Selling Ram on ebay

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

Make sure your testing the ram GEO nothing stinks more than getting a ram stick back for it failing memtest even it boots up the machine. Also invest in antistatic bags to ship them in.

Other than plugging them into a machine, what program do you use to test with?

Originally Posted by jmurrow3

Can someone shed some light on what price we should start the bid on for 1 gb of ram?

Ill explain how I do this since I buy things from the forum members for more than scrap value. Since you asked about ram ill use the ram example but it works about the same on everything I buy. I pay $2 for a 1gb or higher stick of ram if it works after testing. I then determine if its a name brand stick or generic stick. Generics start at one price and name brands at another. Also matters if they are ddr1 2 or 3. This matters for the sale price. 1gb ddr usually sell for about $10 per stick name brand and $8 for generic. 1gb ddr2 usually sell for $8 per stick name brand and $6 generic. 1gb ddr3 your lucky to get $5 for them. Most ddr3 boards people are running 2 4 6 or 8gb sticks in them.

Now the prices above are what I start my auctions buy it now price with and a starting bid just $1 lower. So if I have 1 1gb ddr stick Ill put it up for sale for starting bid of $9 and buy it now for $10 and list it for 7 days. If it doesnt sell then I lower it a $1 and list it again. I do this untill it sells.

Hope that helps. Now dont go killing the market with lowball pricing

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

Other than plugging them into a machine, what program do you use to test with?

GEO I love you man but your killing me. You want to fly me out to your place and ill get you set up just like I am? Google memory testing software. There are a bajillion of them out there just like disk wiping software. Use what you want.

Originally Posted by PartTimeScrapper

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GEO I love you man but your killing me. You want to fly me out to your place and ill get you set up just like I am? Google memory testing software. There are a bajillion of them out there just like disk wiping software. Use what you want.

I know software wise, there is probably a lot of stuff, just like any other type of program.

I was more referring to, what you would put the ram in physically to test it. Do you or anyone else use just a computer, or is there equipment like there is for the hard drives?

My apologies for not being more clear on that.

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

I know software wise, there is probably a lot of stuff, just like any other type of program.

I was more referring to, what you would put the ram in physically to test it. Do you or anyone else use just a computer, or is there equipment like there is for the hard drives?

My apologies for not being more clear on that.

Yes GEO they make a memory tester. RAMCHECK Memory Tester for DDR, DIMM, SODIMM and SIMM testing. Just get ready to spend $4000.00