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BlackTigers91

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Could I get $200 out of the following parts:

Biostar M7NCD Ultra (nForce2 Ultra)
Athlon XP 1700+ (Thoroughbred B)
4x512MB PC2100
1x512MB PC3200
CoolerMaster HCC-002 (Cooper Cooler WITH fan)
MSI Passive FX5200 (AGP)
 
Craiglist, maybe. eBay, not likely.

Probably more like $125 - $150.
 
BlackTigers91 said:
As you throw those numbers out there

Tell me exactly how you got them?
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I pulled them out of my you know.....

Just kidding. Lets compare to eBay, the defacto marketplace of the masses.

M7NCD Ultra - $9.95 current bid on only one for sale, $37 only recent sale
Athlon XP 1700+ - average sale price on eBay - $30
512mb PC2100 - About $20 each used - $80
512mb PC3200 - About $30 each used
Coolermaster HSF - Unable to find good basis for price
MSI FX5200 AGP - $22

So, add it all up, $199 would be optimal price on eBay. If you try to sell as a lot, you'll get 50 - 70% of the optimal value, equating to $99.5 - $139.5. If you go by the high values for each, you may clear $250 - $275, but if you go based on the lowest values you may clear <$150.

You didn't exactly state where / how you planned on selling the items. If you trade person-to-person with friends and sell for FMV you'll get your $200. If you throw up a lot on eBay I doubt you'll get more than $150, and if you put it on Craigslist and live in a populous area you might get $175 - $250, depending on the locale and demand.

Does that help?
 
Thanks!

Here's what I figured:

$35 for Motherboard
$32 for CPU
$10 for Cooler
$43 per 1GB of RAM
$30 for the PC3200
$25 for the FX5200


Where fif you get that 50-75% number, I've never seen a combo sell for that little???


I figure I can pull $175 out of it on the FS forum, just wanted to see what others thought.
 
Buying and selling on eBay (not as a business, just IT parts) since back when it was called AuctionWeb....

More often than not, lots do not get anywhere near what the individual parts are worth. This is due to several factors, including, but not limited to:

  • Buyers not interested in all items, adjusting bid for only items of personal interest
  • Poorly considered titles such as "Lot of computer parts - Athlon XP" fail to attract sufficient search hits
  • Poor pictures and/or lack of closeups. Buyers like detail
  • Buyer association with "Lot" as "Bargain basement junk" instead of bargain on quality parts
  • General lack of interest in lots containing parts that are not bleeding edge

For fun, pick some search strings and start searching title and description. Identify 3 or more unique single item auctions and 3 or more lots containing the same item(s). Watch the auctions and compare the final value of the lots to the individual value of each component item - most of the time the discount is between 30 - 50% off the total single item values. There are some cases where this is not true, but the vast majority of the time it holds up under scrutiny.

I didn't mean to offend you or anything, just offering an opinion.

Edit: Just to be clear, my original comment was based on the idea of selling as a lot. Looking at what you figured compared to what I figured we are within a couple of dollars of each other on individual part prices. I just wanted to offer fair warning on listing things as a lot.
 
Meh, I'll just sell apart, and offer deals for combos if they wanted. I just needed a good place to start. No eBay for me, too many fees, idiots :p.


Anyway, those rices I listed were shipped. After digging through the FS section here and at AT, those prices seem quite fair, when I'm seeing stuff go for more than I'm asking, which is cool here.


New PC, here I come :).
 
BlackTigers91 said:
Meh, I'll just sell apart, and offer deals for combos if they wanted. I just needed a good place to start. No eBay for me, too many fees, idiots :p.


Anyway, those rices I listed were shipped. After digging through the FS section here and at AT, those prices seem quite fair, when I'm seeing stuff go for more than I'm asking, which is cool here.


New PC, here I come :).
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Those are fair prices, and if you did go the eBay route I think you could probably get slightly more after shipping (the standard "recover fees with shipping" tactic is alive and kicking there - ugh).

So, enough with the old - what are you buying/building/getting??
 
undef said:
Those are fair prices, and if you did go the eBay route I think you could probably get slightly more after shipping (the standard "recover fees with shipping" tactic is alive and kicking there - ugh).

So, enough with the old - what are you buying/building/getting??
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Here, my New(ish) PC
 
Nice setup. Pretty sweet motherboard for $90 - I hadn't looked at the new motherboards, I'm about to upgrade from S754 to S939 (I'm always slow and behind the times, what can I say?). My thread didn't get much response.

I can't get over that MB - DVI-D + HDTV + SD-TV out?? Bloody hell, maybe I should build another Mythtv box. All running on a sweet Nvidia chipset, my personal favorite....
 
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