[SOLVED] Sell a Prebuilt, OR Sell the Parts separately ?

[zen.sends]

I recently upgraded my pc with a few different parts, and now have quite a few extra parts. I'll list them all here for the sake of convenience:

CPU: Ryzen 7 2700x (with fan)
GPU: Gigabyte NVIDIA 1070
RAM: Corsair Dominator Platinum 8gb (x2)
some kind of monitor, I forget what it is.
And of course, enough fans to fill a case with.


my question is, would it be better for me to sell the parts outright, or put them into a new build and sell that ?

I know that if I did a new build, all I would have to buy would be an SSD, MOBO, case, and PSU. I already have a usb stick with windows on it to load onto the SSD if I were to make it.

On some level I would be selling the fact that I actually put the parts together myself and tested it, making sure everything is working correctly. But that also brings some risk, considering I am not an expert, I do not want to make a mistake and put myself in the red zone.

BUT, I really enjoy working on computers. I would get a lot of enjoyment out of putting one together out of the parts I have lying around.

Side Note: I have a corsair RM750 and a RM850 lying around, they would not work properly on my current build so I swapped to a 1000. I am not sure if they are broken, but they absolutely would not work at ALL for my build. I do not know if they have shorted, and have no way of testing them. Can I fix them? I think it would be safest to NOT use a "fixed" psu on ANY build EVER due to the nature of... electrical discharge...

I do however, want to get some use out of them, and I don't want to just leave them lying around. Am I able to sell them?

 

[Lutfij]

Selling each part would grant a little more change as opposed to selling the entire system as a whole. Granted you actually get to deal with all parts in one go if sold together as opposed to rolling the dice almost everyday in hopes that one or more of your parts are sold.

Got a link to your prebuilt? If the build is proprietary like that found in HP's/Dell's portfolio, then you can't part them out. The entire system needs to go.

If the system was build using off the shelf parts then please list the specs to your build like so:
CPU:
Motherboard:
Ram:
SSD/HDD:
GPU:
PSU:
Chassis:
OS:
Monitor:

 

[zen.sends]

I was more talking about using the parts I currently own to build a pc. the parts I listed are the parts I currently have as extras after I upgraded my PC. Selling somebody else a computer that has already been built, by me.

my main gripe is that I don't really think people are looking for the parts I own. I think that it would be more likely to sell if I put them into a build together

 

[Cj-tech]

I was more talking about using the parts I currently own to build a pc. the parts I listed are the parts I currently have as extras after I upgraded my PC. Selling somebody else a computer that has already been built, by me.

my main gripe is that I don't really think people are looking for the parts I own. I think that it would be more likely to sell if I put them into a build together

I think that it would be harder to find a seller looking for those exact parts in a prebuilt. Since some of the parts are used, it would decrease the price. Most people are probably looking for a more powerful system too.

Also, when selling things you have to take into consideration how much the shipping cost will be. A complete system is going to cost much more than just a GPU. In the US, it would probably be $35+ to ship a package that would fit a custom PC depending on the case. Alternatively, a GPU might be $9-15 depending on where you ship it to/from and the shipping service used.

Also, while on the topic of shipping, you have to ensure adequate protection for the system. After that, you may have to guarantee the reliability of the system for a period of time. What if it happens to break and the buyer returns it? I think it’s easier to sell parts individually.

 

[geofelt]

Unless you think you can find a local buyer, for a complete pc,you are likely to get more by selling individual parts on ebay.
On the corsair psu's, you can not sell them without disclosing your problems with them.
But, they are quality units and may well be still under warranty so consider a warranty RMA for them.
As evidence of a defect, note that the replacement psu did work.