Always Use Quality Used Optometry Equipment

By Eliza Mendoza


Buying used optometry equipment can be correlated to driving up a narrow and twisting road. It can be a nice experience if you are attentive, but it can mean big trouble if you are not careful. This article will give you advice on buying second hand ophthalmic equipment so that you can get significant savings and not have any regrets.

The awesome news for the buyers of pre- owned ophthalmic tools is that the fly-by-night dealers who have shown up with the advancement of the Internet have, in the majority, been eliminated in the past several years. This leaves this business to the more dependable and accomplished dealers. Now there are about ten of the large dealers in this country who themselves have examined the businesses on the internet to stop unethical and shady dealers.

The providers have also created an informal system of reliable and experienced dealers who will quite often team up to assist a customer to find a specific piece of equipment that they might require. Everyone is looking at their bottom line and trying to maximize their profits. Practices are searching for second hand products that have the same use as if they were buying it new.

Companies that get the highest quality mechanical and optical second hand pieces that are very durable can get a saving of at least twenty percent particularly when compared to the prices of new equipment. But having said that, you must not buy old computerized tools, because the technology is always improving and it will probably be antiquated before it will be worth the price you paid for it. It's the same as buying an outdated computer, it is just not done.

The starting and stocking of satellite offices form a significant part of the recent demand for previously owned ophthalmic tools. But they would prefer to cap their start-up charges for these practices until they can see if the need materializes. Buying pre- owned tools can be a good way to reduce those costs. Doctors who are looking for such tools to set up a satellite practice might not be able to get all the models and brands on their wish-lists.

Mostly they will end up with a mixture of pre- owned and new tools because the second hand pieces they require aren't always available. The best sources of such tools for dealers are foreclosures, doctors that are retiring and trade-ins. Business for these second hand dealers is good as lately the demand for these tools has exceeded what can be supplied.

Most of the machines are evolving technologically which has produced a very large demand for tools like the optical coherence tomography (OCT) machine. Many practices assume that they should have the most recent OCT equipment. And there are so many companies that would be happy to take their old OCT tool that has been a trade-in.

Even though OCT is a very quick selling part of the used optometry equipment business, there is also a great demand for the traditional, durable products with very long life cycles. A lot of these tools can be made use of for years without being made obsolete. Because they are durable, they will hold their value longer, which makes them less of a bargain than the high-tech tools.




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