Hi: There are a couple of sources besides the makes and vendors but as always it is "buyer beware".
eBay - you can go to www.ebay.com and do a search for microtome, right now they have several for sale. The good thing about eBay is the shipping is often reasonable and you can get a good deal. The bad news is that things can be way overpriced and the sellers usually don't know what they are selling and expensive parts can be missing so you really need to know what you are doing before you buy. GoIndustry - DoveBid at http://www.go-dove.com/default.asp This is a very different deal than eBay. Here you are buying products that are surplus when a company closes or gets rid of excess equipment. Please note microtomes are used in ares outside of BioMedical. For example companies that fabricate plastic often use microtomes for testing purposes so you can find them in "unexpected places". Problem is that with DoveBid shipping is totally on you - unless you are near the auction site you will need to pay a shipper to pick the item up, pack it up and ship it to you. This can easily cost $300 for a microtome so you need to know what your are doing plus you pay a buyer's premium which can range for 16% to 18%. I find equipment on DoveBid is often newer and looks to be in better shape than eBay but it costs lots more. Right now DoveBid lists 5 different microtomes: Shandon Finesse ME Leica RM2135 Biocut 2035 Reicheit-Jung 2050 Leica RM2155 Leica RM2025 My advice is to take your time and know what you are doing - Good luck in your search. Mike Rio Grande Biological On Mon, 2010-01-11 at 16:14 +0000, Massimo wrote: > Hi all, > > I am an amateur naturalist, and I'm looking for an used microtome, but > working, even on old model, to be used for histological sections of samples > included in paraffin. > Please can anyone give me useful directions where to find it? > > Thank you all for you help, > > Massimo Tosi > > ================================================= > > In ricordo di "Nice": > > "E Argo, che aveva visto Odisseo dopo vent’anni, > > fu preso dal Fato della nera morte." > > Omero, Odissea, XVII, 290-327 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Histonet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
