What are you guys doing with Hard drives for maximum return

Best case scenario you find a buyer close to you. That takes out of the equation shipping costs. It also takes out the chance that the drive get damaged in transit since we all know how well usps, ups and fed ex sometimes handle packages, unless they are insured and then they get special attention. If they get bounced, dropped and thrown around there is a good chance some of those drives are going to be scrap after testing. I know I have sent drives that I know were working and when they got to buyer only 1 out of 10 was good.

Now whether is was due to shipping damage or another reason its the last time I shipped drives.

Originally Posted by BRASSCATCHER

Best case scenario you find a buyer close to you. That takes out of the equation shipping costs. It also takes out the chance that the drive get damaged in transit since we all know how well usps, ups and fed ex sometimes handle packages, unless they are insured and then they get special attention. If they get bounced, dropped and thrown around there is a good chance some of those drives are going to be scrap after testing. I know I have sent drives that I know were working and when they got to buyer only 1 out of 10 was good.

Now whether is was due to shipping damage or another reason its the last time I shipped drives.

Yeah if you just throw drives in a box your taking a gamble on them getting to any buyer in good working order. On a side note though. just cause they power up doesnt make them good either. If they have bad sectors or SMART errors They are not resell worthy. Heck I even have to refund money for drives after i ship them after testing cause they get damaged in shipping.