Tips For Buy and Selling Used Cisco Equipment

All used Cisco hardware should come with a serial number whether you are selling or buying. The serial number should be both intact and valid. A serial number that is missing or incomplete can be a red flag of a possibly stolen hardware. You should be especially wary if the price seems to be too good to be true.

When it comes to buying Cisco equipment (used) is pays to know your dealer by asking for references. If the company is legit they won't mind giving you the names and numbers of a few satisfied companies you can contact to confirm their legitimacy as used Cisco equipment sellers. As a seller you should be sure you have a few customers lined up who don't mind being contacted as references for you.

When the dot come industry went bust there was a quick surge in new dealers that arrived offering refurbished equipment. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but a lot of bad businesses also started at this same time. Therefore, when it comes to consider a good used Cisco seller you should try to stick with companies that have been in business five years or more. If you are going to go with a newer company then be sure to do your research and thoroughly check out the company before making a purchase.

There is a great difference between buying and selling products as is and offering a warranty. When you buy or sell something with a warranty the customer know it is guaranteed, whereas something sold as is tells the customer that is might or might not work. If you are buying or selling something sold as is beware that the equipment may not have been tested or it may not work at all. So if you buy a product as is you may not have much recourse to take if it arrives in non working order.

Whether you are buying or selling used Cisco equipment it is important to leave a paper trail. So include a purchase order with every purchase or sale that includes the brand name, exact part number, quantity, price, date purchased, terms, shipping methods, warranty and any other useful details that you may want to preserve for legal purposes.

As a buyer of used Cisco equipment there are three aspects of the paperwork you want to carefully consider. Consider the warranty that is offered. Most will give you thirty days, but it can be beneficial to ask for a sixty or ninety day warranty to make sure your equipment is covered. You also want to know exactly what their refurbishment and testing process involves. Make sure you are actually getting equipment that has been worked on and not just cosmetically fixed to look nice and only operate for a short time. Finally you want to carefully read over the companies return policy. This is very important when you buy expensive equipment that may not work when you get it.