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Did a search, but didn't see anything on this topic, neither here nor through Google. So I have a few questions.
If I should come across some DDRs with heatsinks, how should I price them at the scrap value? Also, if they don't work and I scrap them, is it necessary to somehow remove the heatsink?
as is... they are still gold fingers.
Those are called Rambus and most of the memory buyers have a separate price listed for it on their buyer's page. You don't have to take off the heatsink to sell as is, but if you decide to you can easily just pop it off with a screwdriver.
I think if you pop the aluminum siding off it'll bring better pricing in the clean ram batch
Did anyone read the OP's post completely? If you notice he said it is ddr ram. Rambus is rdram, completely different. Im assuming you have some nice gaming ram there. What is the brand and model number of the sticks? This type of ram should not be sold as scrap unless it is nonfunctional. I got a really nice pair 1gb sticks in a scrap lot last week. corsair xms3200
Corsair XMS3200 2GB 2x1GB DDR PC3200 400MHz CL3 3 3 3 8 Timing Gaming RAM | eBay
jghilino...yes, but his question was about scrapping the ram if nonfunctional. I was trying to give the best info I could about what category of scrap to put it in. You're right, if you get anything that nice that's functional it would pay a lot more to sell for reuse. Nice score on that pair of Corsiars.
Some of the buyers for ease of identification classify all memory with metal heatsinks attached as a "rambus" category.
Some sellers think that all heatsink ram that is sold for scrap is paid out as rambus prices. Not all buyers classify it that way. My ram buyer pays gold ram price for non-rambus heatsinked gold ram. with heatsinks left on. fbdimms are a prime example also gaming ram.
Actually, I didn't get the DDRs. He had two of them. I put them on the scale with his other RAM and when he saw the overall weight was rather low he decided to pull them back. I don't blame him.
It's just that I don't know much about it, and also have no way of testing to see if it works at the point of purchase (his place). So I want to know how I should pay for it. That's really the main question I have. I want to be able to make a profit on scrapping them if it turns out they don't work.
If they do work, I have a friend of mine who might be interested in purchasing them. He repairs electronics for a living and refurbishes on the side, so I'd rather sell to him and be able to build a business relationship with him. So that issue is settled, as far as I'm concerned.
So how would you pay for them if you were going to straight out scrap them?
Billy you need to take risks to get rewards. Even paying the full scrap value is sometimes not enough. I bid on tons of ram lots. I am looking for 1gb+ sticks in the pictures, gaming ram, laptop ram and so on. I get some returns, but the rewards greatly outweigh the risks. The speed and the capacity is info i would need to be able to determine value/ make an offer. Without that i have no idea. Heatsinked gold ram sticks are about $1.50 each in scrap to my buyer.
heres another one i found a few weeks ago, just a basic 2gb stick of server ram fbdimm:
Samsung 2GB PC2 5300F 667MHz DDR2 M395T5750CZ4 CE61 ECC RAM Stick Memory Server | eBay
I bought a server the other day for $320
Bay Networks Model 5000 Computer Gold Scrap or Not | eBay
I talked with my board buyer before buying it. He has offered me $6 pound on the regular boards, $9 pound on the backplanes, $16 pound on the silver ram, $2.50 pound on the midgrade power supply boards. I cant stress how important it is to know what the value /scrap value of your item is before you buy it. Otherwise you can lose a ton of money real fast.
I'm not afraid to take risks. I do it all the time. Um...how'd you know my name? Is it that obvious? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
Okay, now we are getting somewhere. If I know to price them by the unit, I can offer half price based on the buyer's current pricing. If I have to price them by the pound, I have to know whether to deduct for the heatsink based on whether it's aluminum or copper. So I guess I might have to "take a risk" and possibly overpay for them and then ask the buyer what he wants me to do. Learn by making mistakes, even intentional ones, I guess.Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
As for knowing the value of the scrap, I agree. That's why I had to ask in the first place, because I don't know the scrap value of a DDR RAM. That's how I price everything. (If it comes up with a potential seller, I do tell him that I pay scrap prices so that if worse comes to worse I'm not stuck with the possibility of losing money on the deal.)
I should pay more attention I guess. When the guy handed me the RAM, I just stuck them on my scale. After doing the math, I announced what I would pay for them and he said okay. Turns that 2 of them are labeled "DDR2," one is labled DDR DIMM, and the other is labled DDR. Now I have to find a way to test them.