Vet Image Solutions, passionate about ultrasound.
WHY BUY FROM US?
We visit medical shows all over the world - yes, including China - which makes it quite simple: if it's worth buying, we'll sell it. We know that people are always looking for the very best deals, and as the UK's largest supplier of breeder ultrasound machines, we're in the best position of all to negotiate that pricing. So if you see a deal on eBay that seems too good to be true, that's almost certainly because it is.
How can they make their pricing so cheap?
1) Quality: the majority of the machines on eBay are cheap, generic builds, which companies simply stick their own name on. They will ALL tell you that they're the original manufacturer, but this is very unlikely to be the case. This means that these poorly paid or commission-only sales reps know only enough about ultrasound machines to make that sale. After that, you're on your own, and their motivation for helping you
2) Lack of support: They may promise you a good warranty on your system, but take a couple of minutes to think about what this means. Something goes wrong with your machine - what are your
options now? You'll need to return it to China, almost certainly at your own cost, and wait several weeks for it to be returned to you (and that's if you're lucky and you do actually get it back).
3) Fake paperwork: You are buying a medical device, to use on your own animals and possibly those of other people as well. This is a huge responsibility, both ethically and legally. If, heaven forbid, somebody were to try to sue you over something, you're going to be completely on your own with no UK company to go back to, and you'll need to be able to prove that you have done your due diligence in sourcing that equipment in the first place.
4) Tax evasion: 99% of eBay sellers importing medical devices from China into the UK are involved in tax evasion. They will declare your machine as a 'sample' and value it at around $20. If your machine is caught, you will be severely financially penalised by HMRC, or your machine may even be turned around at the border and returned to sender. If your machine slips through the net, you'll have been involved in a tax evasion scam; in other words, you will be complicit in breaking the law, often without your permission. So what? Reconsider the points above. If you return your scanner for fixing under your warranty agreement, what recourse will you have if that machine never comes back to you, when you don't have the paperwork to show that you imported that machine above board in the first place? It's also worth considering that if a company is comfortable with faking commercial invoices to evade tax, do you really think they won't have faked important documents like their CE certification, just to make a sale?
What you get from us
When you buy from Vet Image Solutions, you have the peace of mind of knowing that:
We are a bricks and mortar company, located in Bromley, Kent. We are always here to support you, via email, phone or you can even join our facebook group and discuss all things ultrasound with us and with other customers, some of whom will have the exact same machine as you!
We stock only the most reliable ultrasound scanners, but if anything ever were to go wrong, we can collect your machine and get a loan machine to you the very next day - so that you and your business do not experience any down time.
We offer regular training days at various locations across the UK. Visit our training page here.
... all of this means we have to add on a hefty premium onto your scanner, right? Wrong! We're a small, young company, and we achieve our growth by making ultrasound more accessible than ever, by offering unbeatable pricing and education. We proudly supply a number of colleges and universities, as well as government organisations involved in cutting-edge research.
If you would like to find out more or have any questions about what we do and if we are right for you, please call us on 0208 432 9802.