Many thanks for the response. It seems that the Jet is generally a better machine from what I can see and I agree that the price advantage over a new Jet may not be make up for the lack of warranty and I am also a little suspicious of 6 returns.
I sent a query to Axminster and got a response that follows
Hi, Thanks for your email.
I can appreciate your concerns about these machines. The machines are generally very reliable but as you mentioned the fences have been an issue in the past, I am a very regular reader of the forum! We are however selling all of these machines under trade terms ie 'Sold as Seen' at a highly reduced price. They usually retail for £1182 plus VAT but as they are used and we are not offering a warranty the reserve is only set at £450 ex VAT to reflect this. eBay is a great place to pick up bargains but unfortunately there are some small risk’s involved, in this case you can bid for a machine and possibly save yourself £500, but with no warranty there is always the possibility that you will have to carry out some repairs. However, on the other hand if you more happy with complete peace of mind we have no problem selling you a machine at full price!
Quite a few of the forum members have purchased machines from me on eBay and as far as I am aware they have been pleased with there buys.
Hope this has helped.