Selling this Pc.. How much? More inside!

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How much should i sell this for, AMD 64 3400+, 2GB ddr400 ocz ram, abit av8 mobo, geforce 6600GT, 500 watt aspire psu, 200GB Maxtor hdd, 80GB Maxtor hardrive?

I say around $2,000 .. What do you think?? I need to know, cuz I am tyrying to buy this > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16883102628

By the way do you think that pc is good? Thanks guys

Mod Edit: Swirly, you basically have this same thread in FS/FT where you're selling the system. so.

Good Luck with it though. :)
 
I think the aspire psu is a large weakpoint in that comp. The 6600gt and abit mobo aren't great either, but anyway, I don't see you getting 2000$ for that.
 
6600GT is a good video card, it plays everything well, and what's wrong with the abit av8?
 
Well you figure that system you linked to has 2x6800Gt at $350 apiece and a 6600Gt is $175, thats a big difference there, the abit board isn't bad, its just not a premium board like ASUS, DFI or MSI have made this generation. Factor in the fact that people pay less for systems built by users cause of the risk/warrenty/quality issues, your gonna get nowhere near 2 grand for that.
 
I'd say maybe $1000, no possible way over $1200

EDIT: its used isn't it? is that Canadian money, if so that'd make more sence
 
well typically you can't buy something then turn around and ask more for it the next day, electronics don't do that, hell most stocks don't do that now days.
 
Ok, I guess I over priced it lol but it seems kind of messed up for me to sell it for less than a quarter of what I payed for it 2 months ago..
 
yah i prolly couldnt get 900 out of the system in my sig and i payed way over 1000 all together shit happens tho ...u gotta deal with it lol
 
I'm going to ballpark at around $1000, give or take. Lessee, the easy way to do the math is this: the computer you have isn't as good as the computer you want, therefore, the computer you have is worth less than the computer you want.

About the only thing your computer has up on the one you linked to is the extra RAM (~$100 in today's prices) and an extra hard drive (~$30 after MIR at today's prices). You didn't even mention what optical drives it has, and I'm assuming you're using onboard sound.

I priced out something that is roughly similiar to what you're wanting to sell - off the 'egg of course - and it came out to ~$1,050, including a legit copy of Windows XP Home. Considering you're selling used, expect to sell it for less.

Buying computer equipment should not be construed as an investment of your money, i.e. you should not expect to sell it for more than you paid for it, unless you are building it for pay (i.e. someone paid you a deposit to build them a computer - but then they are expecting new.) Real estate goes up in value, stocks tend to go up in value, gas has been going up in value - but electronics and cars always go down in value until they become collectibles. And only a few become collectibles. Therefore, the return on value you expect to get from a computer is the value of using the computer, much like the return in value on a hammer is being able to drive nails into wood, so goes the computer and things like cars and appliances. Resell value is hardly ever a consideration in electronics.

If you can recover 1/2 the cost of that new computer with your used computer, consider yourself lucky.
 
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