Kevin, even if it is donated, it must be accounted for at the fair market value (section 5.3.4.4). Also, the person you purchase it from must meet the qualifications of a VENDOR (section 5.2), meaning they must have a federal tax id and must make their products availible to all FIRST teams.
I don't beleive your scenario meets any of these qualifications.
When FIRST says it's ok to get it used, I beleive you still have to get it per the other rules.
Question 1352 will hopefully clarify this.
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ID: 1352 Section: 5.3.4.4 Status: Unanswered Date Posted: 1/25/2005
Q: I'm trying to clarify 5.3.4.4 and the answer to quesion 1318. Are there restrictions to buying used parts and accounting for the used price? Does the seller still have to meet the requirements of a VENDOR? Anything else we should know?
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