Re: Strategies for Buying Test Equipment on E*bay Part 2

"Winfield" <winfieldhill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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eBay has dramatically raised flea market prices.

Yes, although buying through eBay gets you a somewhat better idea of whether
or not you can trust the seller, since most test equipment sellers on eBay
have plenty of history available to examine. Plus the availability is much
better -- flea markets are always hit or miss, of course.

Granted, the guy who was fully prepaid to repair some old boat anchor -- if
need be -- and hence was willing to take a chance on $50 flea market special
that would go for $250 if known to be working and calibrated has lost a lot of
his advantage.

In terms of performance per inflation-adjusted-dollar, test equipment is as
cheap as ever, I think.




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