Sell Used Cisco Equipment: We Buy Cisco Switches, Routers, Meraki, UCS and Optics
Sell your used Cisco networking equipment to IO South. Catalyst and Nexus switches, Meraki, ISR and ASR routers, UCS servers, security appliances and optics, from one switch to a whole data center, with a fair-market offer at no cost and the logistics handled for you.
Most of the companies that come up when you search for where to sell Cisco gear are brokers. They take your list, shop it to a reseller, and pay you what is left. IO South is the reseller. We buy and sell Cisco networking and server equipment every day from offices in Marietta, Georgia and Cincinnati, Ohio, so the offer you get is priced against what the same equipment is actually selling for right now, not against a broker’s margin. We buy the whole lot, not just the current-generation pieces, and we handle pickup, data sanitization and processing once you accept.
Value follows generation, configuration and quantity. Current Catalyst 9000 and Nexus 9000 platforms hold the most, because they are still in deployment everywhere and buyers want them in volume. Catalyst 3850 and 3650, Nexus 7000 and 5000, ISR 4000 and the ASA line are past end-of-sale but still move on the secondary market, priced on refurbishment and parts demand. UCS servers are valued on generation, processors and memory. Optics and modules are bought by the part number in quantity. Send the model numbers and counts and you get a specific number back, not a range.
A decommission rarely comes as one product line. A closet or a data center row is usually Catalyst at the edge, Nexus in the core, UCS behind it and a box of optics. We quote the whole list together, so you are not shipping switches to one buyer and servers to another, and the pickup happens once.
For the Catalyst 9000 family specifically, including the subscription question, see sell used Cisco Catalyst 9300, 9200 and 9500 switches.
Catalyst is the edge and access layer of most networks, so it is the Cisco product line we see most. We buy the Catalyst 9000 family (9200, 9300, 9400, 9500 and 9600) as current-generation stock, and the 3850, 3650, 2960-X and 2960-XR as end-of-sale platforms that still have an active secondary market. Stackable switches sell best as complete stacks with their stacking cables and power supplies. Send the model and PID, the port count and uplink module, the quantity, and whether the units ship with power supplies, fans and rack ears.
Nexus is the data center core and spine. We buy Nexus 9000 fixed and modular switches (the 9300 and 9500 series, with their line cards and fabric modules), Nexus 7000 and 7700 chassis with supervisors and line cards, Nexus 5000 and 5600 with fabric extenders, and Nexus 3000. A modular chassis is quoted as a configuration, so list the supervisor, line cards, fabric modules and power supplies installed. If you are selling only Nexus 9000, the Nexus 9000 sell page walks through that family in detail.
People searching for where to sell Cisco servers usually mean UCS, and yes, we buy it. UCS C-Series rack servers (C220 and C240 in the M4, M5, M6 and M7 generations, plus C480 and the GPU-capable models), UCS B-Series blades (B200 and B480) with their 5108 chassis and I/O modules, and the Fabric Interconnects that run them (6200, 6300, 6400 and 6500 series). UCS is valued on generation, processors, memory and drives, so send the model, CPU and RAM configuration, drive count and type, and whether the Fabric Interconnects and chassis come with the blades. Drives are wiped or destroyed before resale, or returned to you.
ISR 4000 (4321, 4331, 4351, 4431, 4451) and ISR 1000 branch routers, ASR 1000 and ASR 9000 aggregation routers, and the Catalyst 8000 edge platforms that replaced the ISR line. Routers are quoted with their installed modules, so list the NIM, SM and service modules, the memory and flash upgrades, and the licensed throughput level if you know it.
Meraki MS switches, MR access points and MX security appliances are bought with the licensing status disclosed. Meraki hardware is tied to a dashboard organization, so tell us whether the units are unclaimed, claimed and still in your dashboard, or already released. Unclaimed and released units are the most straightforward. Either way we still buy them; the status is part of the quote, not a reason to pass.
ASA 5500-X appliances, Firepower 1000, 2100 and 4100 series, Secure Firewall 3100, and the Catalyst 9100 and Aironet access points with their wireless LAN controllers. Security appliances are quoted on model and licensing state, and wireless on model, quantity and whether mounts and power injectors are included.
Transceivers (SFP, SFP+, SFP28, QSFP+, QSFP28 and QSFP-DD), Nexus and Catalyst line cards, supervisors, fabric modules, power supplies and fans. Optics are bought by the part number in quantity, so a count per PID is the fastest way to a number. A decommission that leaves a box of optics behind is worth sending with the rest of the list rather than after it.
A spreadsheet export or photos of the labels work. You do not need to test anything before you send the list.
From the enterprise data centers, colocation facilities, branch offices and schools across the United States, and from data centers overseas. Closures, consolidations, refreshes to a newer Catalyst or Nexus generation, and full liquidations are the usual reasons a list arrives. If the gear is in a colocation site, tell us the facility and we coordinate the pickup with them.
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IO South is an established enterprise IT hardware company with offices in Marietta, Georgia and Cincinnati, Ohio. We buy and resell Cisco networking equipment every day, which lets us price your equipment against real resale value and move quickly, from a single unit to a full decommission. Configurations are wiped before anything is resold.
Email your list: info@iosouth.com
A buyer that resells Cisco gear every day and can price it against real resale value, pay for the whole lot rather than cherry-pick, and handle the logistics. IO South does all three, from offices in Marietta, Georgia and Cincinnati, Ohio, for single units and full decommissions.
Both. Cisco UCS B-series blades, C-series rack servers, Fabric Interconnects and chassis are bought alongside the switches, routers, security appliances and wireless.
Send the model numbers, quantities and condition by email or through the form on this page. IO South evaluates the list and comes back with a fair-market offer at no cost. Once you accept, we arrange pickup or shipping, sanitize configurations and process the equipment.
Yes. Meraki switches, access points and MX appliances are bought with the licensing status disclosed. Unclaimed units and units released from a dashboard are the most straightforward; tell us the status and we will quote accordingly.
Yes. Older Catalyst, Nexus 7000 and ASA lines still have an active secondary market. Send the model numbers and quantities and we will tell you what they are worth today.
Yes. Transceivers, supervisors, line cards, power supplies and fans, in quantity. Tell us the part numbers and counts.
By model, generation, configuration, quantity and condition, against what the same equipment is reselling for now. Current-generation Catalyst 9000 and Nexus 9000 hold the most value; older generations are priced on the parts and refurbishment market. Send your list and the offer comes back fast, with no cost or obligation.
Yes. Configurations are wiped and the equipment is packed, shipped and processed by IO South once the offer is accepted. You send the list; we handle the rest.
Yes. IO South buys domestically and internationally. Share the location with your list and we will confirm the logistics with the offer.
Both. One Catalyst switch from a small office or a full data center decommission of Nexus, UCS and optics. Smaller lots are quoted the same way, against real resale value.
The model numbers or PIDs with a quantity for each, the installed modules for chassis and UCS servers, the condition, the licensing or dashboard status for Meraki and security appliances, and where the equipment is located. Send it to 855-272-5044 or info@iosouth.com and you usually hear back within one business day.
Yes. Tell us the site and whether the equipment is still racked and powered. We coordinate the pickup with the facility, send a rep to palletize and wrap, and arrange the freight.
Yes. IO South buys from businesses across the United States and from data centers worldwide. Send the location with your list and we include the freight and import handling in the plan.
No. Configurations are wiped before anything is resold, and drives in UCS servers are wiped or destroyed, or returned to you if your policy requires it. For Meraki and licensed security appliances, just tell us the status; releasing units from your dashboard can happen after the offer is accepted.
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