tdown1207 Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 I have come accross a used lowrance Elite 5x at a very good price. it comes with a transducer as well. It is a 3 year old fish finder my question is would you take the rrisk of buying a used fish finder? I have never owned one so I am unsure about how long they last. Quote
jhoffman Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Some of them have a way to check how many hours the unit has been on. Think about those ones in BPS/Cabelas that run 24-7 for a long long time. I guess it boils down to the price of said deal. Quote
RAMBLER Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 I don't care how expensive it was, originally, or how old it is. If I could not see it working, it would almost have to be a giveaway price for me to buy it. I've only owned cheaper ones and I wouldn't pay more than $5.00 for one of them, used. Quote
Super User slonezp Posted February 18, 2014 Super User Posted February 18, 2014 Can he shoot you a video of it in simulation mode? Or at least still pics? and make sure the serial# isn't scratched off. Quote
Super User WIGuide Posted February 20, 2014 Super User Posted February 20, 2014 I'd check to make sure it works first, but 3 years old for a locator isn't very old. If it's made it past that long it should give you years of service. If you follow ramblers advice and not pay more than $5 for it you most likely won't be buying a working locator. 1 Quote
ZhouNi Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Can he shoot you a video of it in simulation mode? Or at least still pics? and make sure the serial# isn't scratched off. what does the serial# do ? use for updates ? or just to prove that is not being stolen Quote
Super User slonezp Posted February 28, 2014 Super User Posted February 28, 2014 what does the serial# do ? use for updates ? or just to prove that is not being stolen Quote
Super User Jig Man Posted February 28, 2014 Super User Posted February 28, 2014 It depends on who is selling as to what I would do. I'd be skeptical unless it is like someone on this forum who has been around a while or off Ebay where you might get some backing if it didn't work. I've sold a few here and on other forums to members and so far I haven't had any feedback so I guess they were working when they arrived. Quote
ZhouNi Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 what does the serial# do ? use for updates ? or just to prove that is not being stolen is there a place u can check the serial # to see if its a clean unit or how do u know just by look at a unit with a serial # on it to tell if its stolen or not. Sorry for the dumb question Quote
Super User slonezp Posted March 1, 2014 Super User Posted March 1, 2014 is there a place u can check the serial # to see if its a clean unit or how do u know just by look at a unit with a serial # on it to tell if its stolen or not. Sorry for the dumb question I doubt it. Sent you a PM Quote
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