selling used test equipment question..

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This isn't really a for sale posting.. (one liner at the bottom if
anyone is interested). My question is has anyone had experience selling
used electronics equipment to these used equipment dealers?.. I'm
picking up a pickup truck load of stuff tomorrow and I'm trying to see
the best way to get rid of some of it.

Including what I'm getting tomorrow, I've got

Sorenson DSC150-7 150v 7a adjustable DC power supplies
Valhalla Scientific 2301 and 2100 watt meters
Tektronix OF150, OF235 OTDRs
Tektronix 2215 & 2215A o'scope, and Phillips 3217 o'scope
some other fiber test equipment, as well as other stuff.

For example, I've got an e-mail into American Test Equipment in Va..
they show for sale an OF150 for $4295, and an OF235 for $7750. I don't
expect that much for the equipment, but what should I expect?.. 50%,
25%, 10%?..

Anyone comment on tech-systems electronics?.. They are showing $995
for the OF150, around $400 for the scopes..

Just wondering how I'm going to get rid of some of this stuff..
certainly I'd rather have it go to an individual rather than a reseller
if the price was the same.. if anyone is interested in buying or
trading the e-mail addy is correct.

Thanks,

Jim

 

[Charles Schuler]

A clever? avoidance of the posting rules?

 

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A clever? avoidance of the posting rules?

There's a posting from yesterday.. 'For sale Radio Receiver and
Spectrum analyser'..

no complaints in that thread..

A quick google search shows 1270 hits for 'for sale' in
sci.electronics.misc

So, ignore the last paragraph.. have you had any experience selling
used equipment to dealers?.. Thou, as I stated, I'd rather get this
stuff to an electronics enthusiast vs. a reseller company if the price
ended up being the same..

Regards,

Jim

 

[John Fields]

There's a posting from yesterday.. 'For sale Radio Receiver and
Spectrum analyser'..

no complaints in that thread..

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Probably because at least it's blatant and up-front.
You seem to be trying to do the same thing (sell something) but are
pretending that you're not.
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A quick google search shows 1270 hits for 'for sale' in
sci.electronics.misc

 

[[email protected]]

Never said I wasn't selling anything.. I'm sorry if you got the
impression that I was attempting to sell all my stuff in s.e.m. That's
not my intent.. I'd rather get rid of everything in one shot, but I did
mention that there was a 'one liner' at the end for any individuals
interested.

My intent was to find if anyone had personal experience dealing with
equipment resellers..

No mention of any wrongdoing in any of the 4 or so FS, FA posts just
in the past two weeks could possibly indicate to a reasonable
individual that posting 'for sale' is ok.. I'm not going to go through
each of the 1270 posts that the search returned to see if anyone
objected to any of those..

Perhaps if I was 'blatant and up front' it'd be ok?


Nah, it's never too late.. not until you die. For starters, someone
could start mentioning to people doing FS/FA posts that this isn't the
place for it..

http://groups-beta.google.com/group..._doneTitle=Back+to+Search&&d#baaa070f2b33a732

Don't know if the link came through, but also mentioning a search for
'guide for the sci.electronics' post by Mark Zenier (dated January 21,
1999) might offer some insight to what the various sci.electronics
groups are for..

"sci.electronics.misc General discussions of the field of
electronics.


"General discussions on the topic of electronics. (Discussions
on the relative merits of various consumer electronics
equipment
are better held in the groups in the rec hierarchy devoted to
those topics.)"


... that industry equipment for sale posts would be better suited for
misc.industry.electronics.marketplace
I appreciate the understanding and help..

Jim

 

[Charles Schuler]

Jim, it's rather basic ... the forums are for all kinds of purposes but not
for selling items, unless they are specifically identified for that purpose.
Please understand that folks don't want to see ads unless they want to buy.
Why don't you investigate reasonable venues and not waste your time here?