Just a reminder to check your boards before you scrap them. Some have pretty good resale value. Found 2 $50 boards and a $200 board this week in 2 separate lots. Printer/plotter boards.
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Just a reminder to check your boards before you scrap them. Some have pretty good resale value. Found 2 $50 boards and a $200 board this week in 2 separate lots. Printer/plotter boards.
Is plotter another name for Printer?Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
How did you determine they were worth more?
yes and no, a plotter is an industrial sized printer, generally used for printing things like blueprintsQuote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeB
do an ebay/internet search of the boards you get in, the model number of the board is all you need
His Google Button works George.Quote:
Originally Posted by GeorgeB
got photos ? how old were those boards ?Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
these are the ones i found this week,at first glance i thought they were laptop motherboards till i checked them out closer:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bear
HP Q7819 61009 Formatter Logic Board F LaserJet M3035 | eBay
Lexmark IBM Dell Printer Control Board STG24B Q0016041B 0608014593 1021456 | eBay
I see that some sell for a pretty good penny....but got a quick question (when dont I! :) )Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
I was noticing good prices on ebay with and without all the stuff still attached or packaged with it (cpu, ram, fan, heatsink etc)
I was also noticing several with just the board and nothing else (no ram, cpu, headsink, etc)
Also, I would imagine they sell as long as you can test them to ensure they work right? Or are you checking them all regardless?
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Originally Posted by KZBell
Looking at completed listing you might have a chance to sell the first one. Second one dont look to good.
GEO you can sell broken crap on ebay. But if you sell it as anything other than for parts and it doesnt work just get ready for the return.
I dont test anything, i do take returns and issue full refunds though. The way i look at it, 15% in shipping and fees is a small gamble to make for a possible sale. I also price everything atleast 30% below the going rate so it moves quickly.
jg, are you the seller (e8ayexpert) of those boards over there on ebay? Just trying to get a feel for who's into what around here these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
I was curious about that too. If so, congratulations on your success. It takes some serious time/work/effort to get a feedback score like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by skylinejack
yes, that is one of my ebay accountsQuote:
Originally Posted by skylinejack
thanks for starting the discussion on this, I've had both of those boards go through my hands in the past few months, never occurred to me to sell them on ebay. I'm anxious to see if you get any action. Feebay is such a time-consuming thing. I think about it when I get an item I might sell, usually I just say to heck with it and toss the item in whatever bin it goes. May give it a shot next time I get a decent printer board.
you could always try to make a deal o=with one of the members that sells a lot of stuff on feebayQuote:
Originally Posted by volvoscrapper
...so if an item doesn't function properly, do you give a full refund and then pay again to ship the item back to you? or do you give a full refund, eat the Ebay fees, and let them keep the item? I am intrigued by your idea of not testing anything...Quote:
Originally Posted by jghilino
Red you just sell it as is broken not working for parts and let them take the gamble. A lot of people trying to get a machine up and running will buy a board if they need it hoping it will work.