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Old 09-03-2001, 05:09 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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I have a general question for guys. If all the beds were the same age, and all taken very good care of, which brands do you think hold up the best? We are probably going to have to get used beds to start with, at least the 3 basic 20 minute beds. Do any brands stand out? Any to absolutely stay away from? Thanks .....
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Old 09-17-2001, 02:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
 
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Stormy, I'm sorry that no one ever answered your question. What did you decide to do?
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Old 09-25-2001, 05:20 AM   #3 (permalink)
 
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We have three ETS 4000 watt beds for now. They are about five years old and look great. We got those for 1500 each.We are also looking at a high performance Sonanbraugh(?) that's two years old for 8500.00. That's all so far. So we still need 2 more 20 minute baeds. I also want to lease a stand up. We need to get it together if we're opening Nov. I....
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Old 09-25-2001, 07:00 PM   #4 (permalink)
 
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Stormyout my name is tony i have 3 sonnenbraune 24 bulb beds for sale which are in good shape and i also may have 844 vhr sonnenbraune for sale call me at (440)478-3536
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Old 09-25-2001, 07:01 PM   #5 (permalink)
 
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Stormyout, I also have a stand up which is a sundazzler with 46 lamps for sale.
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Old 12-05-2001, 11:47 PM   #6 (permalink)
 
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On 2001-09-03 05:09, stormyout wrote:
I have a general question for guys. If all the beds were the same age, and all taken very good care of, which brands do you think hold up the best? We are probably going to have to get used beds to start with, at least the 3 basic 20 minute beds. Do any brands stand out? Any to absolutely stay away from? Thanks .....


A few beds that seem to last forever are the 80's WSS 24 (Series 1). You know the brownish bed. The early 90's Series 2 is another one. I also like the older Sonnenbraune beds. Sunals are ok but parts can be a problem. Older Montego Bays, particularly the old 2600 and 3200 Classics are very nice as well.

Other than those, it's a crap shoot.
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Old 12-20-2001, 11:32 PM   #7 (permalink)
 
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YOU SHOULD NEVER BUY A USED BED.THERE IS ALWAYS A REASON WHY THE BED IS BEING SOLD.USUALLY YOU ARE PROBABLY GETTING SOME OTHER PERSON'S JUNK!
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Old 12-21-2001, 10:24 AM   #8 (permalink)
 
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Totally Tan I totally disagree with you. As with anything you have to do your homework and buying a used bed is no different but to make a statement like that what you did is abusurd. There are a ton of used beds bought and sold every year and to make a blanket statement that you should never buy a used bed because they are all someone elses headache is insane.
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Old 12-21-2001, 07:57 PM   #9 (permalink)
 
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I agree with Rick...you shouldn't be afraid of a used bed if the price is right. If the shell and acrylics are good and it lights up the wiring should be good. There are less than a dozen parts (ya multiples) that make them work and could all be replaced for less than the difference in the new and used cost. (If ya do your own work)(if not you should learn, cauz good luck finding someone
local to fix it--new or used)
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Old 12-22-2001, 03:52 PM   #10 (permalink)
 
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WELL SORRY OLD BEDS ARE OK FOR SOME BUT IF YOU NEED NEW LAMPS ,NEW STARTERS, NEW LAMP ENDS ,A BALLEST OR 2 A FEW FANS,NEW SHOCKS,AND NEW ACRYLIC THATS OK FOR YOU .YOU SEE I TAN 600 TO 700 A DAY FROM MID JAN. TO JUNE . I CANT BE DOWN A BED.
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