Should I sell all these old computers or just strip down the parts and sell those?

3003003 · Mar 31, 2015

Most of them are from about < 2004. I have one broken system from 2006, however (bent CPU pins). I want to get rid of these parts, but I'm not sure if people will even buy them, considering their age.
Some of the full PCs consist of Dell Optiplex GXa (Intel Pentium II), some tower called "Explorer Micro" (Pentium III) and a Dell Dimension L600R (Pentium III). All three of these are in great condition. I also have tons of parts, such as a few graphics cards, several HDDs, CPUs, Cases, PSUs, etc.

So, my question is, what should I do? Sell the full computers and the parts, or just collect all of the parts and sell them individually? Also, will people even buy these computers/parts? It seems like the Optiplex GXa is hard to find on ebay, and the Explorer Micro is completely impossible to find anywhere on the internet.

Here's all of the stuff I want to sell:

Computers:
Dimension L600R
Explorer Micro
Optiplex GXa

RAM:
Various DDR (Non-ECC and a few ECC), probably worth nothing now

CPUs:
x2 Intel Pentium III
Intel Celeron (Socket 478, 2.4GHz)

Motherboards:
Dell Dimension 2400 Mainboard
Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9
Sony Vaio desktop motherboard (Socket 370)
HP Compaq d530 motherboard

PSUs:
x2 300w ATX 20 pin PSU

GPUs:
MSI nVidia 7300 GS

Thanks!

3003003 · Mar 31, 2015

Also, should I sell ram in bulk or individually?

snowctrl · Mar 31, 2015

Have a look on eBay and see how much equivalent systems are going for... (and if they're selling)

And then do the same for the parts.

3003003 · Mar 31, 2015

The problem is, two out of the three systems are almost impossible to find on ebay, even on completed listings.
The Dell Optiplex GXa is barely possible to find, but I've yet to see any documentation on the explorer micro.

snowctrl · Mar 31, 2015

Well, they are very old systems, and as such, chances are they aren't worth much, and there will be little demand for them, or for their parts.

Are there similarly specced systems/parts on eBay you can compare with?

3003003 · Mar 31, 2015

Looks like the GXa hasn't sold recently. A higher end model of the dimension L600R sold for $100. The Explorer Micro can't even be found anywhere on the internet.

jitpublisher · Mar 31, 2015

You know, being realistic, I don't of anyone who would actually pay for parts this outdated. The best thing to do with all this er, not meaning to sound too negative, but the best thing to do with all this junk is take it to a recycling center and drop it off. If you take it to the right place, they might give you a couple of bucks for the trouble.

3003003 · Mar 31, 2015

I could probably get some money out of the Nvidia GPU, motherboards, and cases though, right?

I don't even care if I only get $40 for a full computer, since I'm young enough that $40 is quite a bit for me (15) and I need money for a new GPU.

snowctrl · Mar 31, 2015

3003003 :

Any money you are able to make from selling computers or computer parts from before 2004 is money well made.

As an example I bought a Dell Precision Workstation about then, that new was over £2000. Recently it finally died. To repair it was gonna need a new power supply which would have been a minimum of £40 and then possibly other parts as well. If I had got it working again, I could have sold it for.... about £40. I took it to a recycle place.

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