Commercial Coffee Roasters: Used, Refurbished, & Trade-Ins.

Posted on November 7, 2022 at 3:07 am by Steve Green / 0

Most of you know that, beyond the occasional swapped out demo machine, we do not normally deal in used or refurbished coffee roasters.

Our machines are proven to hold their value. For us however, reselling used coffee roasting machines sight unseen and then arranging local crating and transportation require steeply discounted prices to cover these risks.

Rather than “low-ball” sellers to cover the financial risks of the unknown (like machine condition) and unexpected (like the shipping company losing or dropping a roaster), we prefer people to list them locally on Craigslist or nationally on EBay.

For years, I have kept a scattering of Post-It notes with names, models, locations, and phone numbers and simply parsed them out to people from those areas until they were sold.Now that inspiration has bloomed, I’m going to try posting their current links to my blog.

If we’re lucky, each posting will eventually help two people each make a fresh start and maybe I’ll get a little good karma credit for paying it forward.

I’m not endorsing any of these sellers. I don’t know the condition or the “fair” valuation of these machines. You are in the ring. Protect yourself at all times.

We support used machines the same way we support new machines, but machine warranties are not transferable. We’re here for you and we answer the phone, but you may be required to pay for troubleshooting time and you will be charged for replacement parts.

Used roasters 11/7/22:

- MCR-30 Des Moines, Iowa

Call the office for details at 612-886-2089

If you have a used or surplus commercial coffee roaster for sale, we’re here to help. Please let us know.

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Steve Green

Steve has been a professional entrepreneur and technologist for over 35 years. He's designed and developed machinery and processes for many of the largest manufacturers in the US. He's also launched or consulted with numerous companies ranging from 3D printing, aviation, automotive, health care, medical devices, software, and fabrication. Over the last 10 years, his single focus has been the elevation and professionalization of the entire specialty coffee industry. To that end, Steve has invested over 20000 hours investigating the processes of superior cup quality in terms of greens quality, sensory analysis, heat transfer and roast profiling, and extraction. He has been, and continues to be, instrumental in the establishment of Mill City Roasters as the premier partner to new and scaling roasteries worldwide.

Commercial Coffee Roasters: Used, Refurbished, & Trade-Ins.

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