[c-nsp] rj45 terminal servers

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

I wouldn't trust the 2511-rj that is listed on Ebay now, the
initial bid was $50 followed quickly by a bid from an Ebay
userID with a 3 rating for $400.  Most likely it's a dealer who
is using a shill account to capture unwary bidders.  A lot of them
do that, it is similar to setting a low initial bid with a reserve,
except that when they do it this way the listing has no reserve
indicated.

If you look the seller did the same trick last week, and about 2 weeks
earlier had it listed for something like $800 with no takers.

A more realistic pricing is along the lines of auctions
5776994027 which went for $450 and

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=73321&item=5776994
027&rd=1

5777518799

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=67313&item=5777518
799&rd=1

which went for $495.

In any case, I just logged into Cisco refurb and list on a AS2511-RJ-RF
is $1846.00 and even if your getting a 50% discount (which I think only
the biggest Cisco DVAR gets) we are still talking $923 which is double
the price that an honest Ebay auction is (although, honest ebay auction
is
a contradiction in terms, I know)  And most of us are lucky to get 25%
off list, if that, we just don't buy enough from Cisco for anything
greater.

The problem with Cisco refurb is stuff like part# CISCO678-RF which they
have listed for $339.00  Well, this is a part that was never sold through
distribution it was OEMed to telcos for about $150, who sold them for
$199 generally, and sells today on Ebay for under $50.  Cisco Refurb
inventory shows 237 of those in stock and I recall seeing the same
inventory figure about 3 months ago on those.

I suppose the Cisco Refurb warehouse must be using stacks of those for
furniture or something, that is why they don't want to get rid of them.

Ted


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Arie Vayner [mailto:arievayner at gmail.com]
>Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 11:45 PM
>To: Ted Mittelstaedt
>Cc: jjackson at onenet.net; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>Subject: Re: [c-nsp] rj45 terminal servers
>
>
>Well, the price I got is very similar to the price for the SINGLE
>offering of 2511-RJ that is on ebay right now...
>
>There is a cheaper option of using the 2511 with the octal cables, but
>it's much more convenient with the RJ version.
>
>Arie
>
>On 6/10/05, Ted Mittelstaedt <tedm at toybox.placo.com> wrote:
>> Cisco needs to check their competitors prices on Ebay and
>adjust theirs
>> methinks...
>>
>> Ted
>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
>> >[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of Arie Vayner
>> >Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 11:29 PM
>> >To: jjackson at onenet.net
>> >Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> >Subject: Re: [c-nsp] rj45 terminal servers
>> >
>> >
>> >No need to buy it on ebay... Cisco sells refurbished equipment too -
>> >we just bought a bunch
>> >
>> >Arie
>> >
>> >On 6/10/05, John Jackson <jjackson at onenet.net> wrote:
>> >> EOS
>> >>
>> >http://www.cisco.com/en/US/partner/products/hw/routers/ps233/ps2
>> >44/index.htm
>> >> l
>> >>
>> >> But you might be able find some good deals on ebay.  Our only
>> >regret is we
>> >> didn't order more when we could, since we have a hard time
>> >buying from ebay.
>> >> Hard to find a better deal, and the 26(8)00's are too pricey
>> >and are octal
>> >> cables.
>> >>
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-
>> >> > bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Jay Hennigan
>> >> > Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 3:42 PM
>> >> > To: noc-ops
>> >> > Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
>> >> > Subject: Re: [c-nsp] rj45 terminal servers
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, 7 Jun 2005, noc-ops wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > Hi,
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Does anyone know the 2600 model number that can be used
>> >with a rj45
>> >> > > interface module (?) as opposed to an octopus cable?
>> >> >
>> >> > AS2511-RJ
>> >> >
>> >> > Not modular, it has 16 jacks on the chassis.
>> >> >
>> >> > --
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