Thanks everyone! I think I have decided not to pull the trigger on it. The seller stated that this is a 1997 model, which cannot possibly be true.
I'm in a unique situation in that my lab is big enough to outgrow a minilab but small enough, literally in the sense that we have 1300sq/ft, to not justify or allow a dip and dunk machine. I think a well cared for RT machine would actually be a great solution. I'm hoping to eventually buy one of the brand new Colenta machines. They make an 8" model that has a 7.5L 1st developer stage, which is similar to my existing minilab. Chemistry is different and better than it was in the 1980s or even 90s. It should not run as dirty and LORR developer does not require the same high throughput. That being said, high throughput is not an issue for me as we are getting a lot of film. If I stopped cleaning the crossover racks and squeegee my V30 would definitely scratch film. However I keep it clean so it does not. I've had and seen labs mess up film in Refremas and other D&D solutions. The key to it all is knowledge about your machine and regular cleanings.
Right now if I'm doing rolls I can do 2 at a time. All sheets need to go through the ATL3. An RT machine would be dry to dry for both in all formats from 35mm to 8x10. Of course B&W and E6 would still be Jobo jobs, which makes sense given the volume of both we get. Pretty soon we will have 2 Jobo ATL machines that can run simultaneously. The bottleneck then will be space in the dryer. An 8" Colenta could do 3 rolls at a time and sheet after sheet film large format. Plus the idea that they're still around and can service the machine is quite attractive in an industry where we are all using long ago discontinued products and relying on parts units.
