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TOO MANY PRINTERS - Not Enough Life… (Solved)
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Jul 11, 2025
🛠️ Check out all the 3D printer listings here: https://geni.us/JPPrinters *BE AWARE!!! THE H2D in the auction needs a new heat bed, I have informed JPA this is not mentioned on the listing - but they are away til monday* *FYI, THERE ARE 2 PAGES OF PRINTERS!* Nobody has spotted some good ones on page 2 yet it seems. *How This Works...* The printers will be listed on JPA for 1 week starting *11th July 2025* and ending *18th July 2025*. All bidding is done **online only** – even if you attend the in-person viewing on Friday 18th July. The live viewing will take place at John Pye Auctions on *Friday 18th July* from *10:00am to 12:00pm*. I'll be there in person with a few leftover pin badges, chatting with anyone who drops by and answering any questions about the machines. *PLEASE understand how John Pye works before bidding.* This is not eBay – it’s a real auction house. That means **VAT and a 25% Buyer’s Premium** (John Pye’s cut) get added to the hammer price. Check their FAQ section, especially *“Are there additional charges?”* before bidding: https://www.johnpye.co.uk/guides-faqs/#d3dd92dbc5c1bb91c This is UK only
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0:00
Right. So, I was going to start off
0:01
doing the whole somber, yeah, I've got
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to say something and oh, it's it's
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goodbye and lead you into the whole this
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isn't a goodbye from me. But, as you're
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about to see, the day I've had has been
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long, sweaty, and well, we'll get into
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it. The long and short of it is it is
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time to say goodbye. Not to the channel.
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I'm not going anywhere. I need to grow
0:22
the channel. What I need to say goodbye
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to are an absolute ton of printers. And
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yeah, you've probably already noticed
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this is a bit of a different one. Let me
0:32
know what you think of the new setup. Do
0:34
you want talking head stuff from me?
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I've actually done it properly. So yeah,
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this is more of just a Gorilla Cam
0:40
update. Less polish, no fluff, just the
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raw truth. And the truth is, I've got a
0:45
problem. Too many printers. And if
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you're in the UK specifically, you've
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got a massive chance to probably pick
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them up at a very good bargain. So
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that's what today is about. But for any
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of you out there who are truly offended
0:58
by yes, the clickbaitiness, I'm just
1:01
going to say welcome to my channel. And
1:03
really, first day on YouTube. Hi, I'm
1:06
Ross and this is Far Hammer Videos. And
1:08
yes, I have a problem. Too many 3D
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printers. And over the last 2 years,
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I've built up a resin and FDM printer
1:15
collection big enough to start its own
1:16
trade show. So, I'm kind of going to,
1:19
but we'll come back to that. Before now,
1:21
a big issue I've had running this
1:22
channel is where do I put them all?
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Well, I've been storing most of them
1:26
very safely in this storage unit, but
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this is costing me £200 a month. And why
1:31
am I storing them? Well, it would be
1:33
insane to throw them out.
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Except that one. That was the biggest
1:38
piece of I never actually finished
1:40
my video on. Yeah, don't don't buy that.
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Now, sure, I've given away loads to
1:45
mates, to schools, but people always
1:48
comment, "Why don't you sell them?"
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Well, here's the thing. I've never
1:51
really felt comfortable in doing that.
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See, I see my role here as nothing more
1:56
than a sales assistant in some giant 3D
1:59
printer internet shop. You walk in, I
2:02
show you what's what, and you decide
2:03
what you want to buy based on what fits
2:06
your particular use case. And then when
2:08
you buy one, ideally, you'll use my
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affiliate links. I get a commission.
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It's that simple. And it's not dodgy.
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It's not sponsored. I've got no brands
2:16
buying my opinion. And I don't have an
2:18
army of patrons paying my way. So, I'm
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not even beholdened to which printer is
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the most popular at a given time. So,
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yeah, it does feel kind of weird, even
2:27
just the idea of selling these printers
2:29
that I've got for free and used for a
2:32
review, even if they are just sat there
2:34
gathering dust. And I'm especially
2:36
conscious when some people online act
2:38
like I drive around in some gold-plated
2:40
Cyber Truck paid for with affiliate cash
2:43
when the truth is I'm driving a
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19-year-old Vauhall Zafira that I bought
2:46
for a grand because it came with 11
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months.
2:51
So clearly I'm living the YouTuber
2:52
dream. Now don't get me wrong, I'm proud
2:55
of the channel that we've grown here and
2:57
I'm proud of the size of it, but at the
2:59
same time I'm not a 500,000 subscriber
3:02
100,000 view per video kind of channel.
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My videos do well if the product I'm
3:07
reviewing is good and the timing is
3:09
right. And my affiliate income, yeah,
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it's good until it isn't. And those are
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very much both peaks and troughs that
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I'm still having to get my head around
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considering this is the first time I've
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ever been self-employed. And I've got to
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be honest, guys, I haven't got a clue
3:25
what to do when it comes to running my
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own business. I am making this up as I
3:28
go along. And right now, and this isn't
3:31
a woe is me video, I'm very aware that
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this is very much a my problem. And as I
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was saying, affiliate payments are good
3:38
until they aren't. And right now, well,
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it's the middle of the year, printer
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releases are quiet, sales are flat,
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everyone's waiting for the next big
3:46
thing, and praying brands don't it
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up again. We all just want a printer
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that works. No gimmicks, no lockdowns,
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no drama, just a solid working printer.
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And it doesn't seem like that should be
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as difficult as brands are kind of
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making it be. But look, here's some real
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talk. This is now my full-time gig, and
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I need to make it sustainable. And I
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can't do that by selling out to the
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brands with the biggest cash, especially
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when I've spent 2 years building this
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reputation as somebody who is honest
4:18
with you about what I feel about these
4:21
machines. Whether you agree with me or
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not is a completely different thing. And
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as I've said many times, I'm quite happy
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to disagree with any reasonable person.
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Blah blah. Buy the printer that's right
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for you. Some of my favorite comments
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have been ones from people who disagree
4:37
with me and bought a printer that they
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want even though it's not something I
4:42
want. I actually enjoy those because it
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means those people still got value in
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the video and saw my critique as fair
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and decided to buy it anyway. I love it
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when we can do that. So, what do I do to
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progress? Well, I have looked at the
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idea of renting a studio, but UK space
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is way too expensive. Again, just this
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storage unit alone is costing £200 a
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month. And I see all the American,
5:06
Canadian, and Australian creators out
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there, and yeah, I'm jealous. Their
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living rooms are bigger than the entire
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footprint of my house. So, when I've
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looked at it, yeah, the idea of paying a
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three-year lease on a studio that I
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might not be able to afford in 12 months
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because YouTube has changed the
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algorithm again. Yeah, right now I'm
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just not confident enough to gamble on
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that. So yeah, between the printers
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themselves and all the other things I
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print with the printers, it's time to
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make some space. And not just because
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I'm spending £200 a month on a storage
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unit, but because that storage unit is
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now full and things have started
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spilling over into my kitchen. And my
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wife has had more than enough. So I
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promised her I'll sell them and I'll
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start printing crap to just sit around
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the house. But that's where I come
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across another problem. I can't post
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these. Now, if you've already got a 3D
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printer, you can already infer the
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nightmare it would be trying to get one
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of these back in the box so it could be
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shipped safely by typical British
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couriers. And I know you've seen me do
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that in many of my videos, but the truth
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is, yeah, that's where I've been lying
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to you. And you can blame my editor for
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this because when I'm repacking the
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videos at the end of a printer that I
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genuinely don't like, that's just the
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unpacking footage in reverse. YouTube
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magic. I'm sure you're all shocked.
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Look, the truth is, I'm just not
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confident enough to pack them properly.
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These things are bulky, awkward, and
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never go back in their original boxes
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the way they came. So, shipping them
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myself isn't a risk I'm willing to take.
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At least not without the support of
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somebody who knows what they're doing.
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No, not you. Not yet. Not you yet. We'll
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get to you. And as for private sales,
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yeah, I've looked at it and I appreciate
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everyone who's reached out. Seriously.
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But unfortunately with the way these are
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all stacked, it always seems to be the
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way that the one printer somebody wants
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is buried at the back below 12 others
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and then it becomes a small excavation
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job just to get it out. So it was one
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day I was using Google saying is there
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somebody who can just eBay this stuff
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for me and I can pay them a commission
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on each sale to eBay it. I also looked
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at Gumree, Facebook Marketplace,
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newspaper ads, but then I came across
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this new thing. It's called an auction
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house. And get this, it's kind of like
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eBay. It's actually a big shop or
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warehouse that you go to and you look at
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the things physically and place bids on
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them live in person. And you can even do
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it remotely and and bid online. This new
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live auction format is so popular, it's
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even got its own TV show called Bargain
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Hunt. So, I had a look around the
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Nottinghamshire area to see if there
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were any types of these places. So,
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enter John Pai Auctions. And no, they
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haven't sponsored me yet. Call me back.
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So, yeah, it turns out they work with
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everything from graphics cards to game
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pads, furniture, and more. You can check
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out their website for how they operate,
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sign up, and create a bidding account.
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But essentially, the way they typically
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work is they work with big companies. I
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mean, real companies, the likes of
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Amazon or Curries. I actually used to
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work for them. They're called Dixon
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Stores Group or anyway the Dixon's car
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phone now, whatever. But those types of
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stores get a lot of customer returns and
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a lot of the time those things can't be
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sold on as new. And if the companies
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don't sell preused goods directly or
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returned goods essentially refurbished,
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then yeah, they'll ship them off to an
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auction house and those companies, the
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auction houses will auction them off.
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So, I gave them a ring, got myself an
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account manager, loaded up a rental van,
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and took the whole printer collection
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over to John Pine Nottingham. And they
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even gave me my very own showroom.
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Proper fancy. And they're going to
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handle the listings, the photos, the
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viewing, the shipping, everything. And
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the best part is it's all auction style.
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So, there's no fixed price and hopefully
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no shitty comments of price gouging. If
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it goes for 4 quid, it goes for 4 quid.
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And the reason for this is I feel that
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it keeps me honest because it lets you
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decide the value. But yeah, that's what
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I'm doing. And if you're local to
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Nottingham or in that area, it is just
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off junction 25 26 of the M1, you can
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head to Johnpai Auctions on Friday the
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18th of July. And I'm going to be there
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in person because that's the final day
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of the bidding. The bidding actually
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goes live on the website for everybody
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else this Friday, the 11th of July. So,
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I'll pop a link below the video if you
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want to bid on a printer and get your
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hands on something that I expect will be
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a good deal. And it's a printer I've had
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my Grubby mitts on. So, yeah, if you're
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not local, don't worry. You can still
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bid on the JohnPai website and shipping
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is then available, too. And since I've
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used all these machines for review, I
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can personally verify that they are all
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fully working and the resin printers are
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properly leveled. You're welcome. So
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yeah, I can now say goodbye to all of
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these printers. And going forward, this
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is going to be the plan. So yeah, from
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now on, when I'm done with it, all my
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stuff is going to go out through John
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Pai auctions, which means resin
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printers, FDM printers, and as I've
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talked about a lot recently, I am going
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to start doing laser reviews, too. And
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my first one of those drops next week.
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It's not a good one. It's a good video.
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It's not a good laser. Might be Well, I
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say that might be a good Watch the
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video. It might be a good laser. Watch
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the video. But the point is, it gives me
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space. It frees up time and lets me
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focus on what I think we all want from
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this channel. Providing honest, helpful
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reviews on tech maker products. Right.
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And no, sorry. You won't see me listing
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any of my He gears printers because, as
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I've said many times, they are the ones
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that I actually use. But hey, yeah, if
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you're in or around Nottingham and you
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want to pop in next Friday, I'm going
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myself. Maybe you just want to come for
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a meet up. I'll be there. I'll say hi.
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I'll see if I've got any pin badges to
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give out and that sort of thing, but
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it'll be nice to to see how these
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auction houses actually work. Yes, I
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know they came before eBay. If you don't
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know that was sarcasm, welcome to the
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channel. Oh, and if you are in
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Nottingham and maybe you know some
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studio space going well or maybe you
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fancy partnering up and helping me grow
11:02
this channel, maybe you've got some
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skills I don't or some well just a clue
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in business. Reach out. I need it. My
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details are on my about page. But for
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the rest of you, I want to say thanks
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for watching and thanks for sticking
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around. And thanks to everyone for being
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part of this amazing weird printerfilled
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journey. But for now, go and check out
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the listings. There's a link in the
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description if you fancy a printer I've
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had my grubby mitts on. Or just drop me
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a comment calling me a filthy
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capitalist. You know the drill. Until
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next time, I need a movie quote. Use the
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force, Harry.
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That That was terrible. Faux hammer out.
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