Low spec, casual, and retro gamers would probably be interested. Try to sell locally, or through retro gaming communities, or maybe something like r/hardwareswap, or put the similar items together and sell as a “mystery box”.
RaxteranOG
-checks eBay, Amazon, and Craigslist for going rate on specific component-
-posts ads asking for 2/3 that price-
-gets only responses offering less than half the asking price-
-prefers pride over money and keeps closet of unused parts-
zakabog
I always give mine away, they are useful to someone. Some people like collecting old hardware, maybe someone wants a retro build, selling them you’ll barely make more than the scrap value but giving them away to someone that wants them feels much better than getting barely anything for them.
vngannxx
Nvidia 1080s selling for $200. Can’t go lower because older GPUs are in the $100 anchors
SolitaryMassacre
I sell my old shit starting at 99 cents auction style. I don’t want them anymore but someone else *might*. So I make sure it goes
Fatmaster9000
Yah just load a 500gb- 2tb drive with old game iso’s and old roms and arcade games from the internet archive and sell it as a retro system or make a cheep kiosk with a ps2 like controller and make it tap pay or swipe comparable and make it into a snk multi game like cabinet
Fatmaster9000
And if you have old stuff you don’t Wana do that with pm me I’ll take it off your hands if shipping is cheep or if you in the bay area
Low_Alternative_9934
It’s worth selling them for sure. GPUs CPUs and motherboards will almost always be worth selling unless they’re absolutely ancient.
deeply_cynical
Hang on to them until they’re “retro” then sell them for inflated prices.
TurdFerguson614
I’m confused at who the clown is here…
SubstantialBed6634
I feel attacked
Vis-hoka
I’m going to start selling whole systems when I’m done with them. So all the parts keep getting used. I’m also going to do it before they become so old that nobody wants them. Like 5 years.
The4th88
I recently managed to donate my old DDR3 Corsair kit to a coworker upset his ancient computer was running slow.
Score one for hoarding tech.
Noobeaterz
I sent a message to a guy selling two noctua fans for $30 the other day. I offered 30 including shipping. He said yes then quoted me a prize with added shipping. I explained my offer was with the shipping included in the cost. He then declined the sale. The ad stayed on the site for two weeks with no takers and just earlier today he removed it. I guess nobody wants to buy PC parts any more?
PedroThePinata
I wanna do a project where I build a hobo PC with a cardboard case and parts bought second hand exclusively from ebay and see how that goes.
Dirty_Butler
There’s a cool nonprofit near me that takes any kind of PC parts. I’d rather just help a charity out then deal with people on ebay or marketplace
URA_CJ
How useful can a single core Pentium 4 with a old ATI AIW DX7 GPU from 2002 be today, what can a PC like this even accomplish?
AIW cards are multimedia beast and are great for capturing SD analog video with near realtime live video that can be used to play and record console footage all on one display, add in a DVI-HDMI adapter and now you have a way to play retro consoles on a modern display, tinker around a bit more and it can broadcast video over LAN that can be fed to OBS on another PC and live streamed.
But hey, you never know!
Jayroc-007
I like to give away my older parts to friends who have nothing or really old tech. I built a server/htpc out of my old 10700k build. Just upgraded my 12700k to a 7800x3d and am wondering what to do with the 12700k, ddr5 and itx MB. Do I sell it as is, put it in a case with a 2080 super I got kicking around or do I just keep it in a box for a rainy day lol.
LiliNotACult
r/pchardwareswap and eBay. I usually find the average eBay sold price, add free shipping, then undercut the eBay price by $5-15, and sell it on hardwareswap.
If I don’t get any bites after a day or two then I list it on eBay as an auction.
So I view old parts as spent money, but also don’t consider them to be worthless (except things like niche heatsinks and fans and cases).
frosted_fractal
Are you trying to sell a cpu, motherboard, and some ram? I literally have to update mine…
(the question is a joke)
Fujishar
Sort by SOLD. Price similarly or just under. How is this rocket science for most people? Works every time.
zherok
Reminds me of the recent post about someone taking the components out of an old CRT and converting it into a cat bed. People commented on it like any old CRT is something that *someone* must want, as if there weren’t mediocre CRTs, and people interested in still using CRTs not both a niche audience and discerning enough to probably not want just any CRT for their purposes.
Throwaythisacco
i don’t get rid of old parts. i GAIN them.
​
that’s the story of why i’ve got two 560 tis in the mail this week
masterkitty2006
Someone will want them. I’ve bought my fair share of computer oddities. A CRT for a Mac Classic II, an S3 ViRGE, a SUN 220R PSU, list goes on.
majestic_ubertrout
Just sell them as a lot, with calculated shipping plus a dollar starting price on eBay. They’ll sell.
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Low spec, casual, and retro gamers would probably be interested. Try to sell locally, or through retro gaming communities, or maybe something like r/hardwareswap, or put the similar items together and sell as a “mystery box”.
-checks eBay, Amazon, and Craigslist for going rate on specific component-
-posts ads asking for 2/3 that price-
-gets only responses offering less than half the asking price-
-prefers pride over money and keeps closet of unused parts-
I always give mine away, they are useful to someone. Some people like collecting old hardware, maybe someone wants a retro build, selling them you’ll barely make more than the scrap value but giving them away to someone that wants them feels much better than getting barely anything for them.
Nvidia 1080s selling for $200. Can’t go lower because older GPUs are in the $100 anchors
I sell my old shit starting at 99 cents auction style. I don’t want them anymore but someone else *might*. So I make sure it goes
Yah just load a 500gb- 2tb drive with old game iso’s and old roms and arcade games from the internet archive and sell it as a retro system or make a cheep kiosk with a ps2 like controller and make it tap pay or swipe comparable and make it into a snk multi game like cabinet
And if you have old stuff you don’t Wana do that with pm me I’ll take it off your hands if shipping is cheep or if you in the bay area
It’s worth selling them for sure. GPUs CPUs and motherboards will almost always be worth selling unless they’re absolutely ancient.
Hang on to them until they’re “retro” then sell them for inflated prices.
I’m confused at who the clown is here…
I feel attacked
I’m going to start selling whole systems when I’m done with them. So all the parts keep getting used. I’m also going to do it before they become so old that nobody wants them. Like 5 years.
I recently managed to donate my old DDR3 Corsair kit to a coworker upset his ancient computer was running slow.
Score one for hoarding tech.
I sent a message to a guy selling two noctua fans for $30 the other day. I offered 30 including shipping. He said yes then quoted me a prize with added shipping. I explained my offer was with the shipping included in the cost. He then declined the sale. The ad stayed on the site for two weeks with no takers and just earlier today he removed it. I guess nobody wants to buy PC parts any more?
I wanna do a project where I build a hobo PC with a cardboard case and parts bought second hand exclusively from ebay and see how that goes.
There’s a cool nonprofit near me that takes any kind of PC parts. I’d rather just help a charity out then deal with people on ebay or marketplace
How useful can a single core Pentium 4 with a old ATI AIW DX7 GPU from 2002 be today, what can a PC like this even accomplish?
AIW cards are multimedia beast and are great for capturing SD analog video with near realtime live video that can be used to play and record console footage all on one display, add in a DVI-HDMI adapter and now you have a way to play retro consoles on a modern display, tinker around a bit more and it can broadcast video over LAN that can be fed to OBS on another PC and live streamed.
But hey, you never know!
I like to give away my older parts to friends who have nothing or really old tech. I built a server/htpc out of my old 10700k build. Just upgraded my 12700k to a 7800x3d and am wondering what to do with the 12700k, ddr5 and itx MB. Do I sell it as is, put it in a case with a 2080 super I got kicking around or do I just keep it in a box for a rainy day lol.
r/pchardwareswap and eBay. I usually find the average eBay sold price, add free shipping, then undercut the eBay price by $5-15, and sell it on hardwareswap.
If I don’t get any bites after a day or two then I list it on eBay as an auction.
So I view old parts as spent money, but also don’t consider them to be worthless (except things like niche heatsinks and fans and cases).
Are you trying to sell a cpu, motherboard, and some ram? I literally have to update mine…
(the question is a joke)
Sort by SOLD. Price similarly or just under. How is this rocket science for most people? Works every time.
Reminds me of the recent post about someone taking the components out of an old CRT and converting it into a cat bed. People commented on it like any old CRT is something that *someone* must want, as if there weren’t mediocre CRTs, and people interested in still using CRTs not both a niche audience and discerning enough to probably not want just any CRT for their purposes.
i don’t get rid of old parts. i GAIN them.
​
that’s the story of why i’ve got two 560 tis in the mail this week
Someone will want them. I’ve bought my fair share of computer oddities. A CRT for a Mac Classic II, an S3 ViRGE, a SUN 220R PSU, list goes on.
Just sell them as a lot, with calculated shipping plus a dollar starting price on eBay. They’ll sell.