Hard Drives on Ebay

I have around 13 or 14 different hard drives from the 20 or so PCs I tore down over the weekend and today.

Most of them are buy the same manufacturer and the same gb.



So I was wondering how I should sell them on ebay...individually, grouped, or buy it now with the number of HDs I have?

You need to do a fixed price style listing and add the qty to it to match what you have of the one that is the same. The rest sell them off individually or in a lot.

Originally Posted by jghilino

You need to do a fixed price style listing and add the qty to it to match what you have of the one that is the same. The rest sell them off individually or in a lot.

Not to sound dumb, but how do you do a fixed price style listing?

I only know about the auction style, and buy it now?

Perhaps I have never paid that much attention..

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

Not to sound dumb, but how do you do a fixed price style listing?

I only know about the auction style, and buy it now?

Perhaps I have never paid that much attention..

Theres 3 different types of listings you can run on ebay, you have auction, fixed price and store listings. I use a combination of my ebay store and auctions. Fixed price is inbetween those. It is for sellers that dont want to take the risk of an auction and dont have a store. You choose a set price to sell your item at and add the quantity of the item you have. There is also the option to take offers, i use that on all of my listings.

Once your in the standard listing form find the section that says: Choose how you'd like to sell your item . Then click on the fixed price tab. The duration ranges from 3 days-30 days. There is also an option called good till canceled, if you choose that the listing will automatically renew itself every 30 days or until all of your stock is sold.

I will have to look for that tomorrow.

sounds like a good way to sell some of this stuff.

pts made a post on one of my threads a few months ago about how to decide whether to do a 1, 3, 7 or 30 day listing.

if I remember correctly, it was about how popular the item is and all.

I mainly have done 7 day auctions and have always done good minus like 4 or 5 times.

Originally Posted by AuburnEwaste

George, I have had better luck with "buy it now" for hard drives. If you can get a group of the same exact ones together they seem to sell for a bit more. The one advantage of selling individually is that there are more transactions to add to your feedback score.

what do you typically sell them for?

depending on the size, I have gotten generally between $15 to $40+

Originally Posted by AuburnEwaste

I usually only sell 80GB and higher. 15.00 for an 80GB is about the most you can expect. Laptop drives go for a bit more. I always do free shipping and use small flat rate box. Just make sure you pack them carefully.

yeah that is about what I generally get for 80gb hd as well..between $15 to $20 depending.

I agree that laptop hard drives do go for quite a bit more usually.

I generally charge $3.99 to $5 for s&h and have sold then with free s&h sometimes as well.

Originally Posted by AuburnEwaste

People seem to like the free shipping, even if you adjust your price up to compensate. You also get an automatic 5 stars for your shipping rating.

didn't know that..keep that in mind

The "Buy it Now" will also solve your other problem of people not paying since instant payment can be required to purchase.

Originally Posted by KZBell

The "Buy it Now" will also solve your other problem of people not paying since instant payment can be required to purchase.

So I am beginning to understand that each type of auction has its pros and cons now.

I figured they were all obviously a bit different, but in the last 48 hours, I am realizing they are all more different than I originally thought lol.

Bah you dont want to deal with all that hastle GEO just put them all in a box and send them to me