AS-IS Creality K1C from eBay. Did I Waste My Money?

[@brianpeterson8908]

I'd file a complaint with ebay and send it back for the broken door. Listing did not say it was broken, it was their poor packing that did that.

[@Avel]

Believe me, I was aggravated enough to send it back, and I was contemplating doing it. There's no excuse for poor packaging, used or not. But it seems it's becoming more common, unfortunately. Once I got the printer running and printing well, my thought process changed from "I'm sending this thing back" to "What if I get another printer that isn't as simple as a nozzle swap to fix?" or ending up with one that is just more run-down, all together. So, I just ended up getting them to replace the door free of charge. If they would have fought me on it, you can bet this thing was going back!

[@brianpeterson8908]

@@Avel glad to hear they replaced the door!

[@iYzn]

this totally on the seller fault he should have used what creailty do when shipping this printer not just butting foam outside the printer like its some toy

[@iYzn]

if you look at a new k1c from factory they package the door inside the printer to prevent shattering

[@manuel509rios]

I ended up getting a K1C from the same seller basically brand new, watching your video made me take the leap and do it, definitely made the right choice

[@Avel]

Nice! Glad it worked out!

[@rafalklepinski7372]

Unique yet accurate intro 😅 sucks about the door. Could always get a Lexan sheet from home depo and cut out a new one if you chose to keep it.

[@Enjoymentboy]

Over 2 decades bidding on ebay and I've learned the best thing is to find your max total cost, subtract shipping and taxes and what's left is your bid...to the cent. I enter the bid 4 seconds before the auction ends. I'm about 98% successful doing this. The key is that once you put in your bid you do NOT enter another. All you're doing is telling other bidders you want it or you are trying to drive up the price. I got a brand new, in box kywoo3d tycoon for $122 CAD all in, shipped to my door. Parts alone are worth double to me. Brand new kobra 2 for $149. You just have to be willing to wait.

[@Avel]

Nice! I appreciate you sharing, and I'll keep that in mind. I don't use eBay as often as I used to. I waited here til the last 5 seconds mostly from trying to talk myself out of it, haha. I was worried about getting something that would cost too much to fix, and be stuck with a brick. I knew I didn't want to spend over $200 before taxes, and took a risk with just $190, thinking "If I get it, great. If not, oh well."

[@TheDronzDr]

I don’t know how much a door cost for this printer. But I bought CR-6SE. They said that the Display screen would stuck when Booting up. I have plenty of Parts for this $150 new machine. I can’t to see what I run to myself. I think it’s either the display of the motherboard. We will see soon. Good luck on you project. 😮

[@user-lx9jm1wo3h]

Why did you mix the cotton in with the thermal grease?

[@Avel]

It was unintentional. These are supposed to be "no shed" swabs, but I double-checked before installing to make sure there was no cotton mixed in.

[@adeharris4457]

Why would you even turn it on with all that glass everywhere almost as bad as the packaging 😂

[@Avel]

Admittedly, not my brightest move, but I was initially going to return it. I really just wanted to see if it worked. Luckily, it didn't cause any damage.

[@werdnaf]

LOL same sorry. I had to stop the video when you pressed the homing button with all the glass shards inside. Stainless steel has a slightly higher or similar hardness as glass, but if it is zinc coated (very likely), it is much softer. I think the lead screws are also made out of softer material (e.g. brass).

[@edwinwelch1946]

i purchased a Creality K1 SE 2024 and ended up having "Leveling sensor chip abnormality, sensor damage or environmental impact" so I returned it because it failed after 7 prints. Bought another one and a month later same issue so I returned it. Ended up buying a Bambu Lab and never had an issue again. I dont find Creality to be that great IMO. Yes im new to 3D printing but 2 printers failing for the same reason. I didnt do anything. it ran a bed level for each new print I did so I did not tinker with anything. Could it have been my fault? Possibly since im new to printing

[@Avel]

I appreciate you sharing! That sucks about having the same issues on 2 different machines. I know it can be frustrating. Especially on something brand spanking new. Luckily, aside from my CR6-se's deteriorating print quality, I've had good experiences with the Creality printers I've owned and used, so far. (Knock on wood) Bambu makes a great printer, though, so good call moving onto something else!

[@edwinwelch1946]

@@Avel as stated im not sure if i did something wrong or not. I noticed because i was in the middle of a print and the print stopped half way and I saw the error about bed leveling sensors. so after that I returned it to amazon and about a month later same issue. Bedleveling sensor abnormal. I cant tell you for sure why as im really new to printing. there is a 3d printing shop where im from and all his printers are Bambu and 2 couple of my buddies print on Bambu printers so after getting advice and research Bambu seems to be where everyone is at or going. Plus the shop near me sells Bambu parts and PLA, PETG and dozens of colors, carbon fiber and silks. So its a win I can just walk in and get parts or PLA locally.