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A potentially good source for quality research grade used microscopes is University surplus. Not what they intend to dump in the trash but what they want to get replace, to upgrade a laboratory. Perhaps in the school of medicine or life sciences. Even old confocal microscopes are being removed from...

A potentially good source for quality research grade used microscopes is University surplus. Not what they intend to dump in the trash but what they want to get replace, to upgrade a laboratory. Perhaps in the school of medicine or life sciences. Even old confocal microscopes are being removed from...

As far as the UK is concerned it is my understanding that you have until the end of December. Ebay.de (Germany) also has a lot of microscopes for sale. Note that if you buy a used finite microscope from for example Zeiss, you will be buying something that probably cost the equivalent of €10000+ in ...

So where are you located? Edit: Sorry, I now saw you said Italy. But would you really need to pay duties from the UK? That is odd, the UK is still in the EU, from a tax+duties standpoint. Germany has a pretty large second hand microscope market. Lots of good Zeiss and Leitz options there. Good deal...

I’m in Italy, Bologna

Also let me tell you this: I spoke to a company that sells both motic and zeiss and the specialist agent said that nowadays differences between high end motic and basic zeiss are no longer existing. He said that low end zeiss are made the same way and the same country where motic is made and with sa...

In my area there are 0 used microscopes available at the moment. Can you believe it? :| It’s uncommon here to sell used microscope and I would have to import it from UK but at that point I would have to pay duties. I found a axiolab a1 from Romania which is sold for a pretty good price. The problem ...

Hi guys I’m giovanni from Italy. I’m in a crazy mind status about buying my new microscope. I’m a med student but I wouldn’t use the newer microscope for my career as much. It will be used much more for hobby/ histology. I have 4000€ as a budget. I’m very tempted to buy motic BA410Elite trinocular w...

Hi guys I’m giovanni from Italy. I’m in a crazy mind status about buying my new microscope. I’m a med student but I wouldn’t use the newer microscope for my career as much. It will be used much more for hobby/ histology. I have 4000€ as a budget. I’m very tempted to buy motic BA410Elite trinocular w...