Broken Falcon sondes still have value. Buyers do not pay for “a broken tool.” They pay for parts, repairable cores, housings, coils, boards, and fast turnaround on spares. This article maps the buyer groups who buy broken Falcon sondes in the US. Each section answers three questions: 1) What job drives the purchase. 2) What buyers check before they pay. 3) What closes a deal for a non-working unit. How the typical broken-sonde buyer thinks Most broken-sonde deals close when the seller stops guessing and starts naming the failure. Buyers price risk. They want to know what still works, what is missing, and what likely failed. A drilling crew fears downtime. They buy a broken sonde when they can salvage parts and get back to work faster than ordering new. A rental fleet fears repeat failures. They buy broken units to rebuild inventory and control repair cost. A repair lab…
