 
Off Lease Copiers from
CopySmart
are one of the best ways to buy equipment. Probably 70-80% of
new copiers sold, are processed with a Fair market Value (FMV)
lease agreement. This allows the company buying the new copier
to pay as they use, eliminate the need to reduce operating cash,
and write off the entire payment as an operating expense. $1.00
purchase option leases are supposed to be written off as a
capital expense and are usually purchased by the end user and
will not enter the remarketers stream of inventory.So where
do these end of term FMV leased copiers go? They either go back
to the original dealer in which they can buy directly from the
leasing company, or they get shipped to off lease remarketers.
Normally off lease remarketers sell only to dealers for their
resale, but sometimes you can buy directly from the
remarketers.
How do I know which is best for me? That's the real
question...
The answer depends on who you are. If you are a copier
dealer and want to offer your clients an alternative to new
equipment, the off lease choices are bountiful and profitable.
If you are an end user, you must be careful. Yes, if you buy a
direct off lease copier from a remarketer, you will get the
lowest prices around, but you might find yourself in a headache
situation.
First you would need to know which model is best for you. A
remarketer may not be able to help you with this question.
Second, how do you know what work needs to be done to the
equipment after it arrives? How old is the equipment? Who can
service it in your area? Will they take on this machine for
service at all? Will you be wasting your money, only to have to
go to a local dealer anyway?
There are ways to overcome these questions. Contact the
Resource team at CopySmart,
tell us who you are, what type of firm it is, location, what you
are using now and what you will expect to be doing in the next
few years (volumes, types of copy jobs, options needed, price
range), and we will make some recommendations for your next
purchase of equipment. |
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