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 Posted: Sat, 15th Nov 2008 20:02 Post subject: EBAY noob |
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so i never used ebay before and wondered if it was worth the trouble to try and sell all this hardware in perfect working condition.. how much should i set the "buy it now"?
what would you do in my case?
can you give me basic info on how ebay works?
i pay for shipping?
how do i package hardware properly because i dont have original boxes anymore?
i pay a fee to ebay for listing each item for X amout of time?
amd fx-55 2.6ghz
crucial ballistix 4x512mb pc3200
2x nvidia geforce 6800 ultra 256mb sli ready
lite-on 16-48 dvd-rom SOHD-167T
asus a8n-sli deluxe sli ready amd athlon 64 socket 939
creative inspire 5.1 5300 speakers
logitech mx1000 laser mouse
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Sat, 15th Nov 2008 20:08 Post subject: |
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tbh I doubt you will get that much $$$ for that, hardware has fallen so much in price recently... you'd probably be better off trying to put all of that in a case and sell and actual computer instead of just the components.
not sure where you're from either, but craigslist.org is another option ...
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| Posted: Sat, 15th Nov 2008 22:18 Post subject: |
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in canada
well i wont sell it as a PC because i'd have to buy a case, keyboard, monitor, power supply, soundcard (unless u want onboard), hard drive...
parts could be sold individually or take whatever you want too
i'm gonna check out this kijiji.ca
any tips on how to figure out what all this hardware is worth right now?
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| Posted: Sat, 15th Nov 2008 23:00 Post subject: |
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With that system, especially it being single core, you wouldn't get more than 500 bucks if you sold it all together.
The AMD FX doesn't really sell more than 50 bucks. Same with the motherboard.
You'll have a better chance putting it in a case and selling it for a couple hundred to a friend or donating it.
Or hold onto it for a few years and when it becomes true legacy hardware it'll be worth gold.
AMD XP's sell in the 100's from the socket A on ebay now.
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 09:18 Post subject: |
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Why do you want to set a "Buy it now" option anyway? Just put it in for bidding. You don't seem to need these parts anyway, so you could just see how much you get for them. Waiting will just make them worthless...
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 15:01 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 15:38 Post subject: |
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That processor might still be worth something (dont' know how much) to hardcore OCers. The FX-55 was the proc to have in the good old days of AMD domination. Too bad they were no different from Intel with their 1000$/cpu prices.
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| Posted: Sun, 16th Nov 2008 16:25 Post subject: |
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any specific suggestions?
i think you can put it up for bids and also set a "buy it now" option
how long should i set the bidding session for?
should i include everything as 1 package?
or everything individually?
i would only allow shipping to canada...
so should i pay for shipping?
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Nov 2008 09:52 Post subject: |
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By setting a "Buy it Now" option you are limiting yourself to that price, because nobody sane will bid more than that.
I would put the parts in individually, like CPU on it's own, motherboard seperately and GPU as a single auction as well.
Then you can write in you auction that you sell different pieces, and that people will save money for shipping if they bey more of them. And I wouldn't pay for shipping if I were you, why would you? Usually the buyer pays the shipping cost.
For the duration: 10 days is quite good when you start at a Wednesday or Thursday, because then you have two weekends in between, where more people use Ebay than during the week. But make it at least 7 days so you have one weekend minimum.
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| Posted: Mon, 17th Nov 2008 16:28 Post subject: |
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very smart comments bringiton
thank you sir
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| Posted: Tue, 18th Nov 2008 17:36 Post subject: |
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| l0st wrote: | very smart comments bringiton
thank you sir |
one trick I like to do, as a lot of people do, figure out what it's going to cost ot ship it, factor that into the price, but maybe a couple dollars cheaper, then put free shipping. People are suckers for free shipping. Even me. If you get too crazy people will realize what you did. But if shipping is like 10 bucks, charge maybe 6, but factor that into the selling price. |
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nouseforaname
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| Posted: Tue, 18th Nov 2008 17:37 Post subject: |
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| SpykeZ wrote: | | l0st wrote: | very smart comments bringiton
thank you sir |
one trick I like to do, as a lot of people do, figure out what it's going to cost ot ship it, factor that into the price, but maybe a couple dollars cheaper, then put free shipping.. |
actually it seems to me that most people ask ridiculous prices for shipping.
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| Posted: Tue, 18th Nov 2008 17:41 Post subject: |
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| nouseforaname wrote: | | SpykeZ wrote: | | l0st wrote: | very smart comments bringiton
thank you sir |
one trick I like to do, as a lot of people do, figure out what it's going to cost ot ship it, factor that into the price, but maybe a couple dollars cheaper, then put free shipping.. |
actually it seems to me that most people ask ridiculous prices for shipping. |
whats funnier, look up the nintendo DS, people ar eselling it like 20 bucks more expensive than lets say, going to an actual game store like gamestop, then messaging the person saying how stupid they are. I've had some funny answers in the past. |
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| Posted: Tue, 18th Nov 2008 19:40 Post subject: |
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Yeah, some people pay nearly the same and sometimes even more for a used product they could get for new...
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.”
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| Posted: Tue, 18th Nov 2008 19:51 Post subject: |
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