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   Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 06:07:07 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

   I have tested the "never removed from box" Mikrotik CRS354-48P-4S+2Q+RM I got for ₤565 via eBay.

   It appears to work, though for some reason it won't take a DHCP assigned IP address.

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 15:03:10 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Hugh

     @hugh Would you not be suspicious of 33% off for an open box piece of hardware from an eBay seller who does not otherwise sell IT equipment?

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     Hugh (hugh@social.crablab.uk)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 15:03:11 JST Hugh

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     @ryanc You seem extremely suspicious of this hardware :P

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     Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag: (ryanc@infosec.exchange)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 17:47:28 JST Ryan Castellucci :nonbinary_flag:

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     • Hugh

     @hugh I was thinking more "literal bricks" than counterfeit, but I'm also a bit paranoid.

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     Hugh (hugh@social.crablab.uk)'s status on Tuesday, 11-Jun-2024 17:47:29 JST Hugh

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     @ryanc Not especially. One might wonder about whether it had fallen off the back of a truck...

     Those sellers are usually the ones who've ended up with an office clearance worth of stuff and don't understand the value of the thing they're selling.

     My mind wouldn't have immediately gone to 'counterfeit' 🙂

     Either way, if it's not as described then it's just going back.