Quote Originally Posted by TheRecycleBin View Post
We no longer sell any hard drives (however we do keep a few for our own use). With HIPPA fines running $250,000 per occurrence for leaked medical info and the time to scrub vs low sales dollars, it doesn't cost justify. We degauss them, remove the board (sell to e-wasted) and sell drive as irony aluminum scrap. When selling on ebay, always check the "sold" listing for actual selling prices and volume. Never base your decision on current listings. If there are a lot of current listings and nothing in sold items, find something else because if it hasn't sold any in 90 days, it isn't worth your time. For us, hard drives fall in this category. We would rather spend our time looking for higher dollar stuff to sell that doesn't carry the liability risk. Look for the odd or unusual stuff.
I have sold probably 30 hard drives all together. Never had an issue YET, but there is always that possibility. And like you said, with fines at $250,000 and worse depending on what happens, not worth it.

Yeah, when I sell anything on ebay, I always go to complete/sold listings and see what the current rates might be.

I think I might just break them down from now on. I dont worry to much over the wiping of drives, and I have to do that anyway for my IT company clients.



Either that, or I will sell in small to medium lots. I know computer shops buy those all the time.