How to Avoid Scammers when you Sell Cisco Equipment
It is that time of year again when you want to dispose of your Cisco equipment that you no longer use. Probably you want to invest in high-end Cisco equipment to meet the growing demands of your company’s network infrastructure. Or perhaps you are downsizing and no longer need the Cisco equipment that your company is currently using and are looking to purchase new Cisco equipment. What do you do with the old Cisco equipment that you no longer use? If you are like many people, you might want to start advertising the old Cisco equipment on the internet and look for potential buyers.
More and more people today are making a kill when they Sell Cisco equipment in the secondary market. Because Cisco equipment are trusted the world over, most people will look for these items in the secondary market since they are always highly priced when purchased new or directly from the manufacturer. You should however beware of scam artists as the used Cisco equipment are often very attractive to them. Since Cisco equipment has a relatively high value and is loved in the global market, the equipment tend to be a very lucrative target for unscrupulous artists in the industry.
One of the leading places where you can cell Cisco equipment is on e-bay. Ensure you conduct a thorough background check on your potential buyers before releasing your expensive Cisco equipment. Working with a trustworthy and reputable dealer mitigates any risks of an unscrupulous person taking advantage of you when looking to sell Cisco equipment.
While still at it, you might want to ensure that you keep a record of all the serial numbers of the Cisco equipment that you want to sell. One popular scam that takes place when buying and selling used Cisco equipment revolves around swapping units. Once you ship the item to a dishonest individual, say for instance a switch or router, upon receiving it, they will notify you that the item is malfunctioning or broken. Little do you know that the unscrupulous buyer wants to swap the functional unit they bought from you with a non-working unit that they already had. By keeping a record of the serial numbers of all units that you plan to sell, you can be able to compare the list against the serial number of the unit the dishonest buyer claims they want to return it back to you.
