I bought several things,went off without a hitch.But i was buying from the DRMS directly,and have not used it since they went to the new marketing system.I was also in a position to inspect anything I bought before hand, since I have access. Three things i would caution you about,(1) pay attention to the storage location,you probably dont want to buy a truck for instance in guam . Just because its on a certain bases property list doesnt mean its stored there.I have property that on any given day is located around the world.Also be prepared to move what you buy,if you cant haul it and load it yourself,have a backup plan in place to have it moved.(2)make sure you understand the condition codes,they recently changed them to streamline the system.First is in usable as is condition,Be aware this doesnt mean it works correctly,only that it works.Second is usable with repairs,this means only that someone tried to fix it at one time,and the parts neccessary could cost only a few dollars less than what you could buy new.Third is unusable in present condition and needs major repairs to make it usable,which could include anything,but normally means parts to put it back in usable condition costs far more than replacement value..TIP-If item manager is not familiar with an item its often listed as unuseable when its brand new.Thats why inspection and familiarity with the item is critical if you can swing it somehow.But be aware this generally means scrap and bid accordingly.And remember the gov for the most part has unlimited funds,if they say its worn out,you can pretty well count on it. And (3) unless you are buying for scrap,stay away from electronic items,especialy military ones. While a few of them are how shall we say "stock" items.Most have been modified in some form to fit in a particular system,and probably 85% have been modified several times(i have as many as six versions of one board within one system, without that particular schematic, for that particular board,in that particular system,its often impossible to trouble shoot.For instance, i recently fixed a system where the only true working model was the single original prototype,when it went to production it had a fault.Every system that went to the feild since 1965 had a fault built into it from the factory.Believe it or not they are in use all over the world today,no one really knows how many systems there is around the world,and since it wasnt critical no one bothered until it became a problem.To fix this i checked eight different sets of drawings and mods,and finally tracked down the original hand drawn set of production plans,tucked away in the original engineers filing cabinet.he just happened to be one of those folks who kept everything,and on that original drawing was a hand writen notation in ink where his pen had skipped.When it went to production it wasnt noticed,and a resitor velue had changed ).While test equipment and things are pretty much standard items these days,a large amount of the older test equipment has been modified in some way also to do specific tests.For instance i have several o-scopes here that have been modified,they have had mods added that makes them require special calibration procedures,and they fail a self test simply because they have been modified.
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