| While people have been buying and selling all types of | | | | resources. Selling this used medical equipment through |
| used goods on sites such as eBay and Craig's list, | | | | an online auction frees up valuable space and allows |
| there was no particular place to buy or sell used | | | | smaller, less well funded institutions the opportunity to |
| medical equipment. Selling used medical equipment on | | | | improve their standard of care for their patients. |
| sites like eBay didn't guarantee that you would find the | | | | Imaging equipment from MRIs to portable x-ray |
| right buyers as most medical facilities would not look to | | | | machines are an important part of today's treatment |
| eBay or Craig's List when they wanted to buy | | | | strategies. However, many rural facilities and urban |
| equipment. Medflip is a new online auction site that is | | | | clinics do not have the resources to purchase this kind |
| devoted solely to the buying and selling of medical | | | | of equipment. Online auctions for used medical |
| equipment. This site makes it easy for hospital | | | | equipment may put this type of equipment in the hands |
| administrators, doctors, dentists and other medical | | | | of dedicated professionals who need it. Medflip sellers |
| professionals to find the used medical equipment they | | | | are part of a worldwide network of clients. While the |
| need at affordable prices. | | | | company itself owns none of the unused or used |
| In most medical facilities, space is at a premium. | | | | medical equipment that is sold on the site, they have a |
| Unused medical equipment takes up valuable space | | | | customer support staff that is trained to help buyers |
| without having a purpose. This same equipment might | | | | and sellers by answering all their questions and helping |
| have a useful life in another facility which has fewer | | | | them through the auction process. |