What's wrong with this switch?

Mark R

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I was idly looking for a new switch on ebay and I came across this.

The specs and price don't seem even remotely aligned.

As far as I can tell, this is a seriously badass switch. 72x 10G ports with 130 ns latency and Layer 2+ management.

Normally, I'd expect a price at least 10x what is being asked for a new sealed unit in box.

This sort of thing is a little overkill for my home LAN, so I'm unlikely to go buying one, but I am somewhat curious.
 
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ch33zw1z

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnodal

If I had to guess, they're not relying on their name's weight in the market to set prices. I've never heard of them, and have never seen a switch out in the wild. If I run into one, I'll bug the admin about how they like it!
 

Mark R

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Ah. That wiki article explains it.

The company is dead. This looks like a bankruptcy auction of stock.