Any vegans here?

[ball bearing]

A friend wants to buy a vitamix but doesn't want to pay big $$$s....though $800 would be enticing.

$789 Aussie warranty.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/BRAND-NEW-Vi ... 19cffd9f44" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

hmmm....a good price but being an overly cynical long in the tooth kinda guy, I am distrustful of merchants who canvas for 'back orders' on the basis of vague or superceded fill dates. Often it means they don't order until they have ~10 back orders, and the cash in hand. Then they just contact someone like
http://www.alibaba.com/product-free/133 ... ckage.html
Warranty details can be sketchy too.

But that's just my suspicious nature.

This talk about the Vitamix got me looking around and I ended up buying one for my wife (I think she will like her Christmas gift) from here:

http://www.gorgeousme.com.au/page15.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

$770 delivered from an authorised dealer with a 7 year warranty.