I'm trying to find a distriubutor of refurbished electronics for brand
name electronic manufactures.  I'm not looking for a retail or web
site outlet but specifcally a distributor that manufacturers use to
sell their refurbished electronics though.

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Request for Question Clarification by journalist-ga on 22 Aug 2002 00:14 PDT

Please define what you mean by "electronics" - for instance, I have
located this but not sure if this is the type of electronics to which
you refer:

"Bruin Electronics 
1141 Seminary St. 
Rockford, IL 61104 
tel: +1-815-987-2775 
fax: +1-815-987-2776 
reply@bruinel.com 
www.bruinel.com/ 

Bruin Electronics is a stocking distributor of both new and
refurbished I.C.'s with over 30 million pieces of inventory housed in
a 60,000 Sq. Ft. facility. We maintain an extensive selection of DRAM,
SRAM*, Processors, Video RAM, EPROMS, Cache SRAM*, and FLASH memory.
We also have access to a large volume of passive and discrete
components. This includes reputable manufacturers such as Intel, AMD,
Motorola, TI, Sony, NEC, Hitachi, Samsung, Goldstar, Toshiba, etc...
All parts sold are guaranteed unconditionally for 30 days. - Whether
you are an OEM, an independent distributor, or in the broker market,
we have a full sales staff that is poised and ready to supply you with
the pricing information that will satisfy both your immediate needs as
well as future needs. - Along with stocking electronic components, we
specialize in refurbishing integrated circuits. Because we take such
great pride in our refurbishing, Bruin has become the leader in the
refurbishing industry. We use a detailed seven step process to restore
IC*'s back to 'like new' condition. Our highly qualified team makes
sure that every component is treated with the consistent care that is
needed to provide the exceptional quality that our customers have
grown to expect. If you have any parts you would like us to quote for
refurbishing, or you would like some samples of our work, give us a
call. - At Bruin, honesty, integrity, service, and peace of mind are
not just words. They are what we live by. You can be sure that no one
is able take better care of you then we are. Whether you are looking
for something specific part or have parts that need to be refurbished,
Bruin Electronics is the answer. We would love to satisfy all of your
Integrated Circuits needs."

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Clarification of Question by bsofsky-ga on 22 Aug 2002 08:12 PDT

Digital cameras, pda, laptops, computers, etc.  When a retail
electronic store (ie Best Buy, Staples, etc.) takes a return item from
a consumer within the 30 day exchange period the retail store can't
restock the item but must sent it back to the manufacturer.  The
manufacture can then resell it as "refurbished". Most manufacturers
don't typically sell direct to retail stores. They use distribution
companies instead who in turn sell to retail stores, web site stores.
We're trying to locate a distributor as we are thinking of going into
the retail business to sell "refurbished" electronics.

Here are a pair of companies that do refurbishment work for consumer
and personal computer electronics manufacturers:

Datatech Depot, Anaheim, CA (800) 888-8181
www.datatech-depot.com
Datatech Depot does repair/refurb work for Acer, Fujitsu, Okidata and
Zenith, among others.

National Repair Center, Inc., Spokane, WA (509) 789-2106
www.nrcinc.com
NRC specializes more in point-of-sale electronics and supports Epson,
IBM, Lexmark and Verifone, among others.

And here's a company that specializes in network electronics:
Bizi, Billerica, MA  (877) 438-2494
They repair equipment from Cisco, 3COM, Juniper, Bay/Nortel and
Cabletron.

There are dozens of companies which do maintenance/repair work for
major manufacturers.  This is a case of industry terminology being
necessary to get the kind of Google search results needed.  Searching
for electronics + refurbishers yields mostly resources for recycling
of equipment by consumers.

Instead, companies of this type are known as MROs (maintenance and
repair operations).  Some companies specialize more in repair -- some
in refurbishment work.  Usually refurb work is done on contract with a
specific original equipment manufacturer or OEM, with distribution
being tightly controlled by the OEM.

As others have noted, "B" goods or equipment that has not been run
through the complete manufacturing process again, cannot be sold as
"new" merchandise in the United States.

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Clarification of Answer by omnivorous-ga on 22 Aug 2002 10:53 PDT

I neglected the web address for Bizi:
www.bizint.com

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Clarification of Answer by omnivorous-ga on 21 Oct 2002 19:59 PDT

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