# Buying a second hand Turtlebot or affordable mobile platform

**URL:** <https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buying-a-second-hand-turtlebot-or-affordable-mobile-platform/3801>\
**Category:** TurtleBot\
**Created:** [January 26, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buying-a-second-hand-turtlebot-or-affordable-mobile-platform/3801 "2018-01-26T19:11:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![robolady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a4c791/32.png) [@robolady](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robolady)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buying-a-second-hand-turtlebot-or-affordable-mobile-platform/3801/1 "2018-01-26T19:11:04Z")

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Does anybody know where I could buy a second hand Turtlebot?

I am hoping to buy a Turtlebot 3 waffle but without the RealSense camera (I already have access to one). This will help to save costs.  
Alternatively, a TurtleBot 2 is also fine.

I looked into other alternatives like the iRobot Create 2 but they do not ship outside of the USA.

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**Author:** ![MyNameIsCosmo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/mynameiscosmo/32/1660_2.png) [@MyNameIsCosmo](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/MyNameIsCosmo)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buying-a-second-hand-turtlebot-or-affordable-mobile-platform/3801/2 "2018-01-27T00:28:57Z")

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Hi RoboLady.

For the Turtlebot 3, you may be able to purchase individual parts (look at the bottom of the page):

> **[DYNAMIXEL SYSTEM - TurtleBot 3 - ROBOTIS](https://www.robotis.us/turtlebot-3/)**

For the Turtlebot 2, you can purchase individual parts from the Dabit Industries website:  
[https://dabitindustries.com/](https://dabitindustries.com/)

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**Author:** ![robolady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a4c791/32.png) [@robolady](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/robolady)\
**Post date:** [January 27, 2018, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buying-a-second-hand-turtlebot-or-affordable-mobile-platform/3801/3 "2018-01-27T14:33:32Z")

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Thank you! This is very helpful

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**Author:** ![TurtleBot\_Rider](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/turtlebot_rider/32/1709_2.png) [@TurtleBot\_Rider](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/TurtleBot_Rider)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2018, 10:04pm UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buying-a-second-hand-turtlebot-or-affordable-mobile-platform/3801/4 "2018-02-10T22:04:33Z")

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You can buy a used TurtleBot 2 from eBay.

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**Author:** ![Leon](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/discourse.openrobotics.org/leon/32/1020_2.png) [@Leon](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/u/Leon)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 12:44am UTC](https://discourse.openrobotics.org/t/buying-a-second-hand-turtlebot-or-affordable-mobile-platform/3801/5 "2018-02-12T00:44:33Z")

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Hi,

Newly, the TurtleBot3 Waffle Pi, which is a low-cost-version of the TurtleBot3 Waffle, is being ready to be afforded in the market place

> **[ROBOTIS e-Shop](https://e-shop.robotis.co.jp/)**
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> ロボットアクチュエーター「DYNAMIXEL」(ダイナミクセル),ROS公式チュートリアルロボット「Turtlebot3」(タートルボット3)

Don’t hesitate to look at!