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Discussion in 'Computers & Technology' started by VIpEr, Dec 28, 2020.

  1. VIpEr
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    Hi all,

    Long time no speak, hope everyone's doing well ☺️

    Just wanted some input into how much people would estimate my computer would sell for 2nd hand as I'm looking to sell and out towards a new one.

    It's a bundle of monitors and the PC itself.

    The spec of the monitors is as follows:

    Make - iiyama
    Model - XU2290HS
    Size - 22 Inch
    Quantity - 3

    Full specification is as follows:

    Phanteks Black Eclipse P400S Windowed
    Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor
    MSI Z170A GAMING M5
    Corsair Vengeance 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4 3200 MHz
    MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V
    Kingston V300 Series 120GB Solid State Drive
    Toshiba P300 1TB 3.5'' SATA
    Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Semi-Modular ATX
    RayStorm CPU WaterBlock
    EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 PWM (incl. pump)
    Magicool G2 Slim radiator - 360mm
    Mayhems Ultra Clear hose 19/13 mm - 1 m
    EK Water Blocks EK-ACF 19 / 13mm G1 / 4 - Red
    X1 UV Green Premixed Watercooling Fluid
    Corsair SP120 Fans

    https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/hardistyl95/saved/ppLrvK

    The above link is a PCPartPicker of the build, but the price for brand new parts but without all the watercooling equipment. Obviously the computer is a few years old, used.

    Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!
     
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    Im sorry who are you :) Miss you man
     
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    It's been a while haha! I play CSGO every now and again but haven't been on CSS for some good time now.
     
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    I woulda say for the 3 monitors around 100-150.
    The PC is pretty outdated and 2nd hand, so I would pay around 400-500 for it

    So together in one package I would say around as low as 550 to maximum 700ish? (euros)
     
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    Thanks Brandon, appreciate your input into this. Just didn't want to sell for lower than it was was worth and not so high that it was never going to work haha!
     
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    How / where are you planning on selling it? Wouldn't have a clue on an estimated selling price but are you going to have the buyer collect, deliver yourself or use a courier? Make sure you factor in the cost of delivering via Royal Mail / Parcelforce etc. if that's the route you choose to go down.

    I've plugged the dimensions of my PC case (obviously the box will increase the overall dimensions of the package so may cost more) and set the weight at 15kg on Parcelforce website.

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    Plus remember the cost of any additional packaging such as bubble wrap to make sure it's secure in transit. Also consider adequate insurance if it's not included with the postage with whichever carrier you may use - I haven't looked deep enough into this, just got a quick quote. Obviously if you are delivering yourself then it's a lot easier as it will be safer in the boot of a car than getting launched about a sorting office, likewise if the buyer collects it's down to them, but may want to show that the computer works with the buyer present to avoid any unnecessary headaches if they find any problems when they use it themselves.

    Might sound overkill but this is often overlooked when people sell PC's and can eat into a fair amount of the selling price, which is great for the buyer, but you're the one that ends up losing out!!

    Best of luck! :)
     
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    Appreciate the heads up mate. I'd likely be selling on eBay or something. I've offered collection or postage via courier and I will charge for that what you've suggested in your post perhaps something like £30 or so and I'll just have to cover anymore. ☺️

    Thanks for all your help, appreciate that ☺️
     
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    The other alternative is to include the shipping price in with the price of the computer. Based on my own shopping habits (take Amazon Prime for example), I'd be much more inclined to spend an extra £2 on an item with no shipping cost than to buy an item and then have to pay extra on top. I guess it's just how the consumer mind works!!

    Let's say you wanted £500 for the PC. If I were looking for a PC worth around £500 I would be more drawn towards a listing at £530 with no postage than to see a £500 (+£30 delivery) listing - it just seems like you're getting more for your money by spending it on your 'product' rather than chucking £30 down the shitter. Obviously you'd have to build it around how much you actually want to get for the PC and the exact amount it'd cost you to send it.
     
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    Thanks mate, I appreciate it! Your input has been helpful ...

    I need a better idea on price so I'll probably look at some gaming forums and ask around. Brandon's reply was also helpful but good to get a few prices to work out an average
     
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    I would also put it on a website where you can start with a minimum offer, so you can start at the least acceptable offer that you set for your product and people can bid against each other, which will drive the price up.
     
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    Almost certain eBay had a reserve function where it won’t be sold unless the minimum is met. Pretty sure you can set an opening bid minimum also but I’d advise against that, people automatically tend to bypass items that have 0 bids but has a £400 opening bid minimum. You’re better off slapping a £500 reserve on its so its secret, start it at 1p and watch the fighting commence.

    That’s what I did with my trashy pokemon cards a few years ago, I knew they were worth at least £400 so I stuck a £350 reserve on it and started it at 1p. Ended up with about 35 different bidders and let them go for £500.

    I can also vouch for what Nabster said about handling it. Some of the people in Royal Mail that sort parcels are complete monkeys. Although I doubt they’ll launch a PC around, most of them are frail old bastards and will refuse to pick it up
     
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    Thanks for the tip, that's probably a good idea is to put some sort of reserve on it and start it for 1p. With eBay gotta remember the cost of their percentage take aswell haha! 10% I think!

    But yes great idea will probably go that way! Just need to work out what reserve to put on as again I have an idea what it's worth but very difficult to price it all up
     
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    Unfortunately even then that's based on the handlers and delivery drivers even knowing what's in the box. Even with exceptional packaging it's incredibly easy to damage PC parts. I'm assuming the GTX 970 isn't a particularly weighty card, but may even be worth considering shipping that either completely separately, or removing it from the system and packaging it in it's own small box within the main box (hopefully that makes sense). Just means there's less chance for it to get ripped out of the motherboard if it were to be subject to extreme handling. I would imagine it'd be best to explicitly place this in the item description, as it's then reliant on the end user re-installing it.

    I think I've unintentionally gone slightly more off-topic than I'd have hoped, but hopefully the information is still useful!!

    With regards to the price, if you have a 'best case scenario' price in your head, put a reserve on for either that price or slightly above it. If you get a bid over that reserve then happy days, you've got more than what you would have expected 'on average'. If not, the worst thing that'll happen is you'll know what the maximum bid was and therefore a new target price when you next list it. For example, if the absolute least you'd want to sell it for is £400, and the most you'd expect to sell it for is £600, set £600 reserve. If you don't get a bid above that, but the highest bid was say £550, at least you know next time to put a reserve of £550. On a different day you may well get over the £550, which is a bonus to you.

    I hope this is all making sense, I have no experience of selling on Ebay (or any other site for that matter) so I may be talking complete bollocks. I completely forgot about their percentage so again, may be worth trying to build that in to whatever price you decide to sell for. Unfortunately with this sort of thing it generally costs you money to be able to make money, so it's up to you as to how much you are willing to lose in the end.
     
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