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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Cole D. on December 13, 2019, 09:44:22 PM
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Just wondering, if it is waste to buy new lights on eBay. I always feel a bit silly to think of buying for $80 or more, since most power companies just throw these lights away when switch to LED. It would be great if could ask for it when they replace and get for free, instead of buy new. But problem is, can't really do that.
And hard to find lights at garage sales or thrift stores, they just don't turn up most places here.
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"But problem is, can't really do that." Why not?
I never actually see them replacing streetlights, only see it done after. Closest has been where I thought they might be replacing some but they hadn't started.
Also tried to contact my Co-op where I live about getting old Powr/Brackets or AEL ballast in arm, but was just told they scrap them out. They made it sound as if they weren't worth messing with. So I wasn't able to get any access unfortunately.
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Go to the depot and ask the people. They are not the same ones who answer the phone and have entirely different things in their mind
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The issue is the cost of shipping. Can be well over $100 to ship coast to coast.
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Shipping is the main dealbreaker for most of the eBay streetlights I find. It can cost upwards of $100-150 to ship one from the US to Canada. Pretty much all of my streetlights and traffic signals for that matter were bought locally for that reason. I sometimes see streetlights at antique stores, Restore, and flea market like places.
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The lanterns we bought from eBay had reasonable shipping costs, and the Philips SR201 actually worked out cheaper buying the whole fixture rather than getting the lamp and running gear separately. 8)