Residents in Jacksonville, Ocala and Gainesville, FL  often purchase One Fat Frog restaurant equipment via eBay and then drive local to pick up the equipment.  This is a guide to buying used restaurant equipment online.  Special thanks to One Fat Frog Commercial and Restaurant Equipment for their honesty, integrity and value in the field of new and used restaurant equipment online sales.

Tip 1=    Buying online safely. Buying used restaurant equipment can be a daunting task.  When you’re shopping from a remote or small town or just an area that does not have any local dealers you need to buy from someone who values integrity, honesty and fair pricing.  What’s important is finding a dealer who has a good reputation and makes you feel comfortable from the get-go.  If you feel like you’re sitting down with a used car salesman who sells snake oil on the side, then likely you are.  If you feel like the person is honest and reliable then likely they are.  Look around, is their business organized, clean and when you’re looking on eBay ask- do they have a brick and mortar store?  It’s easy to say you have a used restaurant equipment business and run it out of your garage, but sooner than later folks will recognize the pictures online and realize that they’re taken in your backyard and in your garage.  How can you test three phase?  How can you know about the equipment that you sell?  Beware of the folks who sell it online from their garage or home.  Many are would-be dealers who cannot test equipment and certainly don’t know as much as we do about the equipment.

Tip 2=  Ask if the company represents new lines, too. Manufacturer’s are slow to allow companies to represent them and they require documentation from Dunn and Bradstreet, a brick and mortar store and a good history.  In fact, stores can loose the right to represent lines if they are not acting appropriately

Tip 3= Ask if the company has a service technician.  Do they repair and test items that come in?  What are their procedures?  Some places have dedicated and trained techs and some use day labor or have no testing and quality control in place.  What is the background of their techs?  This is all important.  Mind you a tech must not have a master’s degree in electrical engineering but should be able to speak to you if needed.  One Fat Frog does have techs on staff that do our in-house testing and repair and are also available to speak to our customers if followup is needed.

Tip 4= Know the terms of the sale. Most used equipment dealers sell as is.  This is simply an industry standard.  You can find folks who say they “guarantee” it, but the fine print says they only replace parts or they only guarantee it will not arrive DOA or they have greatly compensated in the price.  Really, a lot of the equipment can be fixed reasonably and is not worth an extra $1000- tag on price for that used guarantee.   Ask if you can come see the equipment running before you purchase it.  Legitimate companies should have no problem offering this.  Another important part of the terms of sale is to know if you’re dealing with a reputable company who really does test equipment.  If you are local do they welcome you to come test it out?

So whether you’re looking for great new and used restaurant equipment in Jacksonville, Gainesville, Ocala, Stark, Alachua, High Springs, Lake City or Live Oak, Palatka, St. Augustine, FL or  nationwide, now is the time to look at One Fat Frog Commercial and Restaurant Equipment.  You are ALWAYS welcome to preview any item you see on ebay- call us and make an appointment so we can have it set up for you.

Our Brick and Mortar Location: 1137 West Airport Blvd, Sanford, FL 32773

Our new product lines:

Vulcan- the premier cooking line- ranges, ovens, gryers, combi’s steam equipment, griddles, broilers, cook-n-hold, flashbake and conveyor ovens
Wolf- cooking line- ranges, ovens, gryers, combi’s steam equipment, griddles, broilers, cook-n-hold, flashbake and conveyor ovens
Aquamatic- A Symbol of Quality- commercial kitchen ventilation, exhaust fans, utility distribution systems, fire systems and controls
Avery Berkel- food service scales
Berkel- The Choice of Experience- slicing, processing, packaging, mixers
Cooper Atkins- Temperature recording devices, food safety technology, temperature, time and humidity instruments
Gates Manufacturing Company- conveyors, floor troughs
Jet-Tech- Glasswashers, dishwashers, panwashers, food display cases, industrial washers
Sani-Floor- Self washing floor systems
Revent- rack ovens, deck ovens, proofers
Master-bilt- ice cream cabinets, walk ins, deli cases, open display and glass merchandisers
Prince Castle Inc. Worldwide- Timers, Toasters, Food holding bins, slicers, cutters, fryfilters, and baskets
Silver King- undercounter refrigerators and freezers, pizza and salad prep tables, display cases, chef bases, milk and cream dispensers
Wittco Foodservice Equipment Crimsco- cook & hold/ retheramalization oven systems, holding and transport systems, heated & refrigerated transport and delivery cards
Lakeside Manufacturing, Inc.- dessert, serving, transport & bussing carts, plate dispensers, display carts, portable bars
Crown Verity Inc – outdoor grills, BBQ and custom carts
Nextel- storage, shelving, and handling systems
Astra- commercial and home cappucino, espresso, frothers
Turbo Air- refrigeration, freezers, bottle coolers, beer dispensers, back bar, open display merchandisers, glass door merchandisers, bakery case/ deli case, floral case, glass door freezer, ice cream freezer,
Green World- compartment sinks, work table series, equipment stand, over shelf, solid bus carts, wall mount shelf, sushi display cabinets, food warmer, microwave oven,
German Knife- slicer, meat grinder, meat saw
Geneva- serving carts, dome display carts, wine & liquor carts, dessert/ pastry carts, room service tables, cooking carts, portable bars, maitre d’ stand, mobile wait sstand, luggage carts, food display
Astra- cappuccino, frothers, espresso, hot chocolate
Moyer Deibel- commercial dishwashers
Atlas- cold stones