[AFMUG] buying Cisco/Juniper from China/Hong Kong

[Ken Hohhof]

Looking for used 7301 routers on eBay, most of them (certainly the AC 
models) are from Hong Kong or China.  Does anyone have experience buying 
this kind of equipment from China?  (Not talking about new equipment which 
may be grey/black market goods or knockoffs.)

Is this stuff that was actually taken out of service in China?  Sent there 
for recycling?

I'm a little skeptical, but on the other hand, I suspect when I buy from a 
US seller that he may have just bought a bunch from China and is flipping 
them.

Also, what kind of hassles are there with shipping, customs, duties, etc?