| Refurbished and used Cisco equipment, such as | | | | general, whether it is Cisco equipment or anything else. |
| routers and switches and IP phones, can be a very | | | | A prospective buyer must realize that there may be a |
| tempting buy. Cisco makes some of the highest rated | | | | risk of acquiring second-hand gear that performs |
| and best performing equipment in the industry, and it is | | | | poorly. There are many unscrupulous sellers on the |
| not surprising that the company's products are sought | | | | Internet who sell equipment of poor quality but claim |
| by many would-be buyers. In addition, there is a | | | | otherwise. Worse still, there are others who may be |
| growing market for secondary market equipment | | | | selling outright fakes - these are to be avoided at any |
| given the current state of the global economy, and the | | | | price. |
| resulting drive for many companies to reduce | | | | An expert may be called in to help determine whether |
| operating costs. | | | | the equipment is really worthy of consideration. Only |
| Both of these factors would seem to make | | | | experts can be trusted to distinguish between real and |
| purchasing second-hand equipment an excellent | | | | fake Cisco equipment, and most especially between |
| decision. However, there are number of factors that | | | | low quality equipment and those of acceptable quality. |
| prospective buyers need to consider before | | | | To be safe, it is best to buy refurbished used Cisco |
| purchasing second-hand IT equipment. | | | | equipment only from those resellers that have gained |
| In general, one needs to conduct certain checks | | | | Cisco certification. |
| before deciding to purchase second-hand equipment in | | | | |