I don't know if this will be of any help to you, but I will relate my experience of purchasing used appliances (note: this did not happen in the state of Florida). The establishment only sold used appliances. I don't know how they obtained their inventory, but they fixed or refurbished everything that they sold. They also provided a very limited warranty. At the time, we were in the process of building a new house and had to move into a rental home temporarily until our new house was complete. I needed a washer/dryer because the people who bought the house that we sold made our existing washer/dryer part of the terms of their (fabulous) purchase offer, which we had accepted. The rental home did not provide a washer/dryer, so I only needed something that would last 6 months because our new house came with a washer/dryer. I selected a 50 year old Kenmore washer and dryer off of the sales floor. They were as basic (in features) as you can get. They were delivered to our rental and installed flawlessly. The washer worked for the first cycle while the delivery people were there, but never again. The store immediately took away the nonworking unit and provided a replacement. After that, everything was great. I loved those old Kenmore appliances and wished that I could have taken them with me to our new house. They just don't make solid appliances like that today. So, if you can find such a place locally that refurbishes old appliances, and stands behind their work, don't be afraid to purchase from them, and maybe the older and more basic the appliance, the better. Our old washer and dryer were incredibly inexpensive and I think we could have easily gotten another 10-plus years out of them. We left them in our rental for the next people to enjoy and our landlord was happy.
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