OMG Whale! Gaylord of desk phones?

So I made 2 trips about 25 minutes out today. Picked up 80 towers (probably like 50 computers, 30 servers), a few printers, battery backups, keyboards, etc, etc. ALL FREE! Holy $#!^! They want me back tomorrow to pick up MORE. Tomorrow I shall be picking up 20 CRT's, probably another 15 towers, a gaylord of desk phones, server racks, metal shelving, and this huge (washing machine sized) tape back-up machine that weighs like 500 lbs. A lot of this stuff isn't even that outdated. There are a lot of Pentium Pros and such, but a lot of these desktops are Windows XP, 2+ gigahertz. Are these going to be worth anything re-sold? There are also A LOT of Sun servers.

What can expect from that gaylord of desk phones? Are there telecom grade boards in them? Do they have resale value?


Thanks you!

Surprisingly, it was a caller from Craigslist. I asked him if he wanted me to make an offer or if he just wanted them gone and he said "I just want them gone haha." Can't argue with that! I mean, I told him that I'll probably throw a little bit of a cut his way because it is WAY MORE than I would have ever expected. Plus, it is a high-tech graphics company and they replace their computers every 3 years, and I want them to have my name and number and remember that I cut them in on it. It's crazy intense, all of this stuff (when it was bought 4 or 5 years ago) was worth over $500,000. ****!

but a lot of these desktops are Windows XP, 2+ gigahertz. Are these going to be worth anything re-sold?

I think those are going for around $40. ea. up here on C.L. with a clean install of XP pro.
http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/sys/2875904885.html

Holy cow!!!

That is a very true statement. I will definitely start doing some local research.

That was also my concern, it is a lot to deal with. Maybe parting out will be a better option...but then how do I know what does/doesn't work?

you plug em up! set you a table in a corner, put you a monitor, a keyboard, and a mouse on it! have a power cord for the tower, easy enough to sort them out from there, learn how to make em work

even if you don't have an operating system you can legally install, the working computers of 2+ghz should easily bring $40+, even to a shop. (you think he sells em for 40? ) nope! Having to install a fresh OS, and making it a solid one, is worth far more than that, on any machine, but first thing, they need the machine, you've got em!

All fine and dandy, but my storage unit has no power. -.- I guess I could take 10 at a time or something to somewhere that DOES have power haha.


Still, the question arises about the desk phones.

I think those are going for around $40. ea. up here on C.L. with a clean install of XP pro.

With a little more looking, it looks like from $ 40. to $ 100 depending on how much ram and if any are dual core, or maybe has a DVD burner and bigger HD
http://fortwayne.craigslist.org/sys/2870982896.html

I have power at home, but it is an upstairs apartment...

Ohh nice!

Perhaps invest in a small generator if this could be used at your storage yard. Doing them at home would be more comforatable though!