Is used Cisco equipment safe to buy?

My CTO is asking me to check pricing on used Cisco equipment for our core upgrade. We have never bought used Cisco equipment, but I'm getting a lot of pressure to cut our IT Budget, and my guys seem to think this is a good way to trim the fat.

Is this safe to do? How do I know if the equipment is any good? Are there licensing issues to worry about? Can I get SMARTnet on used equipment?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, Mark

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Posted 5 years ago by Mark in Cisco Systems

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