| Used or previously owned equipment is an alternative | | | | registration to buy and sell equipment. Funds are |
| to buying expensive original gear. Investing in genuine | | | | exchanged through wire transfer and transactions can |
| DJ equipment costs a bomb and this is a severe | | | | be either worldwide or local. |
| impediment to those who are planning to take up disc | | | | Apart from online transactions, there are many music |
| jockeying as a career but haven't made the final | | | | stores who stock used DJ equipment. Even peripheral |
| decision yet. Essential parts of the DJ equipment are | | | | components like headphones and speakers can be |
| turntables; CD, MP3 or DVD players; and sound mixers. | | | | obtained at extremely low prices. |
| Each of these parts costs hundreds of dollars and can | | | | Sellers of used equipment usually tweak equipment |
| really set back the budget. However, the consolation is | | | | before reselling them. This includes improvement of |
| that all these parts are available in used condition at | | | | their quality as well as amelioration of their looks. This is |
| lower rates and in fairly good qualities. | | | | called refurbishing the equipment and is a very |
| Most stores retail their used equipment online. There | | | | common practice employed by used equipment sellers. |
| are also individuals who want to get rid of their old | | | | Due to this, they can charge a few extra dollars from |
| equipment and they advertise for them online. Internet | | | | the second customer and earn their profit. |
| advertisements for previously owned equipment | | | | Buying used equipment is entirely at the buyer's risk. In |
| contain the names of the equipment along with names | | | | most cases, there are no guarantees and warranties, |
| of the makers and their versions. Features present | | | | and it is made clear to the buyer that all liabilities are at |
| with the gear are mentioned. It is considered ethical to | | | | their sole risk. Some store owners do not issue a |
| mention the period for which the stuff has been in use | | | | receipt of the sale. Even insurance companies shirk |
| and what kind of use it was - light or heavy. | | | | from covering used equipment. It must not be |
| Sometimes, pictures of the appliance are posted along | | | | expected from used equipment that they would |
| with the advertisement. | | | | function for a long time. |
| Portals like eBay sell several items of used DJ | | | | However this is not true most of the time. Sometimes |
| equipment. There are various other websites like | | | | professional DJs keep selling their equipment and |
| Birdland Music, Calibex, Tom Lee Music, Pro Mix, etc. | | | | buying new ones whenever they are launched with |
| which are dedicated only to selling new and used DJ | | | | additional features. Such equipment is rarely used and |
| equipment. Some of these websites require | | | | is almost as good as the original. |