UK: NVIDIA Test Gear Auction - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 10:57:47 pm
content: Another big auction, this time from Nvidia on March 8th, in the UKhttp://bit.ly/1WSxVX1Rohde and Schwarz, Anritsu, Agilent etc

author: microbug
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 10:59:14 pm
content: The link is broken.Edit: working onehere.

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 11:36:08 pm
content: What is that Agi scope like? Doesn't say it comes with any probes.I'm guessing they were developing the Shield there?

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 11:53:19 pm
content: Quote from: RGB255_0_0 on February 29, 2016, 11:36:08 pmThere is an Agilent DSOX3000 scopeQuoteSomeone on twitter mentioned it must be the Icera fab?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icera

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 11:54:29 pm
content: If this was in Oz I'd be bigging on all sorts of stuff

author: Helix70
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 03:03:17 am
content: What caught your eye?

author: jeremy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 08:55:12 am
content: Sigh, first no Agilent competition, now this. Bad day to be in Australia

author: SKPang
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 09:17:43 am
content: The scope and MXG looks tempting.

author: Monittosan
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 10:48:05 am
content: Quote from: jeremy on March 01, 2016, 08:55:12 amThere seems to be a lot of older Mobile communications test gear for 3.5-4G handsets which would be worth the price of a small house when newAll the nice usable gear will go for stupid prices so unless im missing something these auctions are really only good to watch.

author: voltlog
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:06:57 pm
content: All that mobile communications test gear cannot really be useful for anything else than it's intended purposeThose power supplies, the multimeters and the power meter might be the only items that are worth getting but those are only a few.

author: SKPang
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:08:06 pm
content: I've registered but its a 3.5 hour drive to Bridgend to collect if I win anything.

author: NivagSwerdna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:24:22 pm
content: InterestingThanks for the link

author: NivagSwerdna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:28:01 pm
content: I have no idea what this is...http://www.equipnet.com/auctions/tescom-tc-5062c-6ghz-tem-cell_listid_469397/But I think I want one.Maybe it's a device for sharpening knives?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_power

author: SKPang
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:29:14 pm
content: I think it is a small anechoic chamber.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:32:04 pm
content: Quote from: NivagSwerdna on March 01, 2016, 02:28:01 pmA TEM cell is used for EMC testing - can be a much cheaper way of creating/detecting a fairly uniform EM field for small items thna a full anechoic shielded roomhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTEM_cell

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:36:28 pm
content: 16% buyer's premium AND $20 (or £20 depending which page you look at) handling fee per item - what a bunch of piss-takers.I doubt any of the useful high-end kit will go cheap, but I'd love to dive the dumpster

author: SKPang
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:39:31 pm
content: Yes, I expect the MXG will be at least £1k

author: wkb
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 02:47:32 pm
content: Quote from: EEVblog on February 29, 2016, 11:54:29 pmYou don't have my sympathy, with the kind well-stocked dumpster you have sitting on your doorstep I mean

author: stejep
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 05, 2016, 05:34:08 am
content: I sucks living at the bottom of the world and missing out on all these great things.

author: Brumby
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 05, 2016, 06:20:15 am
content: Know the feeling ... but I think I'd get into more trouble than I do already if it wasn't so.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 05, 2016, 09:46:17 am
content: Some more lots added - mostly boxes of components

author: tanstaafl
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 05, 2016, 10:08:07 pm
content: How does shipping work on those kind of auctions? Do you need to sort that out yourself or can you ask them to handle it for you?

author: SKPang
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 06, 2016, 09:15:59 am
content: I think you have to collect it yourself. That means a trip to Bridgend!Just had an email from them, my registration has been approved.

author: Neganur
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 07, 2016, 07:15:56 am
content: Anyone willing to let me join their auction? I can't since I don't have a company registered.

author: tggzzz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 07, 2016, 08:31:32 am
content: Quote from: Neganur on March 07, 2016, 07:15:56 amI'm registered with a company name of "private purchaser".BTW in the UK you can legally call yourself any name you want, provided that you aren't doing it for fradulent purposes.

author: OiD
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 08:34:23 am
content: I gave them a call and they said that I could participate in the auctions even if I was not a company. Need to get some questions about shipping sorted but from the looks of things I'm not going to purchase anything!

author: Dave
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 09:13:15 am
content: Is anyone buying those E5810As and would be willing to sell me one for a good price?

author: SKPang
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 04:48:54 pm
content: Auction has ended, didn't bid on anything. Wasn't much of a bargain on the items I was interested in.Attached is a list of the final prices of the interesting items. The price is in the "Current" column in GBP.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 05:06:22 pm
content: Someone got a good deal on the DSOX3034A ( £1625), at least if they were look, and a lot of the components went for peanuts or got no bits.Also some of the rack stuff went pretty cheap and may have had some bargains inside.

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 05:22:19 pm
content: I bought 2 boxes of components - those Murata designs packs are about GBP 50,- each if you don't get them for free - so good deal for me I think.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 05:56:52 pm
content: BTW if anyone's going down there to collect it would be worth asking about any unsold lots. Also see if there's a dumpster!

author: j.a.mcguire
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 06:53:12 pm
content: Did not everything get sold today then? The racks and components sound interesting, looking at the price list above the appliances were way out of my £ league.

author: RGB255_0_0
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 08, 2016, 11:05:00 pm
content: I'd hope those Xeon servers didn't sell for much being 1st generation Core. Dave picked up similar done time ago. Other than that, everything else probably sold for a reasonable amount.

author: jeremy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 10:53:12 am
content: Look familiar?https://www.ebay.com.au/ulk/itm/301854900730

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 11:50:34 am
content: Quote from: jeremy on March 09, 2016, 10:53:12 amStrange auction, does not post to the United Kingdom or any other European country!

author: NilByMouth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 12:02:01 pm
content: Quote from: Towger on March 09, 2016, 11:50:34 amMaybe it's the Australian embassy in Bath and they're not allowed to export to the UK.

author: elgonzo
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 12:31:26 pm
content: Quote from: Towger on March 09, 2016, 11:50:34 amOf course they do...(hint: don't use ebay Australia...)Quote from: NilByMouth on March 09, 2016, 12:02:01 pmGood one!

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 12:58:53 pm
content: Quote from: elgonzo on March 09, 2016, 12:31:26 pmThere are two different ebay item numbers 301854900730 and 291666672560The 291666672560 auction has already sold two and has best offers going back to January. So may not be the same gateways.

author: elgonzo
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 09, 2016, 01:20:54 pm
content: Quote from: Towger on March 09, 2016, 12:58:53 pmOkay, so you speak about that specific auction in particular and not about whether the seller in question is selling LAN/GPIB gateway models of the same type in Europe. Fair enough... (i can only speculate, but perhaps those LAN/GPIB gateway models are sourced from outside of the EU and lack CE markings. And the seller perhaps doesn't want to deal with potential hassles from customs offices of EU member states, might it be due to the value of the devices involved or due to the seller being based in UK/EU member state. But i am just speculating here...)

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 10, 2016, 01:48:34 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on March 08, 2016, 05:06:22 pmYeah, racks of misc gear are often worth a shot, you can real nab bargains that way.

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2016, 06:28:07 pm
content: I think the two auctions are more to do with how ebay lists actions in different countries when you perform a search. eBay will not list items if your primary address is in an excluded country, it also does different things depending if you list postage specifically if specify postage for a country rather than just international.The CE marking would not matter, unless comming from outside Europe and into Germany.

author: mikeselectricstuff
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 11, 2016, 09:38:12 pm
content: Quote from: Towger on March 11, 2016, 06:28:07 pmIt's used gear so CE marking is not applicable

author: elgonzo
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 11, 2016, 10:33:46 pm
content: Quote from: mikeselectricstuff on March 11, 2016, 09:38:12 pmThis is only true if the used gear is already in the EU.

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 16, 2016, 07:05:17 pm
content: just thought I would sing EquipNet's praises - so far so good. They are reasonably organised and arranged shipping for me for my items - and is now without charge holding it until after Easter so it does not get stuck over the holidays (mine included)So best service I have had in the UK since moving back in Oct (yes great service and honesty is hard to find)