Definitely true that we have a decent market for second hand equipment in the US. However, I think the key to this movement getting real traction is if we can get a functional biotech lab to work with non-used, low-cost equipment. The issue with second-hand equipment is that its not scalable and you are screwed if your "used" equipment breaks because the replacement may be much more expensive or hard to source. I'm building the GLBA lab using only low-cost, new or easy to build equipment.
On Monday, February 15, 2016 at 8:12:03 AM UTC-5, Tom Hodder wrote:
-- On Monday, February 15, 2016 at 8:12:03 AM UTC-5, Tom Hodder wrote:
On 14 February 2016 at 22:40, William Beeson <bees...@gmail.com> wrote:Since I started partaking on this journey I've found that this space is still extremely complicated -- even for someone with extensive training. Its crazy how much of the practice of molecular biology is not even minimally optimized for cost or time efficiency.It could be worse, you could be in the UK! It seems to me that the US has a much better developed market for 2nd had equipment and a better range of suppliers for low cost consumables.If it wasn't for ebay (and the generosity of donors of equipment), it would be very expensive due to poor service and prices given by the usual suspects supplying life science here :-(
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