Proof that the simplist ebay add can net you better than scrap value.

I put this up last night after getting home and sorting all the ram chips I baught from the 7 pounds. Anything that was 512mb or higher I put on ebay. They sold today. Less than today and look at the ad for yourself. Its a picture and 3 sentence description.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3GB-6X512MB-...item1e6a95e4de
Sold 6 chips for $18 plus $3 shipping. scrap value of chips using ewasted current price of $15 per pound is 4.78oz of chips $4.48. So after fees and shipping im looking at total sale of $14.85 So an extra $10 for making an ebay ad that took 5 mins tops. Ill take that anyday.

Good for you, always good to make more than scrap value on anything.

I had an ad on CL looking for computers, a guy emailed me wanting to sell ram at $5 a stick for 256kb, sent him a message back saying I would sell him 512mb for the same $5 a stick, only had 1 stick that he could use but it sold for far more than scrap value.

wow will he pay 10 bucks a stick for 512mb if so ill send you 100 and we can split the profit :)

Over the last few years I have sold lots of pieces and parts on eBay for way more than scrap value. Had a Case 222 riding mower with a tired engine and other issues. Sold most everything in pieces or small lots netted over 900.00. Deck, frame , hood and a little bit of misc went to the scrap yard. Have a small pile of escrap and will do the same.

PTS, i think he was working on either his or a customers computer and needed/wanted a specific type/code/number however they identify types of ram sticks. Hope he kept my address.
I however need 3 sticks of 512mb DDR2 for an Alienware that i got from a CL call, I guess I will find some one day.

You know, we have been thinking about hiring a person just to list things on ebay. We could start with this bucket of over 400 sticks of DDR 512mb ram

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/226...1123000146.jpg
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Can you short them out by piling them all together in a box like that?? Wouldn't matter if their scrap but if their buying in hopes of reusing then it is possible to destroy.

I think these things are pretty durable from what i understand. They guy we currently sell to buys them for reuse and buys them as is just like this. He is only paying 2.40/stick at the current time.

Well I sold 6 sticks for $14.85. So thats $2.47 a stick. I would just sell them to the guy buying them now. the average stick weighs about 25 grams or so thats makes them worth about 75 cents each scrap value at $15 a pound. So your getting 3 times scrap value to your reseller for 52mb sticks? I would take that all day long. Now 1gb or higher I think I would ask for little better prices. Closer to $4 a stick for those I would think.

As far as durability goes out of all the ram chips that I have pulled from computers so far and actualy tested them. I have yet to come across one that doesnt work. So I would think they are pretty durable as well. I could be wrong but ram chips dont have any moving parts and no battery. So only thing that could happen to them is static shock from friction maybe?

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PTS, i think he was working on either his or a customers computer and needed/wanted a specific type/code/number however they identify types of ram sticks. Hope he kept my address.
I however need 3 sticks of 512mb DDR2 for an Alienware that i got from a CL call, I guess I will find some one day.

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Send me the complete specs in a PM and ill look threw what I got out in the shed. I have 2 1gb ddr2 667 chips sitting here at my desk right now.

I will have to get back with you monday,

whenever im always here :)

Sold 3 of these today for the same lot for $14 bucks shipped:)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Micron-PC270...item1e6a95b22f

Man I Love getting better than scrap value on untested stuff. SOmething I started doing with this ram lot is after they buy it I send them an message threw ebay saying that this is untested and that I need them to respond that its untested and they agree before I ship it. I havnt had any problems yet but I thaught this might help cut them down since I have so many untested chips to sell. Just an idear.

PTS, I thought you had bought some stuff off ebay that you used to test everything?

As well as erase all information?

Thats for hard drives not ram chips. You want to give my 5 grand to buy one of these?
http://www.innoventions.com/ramcheck...dr2_tester.htm

Parttimescrapper your emoticon is driving me crazy! I mean that literally... just thought i would let you know because it may bother others as well.

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Thats for hard drives not ram chips. You want to give my 5 grand to buy one of these?
http://www.innoventions.com/ramcheck...dr2_tester.htm

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Gotcha. Not sure what I was thinking.

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Parttimescrapper your emoticon is driving me crazy! I mean that literally... just thought i would let you know because it may bother others as well.

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That better?

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I think these things are pretty durable from what i understand. They guy we currently sell to buys them for reuse and buys them as is just like this. He is only paying 2.40/stick at the current time.

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Overall they are pretty durable. However, i pulled one in the past and put it my pc just to add to what i had, it was compatible, but when i did, it kept hanging my browser up among other programs. After doing a search, i found that ram can actually go bad. More than likely due to heat as with most electronics.

RAM can go bad or be incompatible even if it "list as compatible". The two things that kill RAM the most is static electricity and heat. I try and sell all my RAM, even untested. Just sold two sticks of Samsung server ram, and 4 sticks of Netlist server ram for little over $50. Beats scrapping it any day.

I bought a lot of mixed electronics from goverment surplus for 90 bucks....Ebayed 3 items for $375

What packing material and container do you use to ship them? I just got (4) 4gig and (4) 2gig as well as lots of smaller ones in a computer lot I picked up yesterday. Would like to try selling them on Ebay but didn't know if they need to be mailed in one of those static free envelopes?

I wrap memory in plain kitchen paper towels, fold the ends and tape it shut. It pads and helps keep static away. When i was selling on Ebay, I shipped it all over the world like that and never had any complaints

Thank you Bear! Padded like that, would a flat rate envelope be enough support, or should I go with a padded envelope or a small rate box?

i'd go with padded or boxed myself. Flat envelopes often go through the machine, and i for one have been the recipient of an empty, shredded envelope, not a good feeling ;)

So I listed some on Craigslist and just got back from selling some less than 6 hours later. I had a bunch of old hard drives and ram getting ready to ship out with an e-waste load, but instead just sold 6 hard drives and 8 sticks of ram for $84.

Not sure if that is good, bad, or great pricing, but it's a heck of a lot better than scrap price on untested stuff! Especially since I got all the stuff free in the first place...

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i'd go with padded or boxed myself. Flat envelopes often go through the machine, and i for one have been the recipient of an empty, shredded envelope, not a good feeling Click here to enlarge

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For just one or two items, you can get the padded envelopes pretty cheap at the dollar tree stores, I think their two for $1.