FS? Lot of Oscilloscopes - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: thiscollector
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 02:00:00 pm
content: Hello. I have the opportunity to buy this lot of 47 Oscilloscopes at auction. It ends today at 1pm est. Not much info on them and some of them might not work. If I can get them for the right price would you guys be interested in any of them? I'm trying to avoid ebay fees and what not. But we can do secure transactions that way. I'm thinking about spending $1,000 on the lot. Am I crazy?? I'm a auction junkie and willing to buy and flip anything.

author: Zucca
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 02:06:20 pm
content: Welcome to the Forum!Where are you located?What are the models and the manufactures of the scopes? The pictures are very fuzzy....

author: thiscollector
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 02:13:14 pm
content: Thank you!The States South CarolinaI can't check them out in person unless I buy them so the pictures and this " variety of name brands such as Hitachi, Tektronix, and Phillips (variety of models)." is all the information I have. I could make out the one PM 3055 Phillips but that's it.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 02:19:19 pm
content: It's a though gamble. They seem to be obsolete analog scopes. Expect to be able to sell them for $20 to $50. I wouldn't spend more than a couple of hundred on the lot. Expect to sit on them for a while too. Anyone with a serious interest in electronics will save money for a cheap Chinese digital oscilloscope. Even the crappiest ones outperform these analog scopes so the market for these is where people have close to no money to spend.

author: thiscollector
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 02:34:44 pm
content: Thanks for your opinion. My max definitely wont be 1k now. Thank you. I still might be able to get them for cheap though. I know nothing about these things. Would it be easy for me to test there working condition or do I need to be a engineer?

author: Towger
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 02:38:51 pm
content: On eBay a Fluke/Philips PM3055 appears to have recently gone for best off of around $200 in the US, while in Europe they are closer to $60-70. Unless someone recognises the model, the top picture appears to show basic single channel scopes. They might be from a school. Old Tektronix scopes can and do go for silly money (when compared to a cheap modern Rigol etc), but it is not clear how many they are. One assumes they have no probes or manuals and you do not have the equipment/knowhow to fully test them, so will have to sell as seen. You would not want to be paying more that $25 per scope all in and have somewhere to store them.

author: thiscollector
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 03:15:54 pm
content: Thank you. I think I will take a chance at $12.50 each. $25 each was close to the original amount I was willing to pay but Nctnico talked me down.I will let you guys know what happens.

author: thiscollector
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 05:01:22 pm
content: Sold for $1,700. Sorry to waste your time guys. Thank you.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 05:24:44 pm
content: I have to divulge a little secret here: I like watching the TV shows where people buy abandoned storage units. One of my observations is that each of the regular buyers (ofcourse it is TV so a lot is scripted) has a means/channel to sell certain items for a higher profit than the other buyers.What I mean to say is: I guess the buyer had a certain market in mind when buying the lot. OTOH if we see these oscilloscopes appear on Ebay we know someone spend too much.

author: KJDS
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 30, 2015, 05:40:26 pm
content: I'll guess an average of $100 each for the working ones, so that's $4700 if they all work. From a seller with a reputation of selling good tested scopes that could easily go up to $150 eachHow many work and how many are easy fixes? Do you feel lucky?