Northern Telecom Line Card Prices

Originally Posted by GillBates

This definitely answers my question. Frankly I don't really have the time to go through all the boards and remove components. Scrapping stuff is really just gravy on what I do, which to answers other's recommendations, is ebay the "good" working stuff. 98% of these boards were not worth it to list as they were all on sale on ebay in same condition for ~$20. Considering time, fees, storage & shipping costs. Flat out not worth it, or at best, break even considering time and energy. Though I would have learned a bit more about the scrapping process which I'm going to be doing moving forward.



I just need to do more research and maybe a little more aggressive (not to much heh) when negotiating prices. Often I don't even ask prices because I would typically scrap so little, but with this kind of weight that difference can mean $100's at a time.

I just wanted to basically have some positive reinforce that I wasn't ripped because I have no clue what these are worth and I am paranoid.

Thanks for responses and tips.

I just wanted to say welcome to the forum and I understand what you say about ebay. I know many people here make a lot of money on ebay but it's just not for me. I don't have the time or the desire to do that. It's just like me telling you if the transformers were removed from the cards, you probably would have received a lot better price for them. You told me you don't have the time to do that and I understand. You sold them for $437 dollars and I'm sure you are happy with that and that's all that matters. I'll bet you had only 2 or 3 hours tied up in the whole deal so good for you. BTW, would you happen to be in the telecom business?