“Pre-owned networking equipment market growing” (Part 3)
The survey also found that the biggest buyers of pre-owned networking equipment are those who know networking equipment -- telecommunications and high-tech companies. Stafford said it's clear they're confident in buying pre-owned equipment.
"One of the surprises from the survey is to show that over half of UNEDA dealers have a one-year warrantyon all the equipment they sell," Stafford said, adding that most manufacturers only have a 90-day warranty. Additionally, 100 per cent of the dealers surveyed said they have a minimum of a 90-day warranty.
Even with the growth of the pre-owned networking equipment market, there are concerns for UNEDA members -- and dealers in networking equipment in general, Stafford said. One of the most important items is counterfeit equipment, which continues to pop up in the market. To fight this problem, UNEDA formed a counterfeit task force at its second annual conference in May.
"Many of the things I read concerning manufacturers who have gone to Asia is there's counterfeit everywhere. It's networking equipment, golf clubs, purses, almost everywhere," Stafford said.
Taken From echannelline.com (Author Chris Talbot)
Original: http://www.echannelline.com/usa/story.cfm?item=22229
