Cisco's 3560-C compact switches arrived in January 2011, small enough to sit on a desk or mount under one, and the 3560CG-8PC-S is the gigabit PoE version. It has eight gigabit PoE+ ports sharing 124 W, plus two uplinks that take either copper or an SFP. There's no fan, so it makes no sound, which is why it ends up on desks in home labs. The -S means IP Base. Cisco says that adds routed access and OSPF to the layer 2 features, so you can practice inter-VLAN routing and OSPF on real hardware. That's as far as it goes, because Cisco's datasheet says the compact switches can't be upgraded and the 3560-C doesn't take the IP Services image. Cisco stopped selling it in October 2016 and ended support in October 2021. The 3560-CX 8PC-S replaced it, so check which one a listing shows.
Lab check
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
Most trouble is the previous owner's config and missing parts, not the hardware. Sellers sometimes list IP Services on these, which the 3560-C can't run.
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Buying guide
We'd buy sunrisetechnologies' 3560CG-8PC-S, titled factory reset and pictured with its power cord, at $85 delivered. There are at least 55 for sale, and most ask $80 to $130 delivered, since US sellers mostly ask $60 to $100 and many ship free. It's fanless and silent, which is why home labs put it on a desk, and it gives you 124 W of PoE+ across eight ports plus IP Base for inter-VLAN routing and OSPF, though Cisco says it can't be upgraded past IP Base and support ended in October 2021. Read the label for WS-C3560CG-8PC-S, since the 3560CX that replaced it and the 8TC look alike, and keep a mini USB or RS-232 console cable handy for the Mode button password recovery. Skip minutio's VAT-inclusive refurbished one from Austria at $368 delivered, about four times the typical ask.
$72.39est. delivered
The lowest delivered WS-C3560CG-8PC-S here, from a 99.9% seller, and the photo shows the right white compact switch. There's no test claim and no cord in the photo, so ask for both.
CISCO Catalyst 3560-CG Series PoE Switch WS-C3560CG-8PC-S
$83.00est. delivered
Titled tested and under the band median from a 99.7% seller. The photo shows the Catalyst 3560-CG PoE front panel, but ask whether the power cord comes with it.
Cisco Catalyst 3560-CG Series WS-C3560CG-8PC-S Ethernet Network Switch TESTED
$85.15est. delivered
Titled factory reset, so it should boot straight to a clean config, and the photo shows the power cord. It's fanless, so it can sit on a desk or shelf without you hearing it.
Cisco Catalyst WS-C3560CG-8PC-S 8-Port Gigabit PoE+ Switch 124W Factory Reset
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$72.39est. delivered
$55.24 + $17.15 shipping
Buy It Now$55.24
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Good buy
Plain title, no test claim. No power cord in the photo.
Seller: la-534401
99.9% positive
Used$83.00est. delivered
$60.00 + $23.00 shipping
Buy It Now$60.00
Good buy
Titled tested. No cord in the photo; ask.
Seller: zrob_12
99.7% positive
Used$85.15est. delivered
$69.99 + $15.16 shipping
Buy It Now$69.99
Good buy
Titled factory reset, 124 W PoE+. Photo shows a power cord.
Seller: sunrisetechnologies
99.8% positive
Used$79.99delivered
$79.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$79.99
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Our take
eBay's catalog title, which other sellers use too, but the photo is a real unit. No test claim. Free shipping.
Seller: phoenixsolutions-itad
99.9% positive
Used$90.50est. delivered
$70.00 + $20.50 shipping
Buy It Now$70.00
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Our take
Title says READ, so check the description for the catch.
Seller: reversetech2018
100% positive
Used$99.90delivered
$99.90 · free shipping
Buy It Now$99.90
Our take
Titled tested and reset. Free shipping, and a power cord shows in the photo.
Seller: egreencycle
99.7% positive
Used$92.72est. delivered
$80.00 + $12.72 shipping
Buy It Now$80.00
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Check the seller
The photo shows a 12-port compact switch with four uplinks, not the 8-port 3560CG. Ask for photos of the label.
Seller: epartsonsale
99.1% positive
Refurbished$368.19est. delivered
$167.36 + $200.83 shipping
Buy It Now$167.36
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Priced high
VAT-inclusive refurbished listing with a 1-year warranty, from Austria. $200.83 shipping.
Seller: minutio
100% positive
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