wrong. The only thing the OSS Inspection gives you is that if it is inspected and you purchase a support contract for it, it's covered under hardware support.

If it's not inspected you can still purchase a service contract for it - you only just get phone/web/internet/whatever support - you just don't get parts replacement.

Frankly it was a dumb idea in the first place. If your buying used gear then at the prices it's going for in the secondary market you can easily buy 2 of whatever item your buying and self-spare.

There's been a number of stories in the trade press about situations where large companies contemplating purchase of large numbers of new Cisco gear got quotes from a used equipment reseller that were significantly cheaper than new gear, suddenly to find themselves recipients of much FUD, pressure and even threats from Cisco and resellers associated with Cisco.

In my opinion the issue is one of fairness. If I decide to equip 10 offices with used routers, and don't say diddly squat to Cisco or a Cisco reseller about it until the day I call a reseller up and order 10 Used Equipment Licenses, and 10 service contracts, I feel this is ethical, and in keeping with the spirit of the Used Equipment program. And I cannot imagine Cisco acting against this.

However, there are people who don't know shit about a 10 office network, go to a Cisco reseller, have that reseller completely spec out and quote the sale, sometimes even going so far as to have the reseller bring Cisco's people in to consult, then once they have the documentation in hand then turn around and hand it to a used equipment dealer to fill.

In my book the second behaviour is scum and I hope Cisco does whatever possible including lying through it's teeth to scuttle the sale from the used dealer.

Ted