Contact John of CoffeeTraining off line. He answered your question a couple of posts up and he is professional, fair minded and supports this website and its participants. You can find him from his ads in the For Sale section of this site. Price is a many splendid thing. The RRP of a Giotto here is 2550. The RRP of a Diadema Junior Plus semi auto with electric group is 2350, and with manual Lever (similar to giotto) operated group 2450.00. There is a used Bezzera BZ35E also advetised in the For Sales. It is a much more "robust" machine than the BZ99 with impeller pump and electronic touchpad (new RRP 2850.00) and requires a water connection. It has had very little use. What you pay is up to you. Usually when you pay less you get less. Perhaps you can get a giotto for 2000 and that's nice, everyone likes a bargain, but I bet it's given to you in a sealed box, un-benchtested before sale, without instruction.....this is the espresso eqivalent of selling a car to someone that has never had a driving lesson, without even giving it the pre delivery service. I like to be looked after, and sometimes that means I am prepared not to get a discount in monetary terms. Have fun and enjoy whatever you buy. FC.
