Let me firmly advise you against talking to Cisco about stolen equipment. There is a huge theft ring operating in the Bay area right now - mostly they defraud honest broker/dealers with dumpster grade gear but they have previously been involved in a variety of corruption - drugs for hot equipment from janitorial staff, cash under the table to Cisco employees at the Brennan(sp?) facility, faulty unserialized gear leaking from destruction facilties, and big time freight theft - 53' trailers & associated semis just vanishing from Cisco storage lots.
There was a $5 * MEG freight theft from Netro last year which led to the breakup of the Roohparvar brothers money laundering operation in San Jose and a variety of other scumbags going on extended state sponsored vacations. I see the names Buompenserio, Bochinni, etc on the detailed criminal complaint in connection with the Netro freight theft and freight capers are usually mafia territory ... I advise you to *not* talk to Cisco because I made this mistake in 1999 after purchashing a piece of equipment from one of the little weasels out there. I called the FBI on them after a $9700 loss but I contacted the authorities three days after they'd nabbed the guy responsible for one of the semi thefts. I knew I wasn't getting my money back but I'd hoped to at least see the perp punished - instead I got implicated in their shenanigans. If your source isn't in the Bay area itself, and the prices are near what is being charged on ebay, and you know they guy, you're probably OK. If you want to talk in private that is cool also - I'll share names of known losers you should avoid :-) John Wright wrote: > > Hi guys, > > Just found this group and it looks like a great resource for Cisco > certification misc. questions. I'm CCNP and have passed CCIE written. > > My question is this: an aquaintance has offered me some really good > equipment that I could really use to study for the CCIE, at really low prices. > > I don't know the guy very well, he seems legit, but is there any way to > check the serials on the equipment to see if its stolen? I don't want to > possess stolen equipment, and I definitely don't want to find that out > when/if I sell it after I pass the Lab. Thanks for any and all advice-- > > John -- Neal Rauhauser CCNP, CCDP voice: 402-301-9555 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] fcc : k0bsd "I've seen the angels wearing their disguise, ordinary people leading ordinary lives" - Tracy Chapman Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=53633&t=53574 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
