What price range should I sell this used PC for?

A_Mello_Fellow · Jul 25, 2017

I am trying to sell my used system to buy parts for and upgrade to Ryzen, but I have never sold a PC before and intend to keep the graphics card. Would it be better to sell it all in parts? And is there a better place to sell these things than on Ebay?

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5 GHz
Cooler: Hyper 212 Evo
MOBO: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 AM3+
RAM: 2 x 4Gb Crucial Ballistic 1600MHz DDR3
PSU: Corsair Builder Series 430W
Case: Coolermaster Elite 431 Plus
Storage: 1TB WD HDD, 256GB Samsung 850 EVO
GPU (Not included in selling unless abosutely necessary): Nvidia GTX 1060

velocityg4 · Jul 25, 2017

Keep the SSD and use it in your next build or sell it separately. You'll get hosed in its value selling it with the computer. $75

Same goes for the GTX 1060. It is probably worth more on its own than with the computer. About $215 for the 3GB and $300 for the 6GB.

As for the rest of the components. Looking at sold auctions on eBay. Toss in some cheap GPU like a GeForce GTX 560 Ti for $30. So, you can sell it as a working gaming computer. Then you might get around $225 for it plus shipping. Perhaps a little more if it has an activated copy of Windows 7-10.

You might get more off Craigslist (or app like LetGo). Once you factor in Paypal and eBay fees. Fees will be 12.9%. They also charge those fees on money you get for shipping. If you don't have a Windows license you can toss on Elementary OS. So, you can sell a fully functioning computer.

Unless you have a lot of sales history or go with a killer price. Don't try Buy It Now. You'll waste a month and risk a value drop. Don't set a starting price anywhere close to the price you expect. You'll get no bids or maybe one for the starting price. Don't set a reserve. It will kill bidding. Basically, if you don't want to risk getting hosed on an auction. Sell it in person for cash.

A_Mello_Fellow · Jul 26, 2017

velocityg4 :

Keep the SSD and use it in your next build or sell it separately. You'll get hosed in its value selling it with the computer. $75

Same goes for the GTX 1060. It is probably worth more on its own than with the computer. About $215 for the 3GB and $300 for the 6GB.

As for the rest of the components. Looking at sold auctions on eBay. Toss in some cheap GPU like a GeForce GTX 560 Ti for $30. So, you can sell it as a working gaming computer. Then you might get around $225 for it plus shipping. Perhaps a little more if it has an activated copy of Windows 7-10.

You might get more off Craigslist (or app like LetGo). Once you factor in Paypal and eBay fees. Fees will be 12.9%. They also charge those fees on money you get for shipping. If you don't have a Windows license you can toss on Elementary OS. So, you can sell a fully functioning computer.

Unless you have a lot of sales history or go with a killer price. Don't try Buy It Now. You'll waste a month and risk a value drop. Don't set a starting price anywhere close to the price you expect. You'll get no bids or maybe one for the starting price. Don't set a reserve. It will kill bidding. Basically, if you don't want to risk getting hosed on an auction. Sell it in person for cash.

So I do have the Windows license, but what do you mean "anywhere close to the price I expect"? Like, 150? Or less than 100?

velocityg4 · Jul 27, 2017

A_Mello_Fellow :

Meaning if you expect it to sell for $200 and you set the starting bid at $150. In all likelihood the best you will get is a sniper bid at the end for $150. If you set it at $180. Odds are no one will bid. Although you just lose a week until you relist.

A low starting price can start a bidding war. Once buyers see other people are bidding they are more likely to bid as well. The low price carries the risk of a low winner. If the listing is right. A low starting price can net a much higher sale price.

A_Mello_Fellow · Jul 27, 2017

velocityg4 :

Keep the SSD and use it in your next build or sell it separately. You'll get hosed in its value selling it with the computer. $75

Same goes for the GTX 1060. It is probably worth more on its own than with the computer. About $215 for the 3GB and $300 for the 6GB.

As for the rest of the components. Looking at sold auctions on eBay. Toss in some cheap GPU like a GeForce GTX 560 Ti for $30. So, you can sell it as a working gaming computer. Then you might get around $225 for it plus shipping. Perhaps a little more if it has an activated copy of Windows 7-10.

You might get more off Craigslist (or app like LetGo). Once you factor in Paypal and eBay fees. Fees will be 12.9%. They also charge those fees on money you get for shipping. If you don't have a Windows license you can toss on Elementary OS. So, you can sell a fully functioning computer.

Unless you have a lot of sales history or go with a killer price. Don't try Buy It Now. You'll waste a month and risk a value drop. Don't set a starting price anywhere close to the price you expect. You'll get no bids or maybe one for the starting price. Don't set a reserve. It will kill bidding. Basically, if you don't want to risk getting hosed on an auction. Sell it in person for cash.

Unfortunately, I'm stupid and only saw that the minimum wattage for the GTX 560 Ti was 550W after I ordered it, so now I'm looking at a Radeon 7850, which should be a good pairing as well. Thanks for the selling help though, much appreciated!

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