Guides

What we have learned buying, rebuilding and selling analytical instruments, written down. Buyer briefs first, then the market notes that cost people money when nobody writes them down.

Buyer briefs

Before you buy

What "refurbished" actually means The term is applied inconsistently across this market. Here is the bench sequence behind ours, and the three tiers we quote. Read the brief → Nine questions to ask before buying used Any dealer should be able to answer these in writing. Our answers are printed beside each one. Read the brief → What arrives in the crate The instrument, its verification run and its calibration record. The documents pouch travels outside the seal. Read the brief →

Market notes

The parts of a deal that are not the hardware

The software question on a used SCIEX Analyst is being retired in favour of SCIEX OS. On a used instrument the licence is the line item nobody prices. Read the note → Relocation is not freight Moving a high-end mass spectrometer is a qualification event with a warranty condition attached. Buyers rarely price it. Read the note → Building an LC-MS from parts Assembling a triple quad from separately sourced modules usually costs more than buying the complete system, not less. Read the note →

Tell us the configuration

Every listing states its condition tier and its price. If the system you need is not on the floor, we source it to spec from our supply network.

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