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where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
newguy
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Date: September 30, 2009 11:05PM
I have loads of computers that I have scrap down and I am looking to find a place that I can take them and get $$. I dont know if I can just take them to one place or if I need to go to a couple different ones. I have seperated everything by motherboards, cpu processors, ram, hard drives, cd/dvd drives, metal boxes, plastic, aluminum, and daughter boards. If there is anyone who knows anything your input would be much appreciated.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
ffxstoner
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Date: September 30, 2009 11:07PM
Sounds like it needs to go to the trash you will get approximately $0.00. What do you have? Year/specs
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
Joe R. Luser
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Date: October 01, 2009 12:10AM
Unless it's pretty current stuff, ffxstoner is right -- it's basically worthless.
ObAnecdote: about four years ago, my office ordered a bunch of rack servers. For some reason, Dell sent them with 17" monitors (CRTs -- this was before LCDs were ubiquitous). When we called Dell, they said not to bother sending them back, and they didn't charge us for them.
We called around, and nobody wanted them, not even schools. They sat in one corner of the office for a few months, then we PAID to have them hauled away. New. In sealed boxes.
Nothing depreciates like computer hardware...
ObAnecdote: about four years ago, my office ordered a bunch of rack servers. For some reason, Dell sent them with 17" monitors (CRTs -- this was before LCDs were ubiquitous). When we called Dell, they said not to bother sending them back, and they didn't charge us for them.
We called around, and nobody wanted them, not even schools. They sat in one corner of the office for a few months, then we PAID to have them hauled away. New. In sealed boxes.
Nothing depreciates like computer hardware...
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
bdimag
()
Date: October 01, 2009 12:18AM
Joe R. Luser Wrote:
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> Unless it's pretty current stuff, ffxstoner is
> right -- it's basically worthless.
>
> ObAnecdote: about four years ago, my office
> ordered a bunch of rack servers. For some reason,
> Dell sent them with 17" monitors (CRTs -- this was
> before LCDs were ubiquitous). When we called Dell,
> they said not to bother sending them back, and
> they didn't charge us for them.
>
> We called around, and nobody wanted them, not even
> schools. They sat in one corner of the office for
> a few months, then we PAID to have them hauled
> away. New. In sealed boxes.
>
> Nothing depreciates like computer hardware...
i think you did it wrong.
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> Unless it's pretty current stuff, ffxstoner is
> right -- it's basically worthless.
>
> ObAnecdote: about four years ago, my office
> ordered a bunch of rack servers. For some reason,
> Dell sent them with 17" monitors (CRTs -- this was
> before LCDs were ubiquitous). When we called Dell,
> they said not to bother sending them back, and
> they didn't charge us for them.
>
> We called around, and nobody wanted them, not even
> schools. They sat in one corner of the office for
> a few months, then we PAID to have them hauled
> away. New. In sealed boxes.
>
> Nothing depreciates like computer hardware...
i think you did it wrong.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
razz
()
Date: October 01, 2009 12:27AM
Tell me what you have because I'm in the market for comp parts. I am wondering if you have any monitors too. We can arrange a meeting.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
Best bet
()
Date: October 01, 2009 12:34AM
Your best bet would be to put up a listing for each item on ebay, with technical specs and pictures.
There may be somebody out there who needs what you got.
People look for, and find, all sorts of odd, specific stuff there.
Don't expect to get rich, but you can probably make a few bucks if you invest the time into putting up the listings.
There may be somebody out there who needs what you got.
People look for, and find, all sorts of odd, specific stuff there.
Don't expect to get rich, but you can probably make a few bucks if you invest the time into putting up the listings.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
Thurston Moore
()
Date: October 01, 2009 12:39AM
Best bet Wrote:
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> Your best bet would be to put up a listing for
> each item on ebay, with technical specs and
> pictures.
>
> There may be somebody out there who needs what you
> got.
>
> People look for, and find, all sorts of odd,
> specific stuff there.
>
> Don't expect to get rich, but you can probably
> make a few bucks if you invest the time into
> putting up the listings.
>
>
You have to pay to list shit on ebay. Use craigslist.
Most of the stuff won't be sold, but some things like CPUs and memory and some PCI cards and the like will be needed by someone.
Don't expect to get much for any of it though.
You should have just left each system intact and donated it to an organization that either sends them to developing countries or gives them to groups and people that can use them as a way to access the internet.
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The function of conservatives is not to meet every liberal program or scheme with a denunciation or a destructive counterscheme, but rather to weigh its advantages and defects, supporting the first and challenging the second. A declaration of ideological warfare against liberalism is by its nature profoundly unconservative. It meets perceived radicalism with a counterradicalism of its own.
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> Your best bet would be to put up a listing for
> each item on ebay, with technical specs and
> pictures.
>
> There may be somebody out there who needs what you
> got.
>
> People look for, and find, all sorts of odd,
> specific stuff there.
>
> Don't expect to get rich, but you can probably
> make a few bucks if you invest the time into
> putting up the listings.
>
>
You have to pay to list shit on ebay. Use craigslist.
Most of the stuff won't be sold, but some things like CPUs and memory and some PCI cards and the like will be needed by someone.
Don't expect to get much for any of it though.
You should have just left each system intact and donated it to an organization that either sends them to developing countries or gives them to groups and people that can use them as a way to access the internet.
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The function of conservatives is not to meet every liberal program or scheme with a denunciation or a destructive counterscheme, but rather to weigh its advantages and defects, supporting the first and challenging the second. A declaration of ideological warfare against liberalism is by its nature profoundly unconservative. It meets perceived radicalism with a counterradicalism of its own.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
Joe R. Luser
()
Date: October 01, 2009 08:21AM
bdimag Wrote:
> i think you did it wrong.
Wow, meaningless, boring, AND unhelpful. Please be either trenchant, funny, or at least clever. Or stay home.
> i think you did it wrong.
Wow, meaningless, boring, AND unhelpful. Please be either trenchant, funny, or at least clever. Or stay home.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
anerd
()
Date: October 01, 2009 09:31AM
If you have any Socket A motherboards that support the Duron processor, I'll pay you $5 for one.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
Gravis
()
Date: October 01, 2009 12:40PM
ebay. anything will sell on ebay, just dont expect to get much for it.
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
"the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
eesh
()
Date: October 01, 2009 03:46PM
Gravis Wrote:
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>anything will sell on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/JIVARO-SHRUNKEN-HEAD-tsantsa-FROM-ECUADOR-Dark-Hair_W0QQitemZ390098117941QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad3a8e535&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Blessed are the murderous.
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>anything will sell on ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/JIVARO-SHRUNKEN-HEAD-tsantsa-FROM-ECUADOR-Dark-Hair_W0QQitemZ390098117941QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad3a8e535&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Blessed are the murderous.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
bdimag
()
Date: October 01, 2009 10:37PM
Joe R. Luser Wrote:
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> bdimag Wrote:
> > i think you did it wrong.
>
> Wow, meaningless, boring, AND unhelpful. Please be
> either trenchant, funny, or at least clever. Or
> stay home.
I actually prefer being meaningless boring and unhelpful...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/01/2009 10:41PM by bdimag.
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> bdimag Wrote:
> > i think you did it wrong.
>
> Wow, meaningless, boring, AND unhelpful. Please be
> either trenchant, funny, or at least clever. Or
> stay home.
I actually prefer being meaningless boring and unhelpful...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/01/2009 10:41PM by bdimag.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
snoop
()
Date: October 01, 2009 11:05PM
It's not even worth your time any more to sell used equipment. Even giving it away on Craiglist is worthless. Most of the time, nobody even shows up, wasting your time.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
Man on the Street
()
Date: October 03, 2009 01:58PM
A belated FYI...the Comittee to Help Others (CHO) in Vienna, will take complete computers and give you a tax receipt. They fix them up clean off the hard drives, and give them to needy families. When I donated mine, they were looking for Pentium IV's and up. Not sure if they would take CRT monitors, as they had piles of them..
Also, being completely unhelpful, I suppose, I don't have their contact info..."Comittee to Help Others" in Vienna is all I recall
Also, being completely unhelpful, I suppose, I don't have their contact info..."Comittee to Help Others" in Vienna is all I recall
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
RestonLass
()
Date: October 03, 2009 02:22PM
Contact the Torpedo Factory or any of the metal or jewelry artisan guilds. Many artisans recycle the boards into jewelry and clocks. They probably won't pay much, but at least you'll know they are being recycled.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
Stephan
()
Date: November 20, 2010 12:54PM
Computer scrap is NOT trash...call me 469-464-9073 I will buy all types of computer scrap!!
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
Blank Reg
()
Date: November 22, 2010 09:14AM
I can't comment on the money you'll get back, or whether or not they'll screw you, but I do know that PC Retro supposedly buys used computer parts and equipment.
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
mike source
()
Date: November 22, 2010 08:00PM
thars gold in dem computers
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
john121
()
Date: May 03, 2012 12:46AM
I send my boards to www.ComputerScrapForCash.com. They are open to the public and there prices are very competitive. I will not send my stuff again without knowing how much i will get to others. Ebay is nice but with seller limits and trying to make a business ebay is not good. Dana over there is real nice and she will usually give you a lil more than posted just ask....
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
Olde Farte, II
()
Date: May 03, 2012 09:48AM
I take apart 3.5" and 5.25" floppy drives for their stepping motors.
There's gold in just about all electronics - at $1500+/oz even a little goes a long way!
There's gold in just about all electronics - at $1500+/oz even a little goes a long way!
Re: where to get cash for scrap computer equipment?
Posted by:
bill
()
Date: May 24, 2012 05:14PM
How much weight do u have and how much do you want for all of it? Are the components from PCs
Re: Computer Scrap
Posted by:
Computer Bob
()
Date: October 07, 2012 08:03PM
I sell all my scrap to http:www.ComputerScrapForCash.com as they pay the most in the market. I feel good knowing my stuff is not being thrown in a landfill some where...