Why we photograph the actual unit

Almost every listing on this store shows photographs of the exact unit you will receive, taken on our bench. It costs us time. Here is why we do it anyway.

A stock render is a picture of a model, not a product

When you are buying a single second-hand unit, the interesting questions are all specific: what is the actual condition of this chassis, what does this label say, does the serial match. A manufacturer's render cannot answer any of them.

It keeps us honest

Photographing the real unit makes it very difficult to quietly misdescribe it. Where we have found a discrepancy — a title that does not match the label on the box — we say so on the listing instead of letting the photograph do the lying for us.

Where you will still see a clean render

On some listings we lead with one or two clean product renders so you can see the model clearly, and then follow with the photographs of your actual unit. Both are labelled. The render is there for orientation, never as a substitute.