Should you buy a new or used exercise rebounder?

how do you have bouncing enthusiast, I continually check the current market for great deals on exercise rebounders also known as mini-springboards, as well as updates on the latest enhancements to these products as the technology used in them improves.

In my research, I’m coming across some questionable exercise rebounders being offered for sale online. Some of the information presented to unsuspecting potential customers is not correct.

One thing that everyone should know is the duration and conditions of the warranty. Warranties are only valid on new exercise rebounders, regardless of which brand you purchase. The manufacturer will not honor the warranty (for example, lifetime or 5 years) on your unit if you are not the original owner. Consequently, if you see someone stating that there is a warranty that covers their purchase of a used product, then the seller is either unaware of the terms of the warranty, or is trusting that you are unaware of that fact and is using it as sales collateral. point.

If you are not the original owner, you will be responsible for the full cost of any future repairs to the unit. This is important. Sadly, that $100 you originally saved by buying used over new will be completely lost when you need to replace the springs on your exercise jumper the first time around. In case you didn’t realize this will be an annual expense if you purchased a soft rebound or bungee spring unit like the bellicon Prayed Need and you bounce off it often, if not every day.

I recently found a listing on eBay for a rarely used semi-bent cellerciser® with balance bar for a price well below the cost of new. The article image looked good; in fact, it looked too good. I realized it was a picture found on the manufacturer’s website of a new Tri-Fold Cellerciser® with its balance bar already attached for display purposes. It was not a picture of the used item being sold on eBay. I painstakingly contacted eBay Customer Support by phone with three days left until the auction and explained to the representative who took the call about this situation. He stated that he saw the photo of the new Tri-Fold on the Cellerciser® website and told me that he would file a report with eBay’s Trust and Safety Department to have the image removed. Did ebay ever remove the photo? No they didn’t and some unsuspecting eBay member bought a used rebounder from the picture of a new one that wasn’t even the model of what was being sold. By the way, the listing didn’t even state the year the product was made, so this used Cellerciser® could possibly be 10 years old.

With this in mind, here are some tips to help avoid problems with used exercise jumpers:

1. Consider only buying used when you can test the product for yourself.

2. Find out the year (and month if possible) the unit was first purchased.

3. Determine from the original owner how often the product was used (daily, weekly, rarely, or rarely). If the unit has been used frequently, the springs may need to be replaced in the not too distant future, depending on which brand you are thinking of buying.

4. Ask the seller when he took the photo of the merchandise being sold.

5. If you’re considering buying a used exercise jumper online from a site like eBay or Amazon, calculate ahead of time how much it will cost to ship the unit back to the seller if the product isn’t everything you thought it would be. to be. Even if the seller misrepresented the item, you will only be covered by these sites’ buyer protection policies for the original price and shipping cost you incurred upon receipt of the product. You, the buyer, will be responsible for the cost of shipping the product back to the seller and that can cost anywhere from $40 to $100 using UPS Ground or USPS Select Parcel.

6. When shopping online, buy a new unit instead of a used one whenever possible. If your finances are tight, consider using programs like PayPal’s financing program called Bill Me Later® to spread the payments for a new workout jumper over a six-month period.

Bouncing is a great workout with a host of health and fitness benefits available for you to experience. Making the right purchase and avoiding the pitfalls when considering a new or used exercise jumper will allow you to enjoy rebounding exercise even more.