As my financial situation gets worse, I am forced to dig threw my items to see what is sell-able, and what is not.

 

One thing I am notorious for is acquiring and keeping technology others think are junk. I have dead computers, VCRs, CD players, and every thing else all over the place. Now-a-days I am looking at the parts in these items for cash.

 

The some of the latest discoveries I made was:

*An old AMD 850 cartridge processor I sold for over $40 USD

*An old AMD 1400 processor I sold for over $20 USD

*A sound card from 1996 I sold for $12 USD

*The parts from a 150 watt burned out power supply I sold for $6 USD

*A chip from an old video card, I sold for $9 USD

*The 3 motors from an old non working VCR I sold for $7 USD, the rest of the components I sold for $12 USD

*I sold 4 computer shells for $5 USD each

*Sold 2 laptop monitors for $15 USD each

*The motherboard from a 150MB hard drive sold for $32 USD

*Logic chips from a very old computer's motherboard I sold for $3 USD each

*I found a broken Idog in the trash, and sold it's parts for $16 USD

 

It's unreal how much some of the parts from tech "junk" can be worth!

Doesn't look like they are worth much, but that's just my opinion. :unsure:

I used to go to garage sales and buy computers and other electronics for cheap then dismantle and sell the parts separately. Made about 3,000 one summer.

Its nice small money but to who are you selling this stuff to? That's the important part.

When I was around 15, I decided to help a demolition team as a summer job, and one of the things we did was tear apart an old 2 story office building. With all the scrap from the old computers/chairs, we all cleared around $6k each...that and we got to destroy a building. Best summer by far.

Its nice small money but to who are you selling this stuff to? That's the important part.

 

Yep that's the important part. I'm guessing e-bay.

But E-bay would cost too much on the postage...and garage sale would take too long unless you live in the Silicon Valley. Who buys this junk?

I got dragged along to a Jumble sale (Basically an old junk/clothes sale for charity) by my grandparents when i was about 11/12.

Picked up 4 or 5 football programmes from the FA back in the 50s for 5p each (pristine condition FTW!). My Dad sold them for me on ebay for £200.... Lot of money when you're that age lol

If you're wondering who you sell'm to, look up the adress of your local refinery/metal dealer. They usually give good rates...

Lower the supply the more expenisve they get retail so if you find people refurbing old computers you can turn a quick buck on stuff destined for the junk bin. Usually the work needed to advertise and sell such old parts isn't worth the time invested, but hey.

I used to go to garage sales and buy computers and other electronics for cheap then dismantle and sell the parts separately. Made about 3,000 one summer.

 

Ebay and Amazon for the most part.

 

To answer the question of who buys this stuff ... tech geeks who build their own electronics, small businesses, and some retail stores ( I sell all my motors to a hobby store ).

Just because a logic chip is from 1995, doesn't mean it is obsolete. A lot of electronic items you use now-a-days have old technology running them. There are high end companies in Germany, and sweat shops in China that specialize is dismantling old tech for parts.

 

A nice example of something interesting is a microwave. A dead one can yield $7-$15 in sell-able parts, not counting the copper.

I used to go to garage sales and buy computers and other electronics for cheap then dismantle and sell the parts separately. Made about 3,000 one summer.

 

Ebay and Amazon for the most part.

 

 

That and pawn/hobby shops and flea markets. You would be surprised at what people will buy at a flea market.

If the price of metal was actually up it would be smart to look for old cars cheap. I did that a few years ago and made decent profits. Good going though, I have a lot of old spare computer parts laying around, but I don't feel like dealing with ebay and such lol.

I think there's like 5-6 old computer lying around here. Might as well see what I've got.

support! :)