+matsprt Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) I'm looking at serveral used 60CSx on Ebay and I'm trying to gauge their "age". Does anyone have a resource for Garmin serial numbers ?? Or can tell me how to be able to take a serial number and figure out how "old" a specific unit is ?? I don't need to be dead on, but it would be nice to get in the ball park for age ?? Edited August 28, 2009 by matsprt Quote Link to comment
NordicMan Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 You could ask the seller which firmware the GPSr has. Quite often people don't bother upgrading whatever the factory firmware was. Quote Link to comment
eaparks Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) If I'm not mistaken all 60CSx will be less than 4 years old. Someone else may have an exact date that they first hit the market but that is pretty close. The software on any 60CSx can be upgraded to the most recent version for free on Garmin's site. The amount of abuse / use would be a lot more important to me than a 4 year old production model. Things such as, are the buttons all still in good shape, any scratches on the unit, has the unit had any operating problems are things that would determine a good used unit to me. I would not hesitate to go with a Garmin factory refurbished unit, these carry the Garmin warranty and have been thoroughly tested by Garmin. Edited August 28, 2009 by eaparks Quote Link to comment
+matsprt Posted August 28, 2009 Author Share Posted August 28, 2009 If I'm not mistaken all 60CSx will be less than 4 years old. Someone else may have an exact date that they first hit the market but that is pretty close. The software on any 60CSx can be upgraded to the most recent version for free on Garmin's site. The amount of abuse / use would be a lot more important to me than a 4 year old production model. Things such as, are the buttons all still in good shape, any scratches on the unit, has the unit had any operating problems are things that would determine a good used unit to me. I would not hesitate to go with a Garmin factory refurbished unit, these carry the Garmin warranty and have been thoroughly tested by Garmin. I agree about age vs use (or abuse). However it seems like all these people list "used" units that have only been "used" 5 or 6 times and are "like brand new", makes one wonder. I just want a neutral gauge for how old it may actually be, did it spend the first 18 months up in Aunt Janes closet or ??? Seems that the used Ebay market for these things is just under $300 depending on accessories like maps, bike mounts, chargers, etc...I would buy a refurbished unit but have not seen any for a while. Quote Link to comment
eaparks Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 (edited) Unless it was a real bargain on Ebay I would hesitate to buy a GPS on ebay. There are alot of good reputable Garmin distributors that sell them for almost ebay prices. Walmart online and is new $292 http://www.walmart.com/search/search-ng.do...14&Find.y=8 GPSNow and is new $319.95 http://www.gpsnow.com/gmmap60csx.htm PC Nation.com factory refurbished $248.15 http://www.pcnation.com/web/details.asp?af...amp;item=0833AA These were just a few I found quick that I'd consider before ebay. edit: you might watch the GPS Garage Sale on here, also. I just looked and last week someone posted that Costco has the 60Cx for $219.99 on sale. http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?...〈=en-US Edited August 28, 2009 by eaparks Quote Link to comment
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