ptonsparky
Tom
- Occupation
- EC - retired
If you were buying a used 5yr old MCC how much would you be willing to pay? You remove it. How many cents on the dollar? Cost new $5300 per section.
Like new condition. We can use part of it then need to add a new section (cheaper than buckets only).
Typically it is break even for removing it. You remove it and keep it for payment. Unless you have the capbilities to completely restore it and test, certify, and waranty everything in there it is only worth its weight in copper.
Cheaper than buckets???? Where are you getting that from? Plus you factor in all the downtime and labor for removing old MCC and adding new section and you are looking at 10X the cost of buckets.
I am walking a fine line. Both the buyer and the seller are new customers.
Because thier job is to sell you the new line up. I likely have these buckets in stock, fully tested, for a fraction of what they quoted you.I can order a new section for this MCC complete with starters the size I need for less than I can order 6 individual buckets to slip into an existing section. Pricing is from my wholesaler. Other wholesalers have told me the same thing in the past.
When you say you know the condition is that because you have done all the required testing or just because it looks pretty?Removal of this used equipment and installation at a new site are additional portions of the project. I know how much the customer is willing to pay for the used equipment sitting at my shop. I have to figure out how much I want to pay for it along with tearout costs which could be substantial.
I am walking a fine line. Both the buyer and the seller are new customers.
All three of us fully understand "tail light warranties". That said, I would not even consider the equipment if I did not have an idea as to its condition.
Good point... it is pretty. I also installed it and, other than my help, am the only one that has had their hands in it. We did all the work for the previous owner. Fused main with no GFI simplifies things.Because thier job is to sell you the new line up. I likely have these buckets in stock, fully tested, for a fraction of what they quoted you.
When you say you know the condition is that because you have done all the required testing or just because it looks pretty?
Cheaper than buckets???? Where are you getting that from? Plus you factor in all the downtime and labor for removing old MCC and adding new section and you are looking at 10X the cost of buckets.
If you purchase just the buckets they will be 4 or 5 times higher than if they were in a section. Been there, done that. It is much cheaper to buy a section and remove the bucket you need then keep the rest. Reason being is the mfgs have it in their pricing that a bucket is a must have and a section is something others can supply. Just like a new car is cheaper than buying the parts and putting one together.
I cannot speak for other States but in CA, if a contractor furnishes material they must warranty it for a year, this may or may not be a issue but this can take the luster off used materials real quick.
So wrong, you are just talking to the wrong people. Do you really think that makes sense that it is cheaper to buy a section and throw away what you don't need??? That is how the OEM's play the game. I see these games everyday in my job and they are all marketing ploys designed by accountants to prey on the misinformed.
Stupid question....What is a bucket?