Les
Well-Known Member
I have an opportunity to buy 12 used Lightwave Research Intellabeam 700HX's locally for $550. The seller bought them at an auction years ago and said he has "tested" a few but they didn't respond. Whether testing just includes plugging them in or actually connecting them to a board, I do not know. So the working condition of these lights is largely unknown, but the exteriors are nice and look as though they came from at lease a semi-permanent install. I feel like I really can't go wrong at $550 for all of them (I could probably sell them individually for parts and at least break even if worse came to worse.) He said a lot of the cords had been cut off, but I saw the cords in the photos, so they're probably just missing connectors.
Does this sound like a good deal to you guys? I feel like the likelihood of all 12 being DOA (and for the same reason) would be highly unlikely. If I could even get 4 to work, that seems like a pretty good deal.
Here was his answer to a question about the cords:
"Hello, Do you know if any of the units with cords will power up? When you say the cords have been cut off do you mean the plug on the end is cut off or the whole cord has been cut off? Please email me with more info. Thanks."
A: "The ones with cords will not power up. I created a plug on one that was cut off and it did not power up so I've given up on them and I just need to get rid of them. This lot cost me $2600 but that's another conversation. I'm just ready to move on and need the space."
I'm crossing my fingers that he just doesn't know what he has. Not to say that I am looking to rip the guy off -- he posted them at $550. It's a 'no returns' deal, and I won't get a look at the insides until they're mine unless he lets me open one up at the warehouse, but even then, I'd only have a vague idea of what to check for (burned components, blown fuses). I guess they could all have bad power supply boards as far as I know. I also know that those run in to some serious money and probably wouldn't be worth fixing ($350 for a transformer).
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And here's a cute puppy:
Does this sound like a good deal to you guys? I feel like the likelihood of all 12 being DOA (and for the same reason) would be highly unlikely. If I could even get 4 to work, that seems like a pretty good deal.
Here was his answer to a question about the cords:
"Hello, Do you know if any of the units with cords will power up? When you say the cords have been cut off do you mean the plug on the end is cut off or the whole cord has been cut off? Please email me with more info. Thanks."
A: "The ones with cords will not power up. I created a plug on one that was cut off and it did not power up so I've given up on them and I just need to get rid of them. This lot cost me $2600 but that's another conversation. I'm just ready to move on and need the space."
I'm crossing my fingers that he just doesn't know what he has. Not to say that I am looking to rip the guy off -- he posted them at $550. It's a 'no returns' deal, and I won't get a look at the insides until they're mine unless he lets me open one up at the warehouse, but even then, I'd only have a vague idea of what to check for (burned components, blown fuses). I guess they could all have bad power supply boards as far as I know. I also know that those run in to some serious money and probably wouldn't be worth fixing ($350 for a transformer).
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And here's a cute puppy:
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