Used bot hidden cost

[brucehiggins]

I recently bought a used shopbot and got a surprise today when I tried to upgrade the part wizard software that came with it to partworks. I was told that the software was not transferable and I would have to pay the full price of partworks. That was $300 extra. Something to be aware of if you are shopping used.

[thewoodcrafter]

It is pretty much like that with all software sold today.

[wberminio]

$300.00!
I was told $400.00 for Partworks upgrade

[brucehiggins]

Erminio,
It was $700. $300 more than the $400 upgrade cost that I thought I would have to pay.

[wberminio]

Thanks Bruce

That's what I thought.I got my Bot just before Partworks was included with the new Bots.If I had
know, I may have waited to place my order.

Erminio

[Brady Watson]

From the ShopBot Page

(#11008) ShopBot PartWorks and PartWorks 3D; INCLUDED WITH ALL NEW SHOPBOTS; PRICE $750 (when sold separately)
(#11006) Full PartWorks upgrade from PartWizard, for existing ShopBot Owners; PRICE $400

-B

[brucehiggins]

Brady,
I read that and since I am a ShopBot owner I thought I got the upgrade price. Not so.
Bruce

[beacon14]

??? If you own a ShopBot are you not considered a ShopBot owner?

[brucehiggins]

Let's see... I exist. I own a ShopBot which also exists. It seems like I qualify as an existing ShopBot owner no matter how you look at it.

[Brady Watson]

I think your name or your company's name must be on the license in order to get the upgrade price, since you would have paid for the licensing fee if you bought the machine new. Since the PartWizard license is non-transferrable as a condition of DelCAM's terms, NOT ShopBot's terms, as I understand it, you have to pay the extra ante to put the license in your name.

-B