It is always tempting to save some money, sometimes alot of money, by buying second-hand rather than brand new. This applies to many different items, not just cars and clothes…

Unfortunately when a particular item is in great demand some unscrupulous people will go so far as creating counterfeit duplicates in order to capitalise on the market. This practice has spread especially into the computer supplies industry where the problem of fake used cisco is growing.

The industry is instigated in China and is being sold on places like Ebay – don’t fall for it even if you need to spend as little as possible. Fake products like this are proved to cause your equipment damage and will set you up for needing to outlay even more money in costly repairs later on.