Something you also may want to do is keep an eye out for auctions.  I have
purchased 3 at auction and there is an auction coming up next Saturday with
another.  Most are usable and from  hobby beekeepers who have, as Rick says,
grown or gotten out of beekeeping.

There is a beekeeper in my area that, due to age related health issues is
getting out of beekeeping and liquidating his equipment.  I will check on
that to see if I can upgrade.  There is an upcoming beekeeping consignment
auction in North East Ohio coming up in May.  There are a lot of hobby
extractors out there, you just have to look.  A "Wanted, Honey Extractor" in
a rural newspaper may also bring results as a lot of these smaller
extractors are forgotten in the back of a barn or a garage attic.

Just a few thoughts.

Happy Beekeeping.
Coleene

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