I recently upgraded nearly everything in my computer. All of the old parts work perfectly and I've never had any issues with any of them. I would like to make some money back from my upgrade. Is there any way to sell old hardware? What would be the best way to do it?
How would I go about making some money off of old hardware?
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geofelt
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Go to ebay and find your parts in used condition.
Then filter on completed auctions and you will see in green what your parts actually sold for.
Larger items that cost a bunch to ship like a case is better sold locally, perhaps craigs list.
Then filter on completed auctions and you will see in green what your parts actually sold for.
Larger items that cost a bunch to ship like a case is better sold locally, perhaps craigs list.
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It's hard to put a price on older hardware. It also depends on what the parts are and what "tier" they fell in when new, how old they are, and original pricing. Sadly most probably won't come near the price you paid for them new, especially if considered "obsolete."
( geofelt said this first, I'm seconding his/her post.)
eBay's completed auctions and "buy it now" posts can give you a good idea of market value in general. (Sometimes a bid frenzy may push higher than normal, but that should be fairly easy to spot.) Search REPUTABLE sites for for sale/trade forums too. (PCPP has such a forum area.)
As far as selling, you got eBay, CL, and even for-sale/trade forums on various REPUTABLE sites and even on FB. (i.e. the closed group: Computer Systems/Parts For Sale) Some like the mentioned FB group have a requirement beyond just being a member of the group, such as having a heatware ID.
( geofelt said this first, I'm seconding his/her post.)
eBay's completed auctions and "buy it now" posts can give you a good idea of market value in general. (Sometimes a bid frenzy may push higher than normal, but that should be fairly easy to spot.) Search REPUTABLE sites for for sale/trade forums too. (PCPP has such a forum area.)
As far as selling, you got eBay, CL, and even for-sale/trade forums on various REPUTABLE sites and even on FB. (i.e. the closed group: Computer Systems/Parts For Sale) Some like the mentioned FB group have a requirement beyond just being a member of the group, such as having a heatware ID.
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