Thanks to Lisa Bruening
from ALS Northern Ohio for letting me know about this site. For those
of you that are being asked by families why they can't sell their
wheelchair for $20,000, this site tells them why.
Sorry for the cross posting for those of you
that already received this.
Alisa Brownlee, ATP
Clinical Manager, Assistive Technology
Services
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association
National Office
and Greater Philadelphia
Chapter
Direct Phone: 215-631-1877 http://www.used-wheelchairs-usa.com/sell.cfm
Sell My Electric WheelchairUsed Wheelchairs USA buys gently used electric wheelchairs. To request an offer for your used powerchair, please complete our questionnaire below. In most cases, Medicare or insurance has already paid for 80%-100% of the cost of your electric wheelchair when it was new. So for a used powerchair in excellent condition and less than 4 years old, we may pay up to 10% of the manufacturer's original list price (with a $1400 maximum), minus the cost of freight delivery to us in Virginia (usually $300-$500). Here's an example for a used electric wheelchair in excellent condition:
$8000 original price of
wheelchair (80% paid by Medicare or
insurance)
$1600 price you actually paid for the wheelchair
(20%)
$800 highest price we will
pay (10% of the original cost) if you
deliver - $400 minus shipping to us in Virginia (we
pay the shipping company directly) ======= $400 "typical" price we will pay
you for this "example" wheelchair
Some electric wheelchair models (and some special features) are in greater demand than others, so our purchase prices vary. Shipping: We pick up your used powerchair if you are nearby -- or we pay a shipping company near you to pick up, package, insure, and ship your wheelchair to Used Wheelchairs USA. If you can personally deliver your powerchair directly to us in Moneta, Virginia (near Roanoke/Lynchburg), we may offer you a higher price. We buy only used electric wheelchairs with 6 wheels. We do not buy used scooters with 3 or 4 wheels. Here are the manufacturers and models that we buy, plus our other guidelines: § Pride Mobility - Jet, Jazzy, and Quantum models § Invacare - Pronto and TDX models § less than 4 years old, and in excellent condition Before we can provide you a final offer for your used electric wheelchair, we will also require the following six digital or printed photos of your powerchair: 1. right fender and wheels 2. left fender and wheels 3. back fender and utility tray 4. front fender and footrest 5. back upholstery of chair 6. front upholstery of chair
Lisa M. Bruening, M.S., CCC-SLP Patient Services Coordinator The ALS Association Northern Ohio Chapter phone: 216-592-2572 toll free: 888-592-2572 fax: 216-592-2575
Check out our webpage: www.alsaohio.org
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