[geoffw]

I have been in the market for a CNC Mill for a year now and everything is 250+ miles away. I got lucky last week and via word of mouth, found a 1996 Haas VF-3 about 5 miles away from me. Here are the details:

-Has been sitting for 3 years
-Owner bought it as part of a set and uses the twin, has never powered this one on but is willing to hook it up for testing.
-No Tooling Included
-Machine is very dirty
-Originally asking $25k but not actively advertising it. (it sits in the back of a large warehouse where nobody sees it, out of site, out of mind)
-Control is in great condition (no button wear)

Iam not sure where to start with an offer, he wants to sell it as-is, however, I told him that if i cant see it run and test it, the offer will be very low due to the risks involved...

What do you all think? This is going to be my first VMC.
What would you offer? I was thinking 18K if upon inspection it has no issues, or $13k AS-IS

Thanks for your help!
-Geoff