price on this old mobo/ram/processor/vid card

Post by **tnf** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:39 pm

what would this be worth - i've got it sitting in my closet right now -

epox motherboard
athlon XP1900+ (1.6ghz)
ati radeo 8500 128 mb vid card (dual monitor support)
512mb of OCZ PC300 ram

Post by **shiznit** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:55 pm

epox motherboard - $25
athlon XP1900+ (1.6ghz) - $30
Radeon 8500 - $30
512mb of OCZ PC300 ram - $25

Post by **tnf** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:55 pm

always a bummer when you think of what you paid for it new, isn't it? heh.

Post by **shiznit** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:58 pm

Yup, reselling old hardware isn't very profitable. Because it's old and because it's used.

Post by **tnf** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:10 am

no shit. this isn't my first time dumping off old hardware...i remember selling a computer that cost 1500 in 1987 for $20 at a garage sale.

I gave away a machine that cost me $3000 in 1992.

I stripped down and tossed another one that cost the same in 1995.

well over $10,000 in computers over the years, and in the end, most of them are given away or tossed out..heh...

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 12:52 am

tnf wrote:no shit. this isn't my first time dumping off old hardware...i remember selling a computer that cost 1500 in 1987 for $20 at a garage sale.

I gave away a machine that cost me $3000 in 1992.

I stripped down and tossed another one that cost the same in 1995.

well over $10,000 in computers over the years, and in the end, most of them are given away or tossed out..heh...

Yup. I gave a friend of mine two computers worth of spare parts for her birthday.

Post by **JulesWinnfield** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:20 am

I'll give you $40 + shipping.

Post by **Dave** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:23 am

You'll give me $40 for taking that off your hands

Post by **hax103** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 2:47 am

Dave wrote:You'll give me $40 for taking that off your hands

LOL!

actually I find giving older computers to relatives is a nice way to retire them.

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:13 am

Give it to charity and write it off for a couple of grand.

Post by **menkent** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:17 am

hax103 wrote:actually I find giving older computers to relatives is a nice way to retire them.

my parents ended up with a couple decent rigs like that... then my dad went nuts and blew two grand on a p4 system that's better than my main computer. fucker betrayed me

Post by **glossy** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:17 am

I wish I lived in the US so I wouldn't have to pay US$300 shipping on piece-of-shit computers which are still so much better than my current computer *grumble*

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:47 am

glossy wrote:I wish I lived in the US so I wouldn't have to pay US$300 shipping on piece-of-shit computers which are still so much better than my current computer *grumble*

Sorry

Id love to ship you mine man, but 200 bucks on top of the 650 im already pricing it on seems harsh

Post by **stocktroll** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:03 am

shiznit wrote:epox motherboard - $25
athlon XP1900+ (1.6ghz) - $30
Radeon 8500 - $30
512mb of OCZ PC300 ram - $25

Maybe a pretty good base start up for a internet browsing PC but you're better off helping a relative: let them pay what it will cost to finish into a full computer.

btw checked ebay for the heck of it and its flooded with overpriced ancient crap

Post by **YourGrandpa** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:15 am

Yeah, I agree. I've given up building PC's for everyone but myself.

Too much hassle.

Post by **Pooinyourmouth** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:15 am

riddla wrote:I stopped hooking up relatives when they started looking to me for free support like that shit came with a warranty from me or something

I stopped talking to relatives that looked gift horses in the mouth.

Post by **glossy** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 4:56 am

SOAPboy wrote:
glossy wrote:I wish I lived in the US so I wouldn't have to pay US$300 shipping on piece-of-shit computers which are still so much better than my current computer *grumble*
Sorry

Id love to ship you mine man, but 200 bucks on top of the 650 im already pricing it on seems harsh

i know, it'd be cheaper just to buy shit locally. *grumble*

Post by **SOAPboy** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:00 am

glossy wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
glossy wrote:I wish I lived in the US so I wouldn't have to pay US$300 shipping on piece-of-shit computers which are still so much better than my current computer *grumble*
Sorry

Id love to ship you mine man, but 200 bucks on top of the 650 im already pricing it on seems harsh
i know, it'd be cheaper just to buy shit locally. *grumble*

Whats the conversion rate tho.. was thinking about that today, if a UK fellow wanted it, it would actually still be quite a bit cheaper..

Post by **MKJ** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:00 am

dont sell the seperately. build a new computer out of it for cheap and sell it for more :icon14:

Post by **bitWISE** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 5:04 pm

riddla wrote:I stopped hooking up relatives when they started looking to me for free support like that shit came with a warranty from me or something

That drives me insane. Luckily I just gave away all my spare shit (including monitors, keyboards, and mice) so I don't have the ability to setup a tech bench anymore.