Best Way to Sell a Used PC These Days?

LBLB1984 on 15/03/2022 - 12:49
Last edited 15/03/2022 - 12:51

Wondering where people recommend selling a used PC these days to minimise scammers etc. and provide greatest return?

Is an in person Facebook Marketplace/Gumtree the way to go? Or online like eBay even with it's fairly high fees?

edit: Should probably provide more context. It's a PC I built using name brand parts. So it's not a name brand model but all the individual parts I still have all the receipts etc for.

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  • 87percent on 15/03/2022 - 12:51
    +6

    Facebook/Gumtree, but make it known that there's no refund
    OCAU if you're a member, too

    • BLB1984 on 15/03/2022 - 12:52

      Cheers, I might look into OCAU but am guessing there may be posting limitations if not already a member. Thanks for the no refund advice

  • baronorder on 15/03/2022 - 12:52
    +2

    Marketplace is probably the easiest with Gumtree following, trying to sell on eBay can be problematic shipping / listing cost wise

    • BLB1984 on 15/03/2022 - 12:53

      That's what I thinking as well, thanks for the answer.

  • spackbace on 15/03/2022 - 12:54
    +14

    FB Marketplace, tell them when you built it but not the age of the parts… ends well

  • 7ekn00 on 15/03/2022 - 13:06
    +2

    Best $$ return - in pieces
    Least hassle - whole in person
    7

  • Hithere on 15/03/2022 - 13:15
    +2

    Avoid eBay, high fees, and anything decent for sale, especially electronics, is just bait for the scammers.

    Options are Gumtree or Facebook Market Place. Ensure that it's cash on pickup only and meet somewhere safe.

  • MS Paint on 15/03/2022 - 13:37

    For the love of god avoid eBay for everyone's benefit.

  • ddhar on 15/03/2022 - 13:42

    Part them out and sell separately.

    More hassle but you reach more to specific buyers and you get more money.

    • BLB1984 on 15/03/2022 - 14:32

      If you parted it out would you then still sell through marketplace etc or that makes the online like eBay more appropriate?

      I live in Newcastle region so I'm not in Sydney etc when it comes to marketplace/gumtree

      • ddhar on 15/03/2022 - 15:32

        Put them up on whatever channels are available. I use GT and eBay, both of which have been working fine for me.

        Make sure you price them accordingly and put up clear pictures.

  • tekisei on 15/03/2022 - 14:36

    Whole PC, or Whole PC minus PSU is probably the least hassle via Gumtree or FB. The worse the specifications for a particular part the more you'd prefer to sell as a whole.

    If parting it out, you might have CPU+Motherboard+Cooler as one item, then RAM, GPU, Case, and PSU all separate. You can be firmer on the price with the original receipt.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2022 - 15:11
    +1

    absolutely not ebay, scammer will probably buy it, replace one of the parts with their broken or shitty old one, then submit a refund request

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