Martin Lorton's equipment sale started - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: retiredcaps
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 02:19:40 am
content: Just noticed that Martin has started his equipment sale. I don't know the process or if prices are good or not. I have no financial affiliation with Martin or his sale. I'm just passing the info along for those interested.http://www.mjlorton.com/equipment-sale/If you don't like his process or prices, move your mouse pointer to close window and continue on with life.

author: ebclr
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 03:19:11 am
content: Not worth the time to look, to pricy

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 04:18:47 am
content: Bad idea I think not to put them on ebay.I know that ebay take a big chunk, but the market is so much more massive.

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 06:23:36 am
content: all the prices are way above what they go for on eBay even for new things like FC279 - just went on eBay for $600 after sitting around for 3 weeks.

author: HighVoltage
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 09:58:18 am
content: Hmm, he is not offering his Agilent 3458A?I agree, prices are too high and a wrong place to offer the instruments.

author: Faith
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 09:59:56 am
content: Yep prices seem pretty bad. In some cases double eBay! Why is he selling everything?

author: zapta
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 10:10:04 am
content: The gap between the depth of his projects and his equipment collection is astonishing. A clear case of do less with more.

author: george graves
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 10:51:49 am
content: I wish the guy the best, I really do....but he makes some head-scratching choices.Quote from: HighVoltage on October 01, 2016, 09:58:18 amHe's said he's only keeping what he "needs" for a minimal lab.(8 1/2 digit for a small lab?!?!?)I feel so sorry for his wife - who seem to be footing the bills.Quote from: Faith on October 01, 2016, 09:59:56 amHe lost his sponsor, and youtube money isn't what it use to be. He's got a small following - I have to assume some will buy with out researching the price.I'mtotallyenvious of the equipment he's collected in such a short time by getting free stuff. But I'd rather have tons of knowledge and only a 12 volt wall wart to work with, than a 8 1/2 digit meter.

author: Faith
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 11:04:20 am
content: Quote from: blueskull on October 01, 2016, 10:44:42 amMy thoughts exactly.An MSOX3104T with two years warranty left just sold for US$4,000.00 on eBay.Sigh.

author: Muttley Snickers
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 11:14:38 am
content: I just had a brief look over on his forum and there isn't any mention of him selling gear at all posted, I'm not a member but perhaps someone should post about it over there to bolster his chances.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 11:51:47 am
content: Quote from: EEVblog on October 01, 2016, 04:18:47 amI also don't get why he put his equipment on sale on his own website. And bid through twitter? Who does that?Ebay takes about 10% but it could be well worth it due to the large audience. Then again I usually put equipment on a local website which is free (also owned by Ebay BTW) first and what doesn't sell goes onto Ebay.

author: kaz911
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 11:54:13 am
content: Keysight MSOX 3104T Premium Used w/ 3 year warranty, calibration cert and app bundle: $9.334,- plus taxes (VAT/Sales Tax) of course but still(Shipping and Import Duty is free to many countries)http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/e-PROMO-Keysight-Premium-Used-MSOX3104T-Oscilloscope-4-16-Ch-1-GHz-/172249350621

author: Pinkus
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 11:57:15 am
content: yeah - quite ambitious prices. Especially given the fact that Keysight and Tektronix and probably several other companies donated the units on sale.I am wondering that they do not have a "not for resale" contract for such expensive units.

author: HighVoltage
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 12:54:01 pm
content: Quote from: blueskull on October 01, 2016, 10:44:42 amIt seems you got extremely lucky is selling your MSOX3104A for $5000And you got a deal of a lifetime on the MSOX6004A for $8500Well, Martin's MSOX3054A will never for $8000 unless he got so famous with his channel that people want it because it came from him.But I doubt it will happen.When I watched some of his videos, I always increased the speed to x1.25, because they were partially so slow.But I can also see, that he had really good intent, he is just lagging the knowledge and experience.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 01:52:33 pm
content: Quote from: george graves on October 01, 2016, 10:51:49 amYoutube money has never been that great.Takes about 100,000 views a day to make a full time living from just the ads.

author: Flump
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 01:53:51 pm
content: Well whoever buys any of his stuff will atleast be getting low mileage equipment as all he uses it foris a backdrop in his videos, $$$$$$ of dollars worth of equipment and most of his videosare about basic subjects.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 01:56:55 pm
content: Quote from: Pinkus on October 01, 2016, 11:57:15 amThey don't, and the units are not worth nearly that much to the company.Giving away a $15k retail scope to a reviewer costs them less than a traditional print ad, and they reach orders of magnitude more people.The companies spends millions, or tens of millions of dollars a year on print and online and other advertising and marketing.

author: EEVblog
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: October 01, 2016, 01:59:18 pm
content: For those who don't know, he didn't get the 3458A for free, he bought that on ebay for a few $k