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Old 29-October-07, 09:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default need selling price advice

I am not sure if this is the right area of the forum to post this, but i'll post and hope for the best.

I am currently thinking about selling my current gaming rig to build a new one.

Current Rig parts:

Case - Thermaltake Armor
Processor - AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 Socket 939
Mobo - Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe Socket 939
memory - 4GB(4x 1GB) Corsair XMS series DDR-400
Vid Cards - ATI Radeon 1900XTX and 1900 Crossfire
HDD - 2x Seagate Barracuda 250GB SATA 3.0
ROM drives - 2x DVD Burners EIDE( can get specifics if necessary cant think of them now)
PSU - Thermaltake Toughpower 680w

Cooling:
DangerDen TDX Socket 939 CPU Block
DangerDen Tyee Crossfire edition GPU Blocks
BlackIce Pro II radiator
5 1/4 drive bay reservoir
DD12V-D5 Variable speed Pump
1/2" tygon tubing(for barb size reference)
MCT-40 coolant

if i forgot any parts ill post them later

The system is exactly 1 yr old and i have not had any problems with software/hardware, no leaks in the cooling system, its runs vista great(no hardware problems/conflicts or BSOD's in 2 months of use with vista)

the parts total when I bought them last october was around $3400 but i can get my reciepts out later to verify

I would like to hear from everyone at PCApex from moderators to new members that can give me an idea of a good price to sell the system for. I appreciate any and all post members will give. Thanks for your time.
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Old 29-October-07, 09:44 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Nice specs for a 939 rig, that's for sure...

I think you'll find more often than not that you'll have to part the system out to get the $$$ you're after... Maybe not necessarily what you want to hear, but for the most part true. Folks will more often have money and interest for one or two specific components than for the whole thing all at once. Shipping also comes out cheaper, too...

A good rule of thumb is to check how much your stuff is going for on sites like NewEgg, TigerDirect, ZipZoomFly, etc... Figure about 25% or more off for the parts being used, how much (average) it should cost to ship anywhere CONUS, and add about half of that to the 75% of original purchase price for a TOTAL SHIPPED price.

When you get ready to start selling, be prepared to have some folks ask for you to ship first. Unless you have higher trader ratings (heatware is about the best, fleabay is about worthless)than your potential buyers, it's going to be a fact of life. You may get the one or two trusting souls who'll pay first and hope for the best. It's a gesture of good faith to offer to ship first, but that doesn't mean you have to hang it out there to someone you're not sure of. Ask the mods or admins, if the trader ratings here (or wherever) seem shady for someone you're going to possibly deal with.

Be sure to read up on all the rules for using the Trading Post, ignorance will get you no breaks whatsoever, sorry.

Finally, good luck with your sale(s)
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