Unlocking the hidden value of your lab

Whether it’s down to pride or prejudice, some organisations would never dream of buying second-hand equipment. This attitude normally stems from some fundamental questions about an item’s provenance; is it damaged in any way? Why is it being sold? And why is it so cheap?
These questions are relevant but they are largely based on a modicum of suspicion about anything that has been pre-used, when in fact these fears could be allayed quite easily by just talking to someone who can help. Alternatively, the attitude is ‘we don’t need to buy second hand equipment because we don’t have to; we’ve got a good budget and we prefer to buy new’. That’s fair enough, but selling equipment is a different matter.

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Source: Laboratory News
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