I'm broke. How much should I sell my first build for ??

[eyob]

I have a saved wishlist from newegg. Havin a hard time making it public, and figuring out how to link it here.



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Windows 7 Ultimate

64 Bit Intel Core i5 2500k 3.3/3.7 GHz, easy overclock to 4.5 GHz, HD 2000, 850 MHz GPU, 32 nm

Z68 Sandy Bridge Motherboard, HDMI, USB 3.0, Crossfire/SLI, LGA 1155

8 GB SDRAM, DDR3 1600

3 TB Hitachi Hard disk drive, SATA 6.0 Gb/s, 3.5", 32 MB cache

Crucial 64 GB SSD, SATA III, 2.5"

Lite On 12 X Blu-Ray Drive/ 16 X DVD+R, 8 MB cache

ATX Mid tower Computer Case, Black Steel, 6 internal 3.5" bays, 4 external 5.25" Drive Bays, e-SATA port on top of case

Cooler Master 120 mm CPU cooler, 600 - 2000 RPM, aluminum

Modular ATX 12 V Power Supply, SLI/Crossfire, 115 - 230 V

NO GRAPHICS CARD



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I built this PC during the Summer. I'm in school, so I decided not to put in a Graphics Card.

Gonna try to sell it on Craigslist, here in Lubbock, TX.

$1,000 would be nice.

 

[MC_K7]

I've had it for 6 months. I don't see much difference between new and used, since there is no noticeable difference.

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that for most used items. The largest part of the depreciation occurs during the first months of ownership in almost every scenarios. Just think about a brand new car, even if you had it for only one week and the mileage is still very low if you try to sell it you already lost 30% of the value no matter what you do. For instance, if you try to sell your PC next year, you'd probably get almost the same price as you do today (or maybe loose an additional 50$ or 100$ but the difference wouldn't be that much because it already suffered a great deal of depreciation during the first months). Same thing with a car, there's not much difference in price between a 3-year old or a 4-year old car given the mileage is similar, or maybe a 500$ or 1000$ difference at most. But between a brand new car and a 6-month old car the difference can be 5000$ or even greater depending on the initial value. Anyways, these are just examples but you get the idea. PCs are pretty much the same except everything is evolving faster so does the depreciation.

By the way wanting to sell the PC 1000$ and try to rip someone off isn't really nice. Hope nobody is crazy enough to give you that much. You say 6 months doesn't make much difference but some parts are covered by the warranty for only 1 year and you're already 50% through. And I don't like the idea of something being used by someone else than me before, you never know what they did with the stuff or if they're hiding a defect or misuse. This is why you have to drop the price more aggressively when you want to sell something used. It would make more sense to keep the computer because you're loosing too much, or maybe keep it for 1-year and try to sell it at the same price in 1-year, but if you absolutely need to money now what can you do?

 

[computernewb]

I posted it at $500 and 4.5GHz in the title. Maybe I'll get a quick buy.

That could be false advertising and get you in trouble later on... unless you said overclockable to 4.5 ghz

 

[eyob]

Only so much I can fit in the title. I posted the actual specs in the post.

 

[eyob]

I've never done business on this site. If I were to, after no bids on craigslist. I guess I log in and ask for $400...

 

[littleleo]

Well you might be able to donate it and asking for a $1000 tax deduction, you need to talk to your tax guy. There is no way any one with common sense would pay more then $300 for it. The value on used parts drops very rapidly. The long you have it and use is the less it's worth, and there are companies selling refirb systems very cheap.

 

[eyob]

I sold it for a check for $400 today. Gonna cash it at the bank tomorrow.

 

[eyob]

Best answer selected by eyob.

 

[Troyw2000]

i made a few Bucks Buying Bad PC parts and Building the PC, Then selling for like 30-50 Profit, Not much but just using to educate myself about PC's etc...