial number if it was stolen would have been removed.
Also having an item that maybe stolen does not actually mean he stole it and may also mean he does not know its was stolen.
I personally will be amazed if its stolen. Not everyone is a thief.
Dave

People do stupid things - including putting stolen items on ebay.
And whilst he may not be the thief he could unknowingly be handling stolen property.
If there is a place where a serial number could be and it is not there then that is suspicious.

No harm in checking things out.

[Colin Day]

Would you not think, that if it was stolen that putting it on ebay is rather a stupid idea.

And so soon. As for the serial number if it was stolen would have been removed.

Also having an item that maybe stolen does not actually mean he stole it and may also mean he does not know its was stolen.

I personally will be amazed if its stolen. Not everyone is a thief.

Dave

It stinks dodgy dealing's to me.... And thieves are usually hard faced and desparate enough to flog stuff on ebay.... Maybe you're too trusting Dave because I've certainly dealt with some dodgy people on it and pulled out.....

If the serial # is missing, that would ring alarm bells, especially if the machine has only done 7 hours... And if he has bought it in good faith and it is stolen, he's still guilty of handling stolen goods!

As you say, it could all be innocent, in which case he'll reply to my email requesting the serial # for "Verification" .

[from edge2edge]

Guys he has just replied to my question and says he has receipts for airflex and roto machines so I assume that puts an end to the speculation.Regards Alan (swindon)

[Colin Day]

Guys he has just replied to my question and says he has receipts for airflex and roto machines so I assume that puts an end to the speculation.Regards Alan (swindon)

He's said he'll send me the serial #'s too....

[Carpet Dawg]

well he's no fool... i asked if he'd sell the rotovac seperate and he said yes for £1400! aye right! you can get them brand new for £1300 and i presume comes with a garantee.

He sounds forign from the email. going to ask him more questions..

Tony

[Joe H]

Tony
Not on the ball with your prices.
The £1300 I presume is what you seen in the Ashbys advert.
You need to add VAT at 17.5%

PLUS - and this makes a BIG difference, particularly with the results you hoping to achieve with your new machine

you need to buy a head for it at £295 PLUS VAT. (I believe there is 5 for different circumstances all at the same price)

But you are right - you will get a 12 month warranty when you buy new..

Cheapest price Ive seen for the Rotovac 360i is Solutions Cornwall. There price includes a head of your choice but dont forget the VAT VAT.

[james roffey]

No not everyone is a thief, but just think how stupid we will all look if it is the one that has been stolen bearing in mind that some of the facts surrounding the sale of this machine are a bit odd to say the least spending over £5000 and only using it for seven hours etc etc and it being the same machine as the stolen one.
We would look very stupid to just accept what he is saying, i wonder if the guys who had his machine stolen can be contacted, because if it were my machine that was stolen i would be a bit upset if no one told me that one like it had come up for sale.
Regarding the possible removal of the serial number meaning we would not be able to identify
the machine thats crazy, what legitimate reason would someone have for doing this, would you buy a car that had the chassis number removed, i dont think so it would scream stolen, well to me it would

[John Kelly]

If it is stolen, whether he stole it or not it is still stolen property and can be confiscated by the old bill and returned to its rightfull owner. I'm sure Mat must know who has the legit ones.

[james roffey]

Someone needs to act fast because he is offering that machine for a very good price under different circumstances i would be interested myself, who was it who posted the original theft notice.
As i said in original post it's probably legit, but 

[Joe H]

Original thread James - serial number as well.

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=101353.0

[james roffey]

I have phoned and left a message on Ray Austins mobile.