How to Sell Fully Working, Used Gaming PC?

DeepwaterNewt on 16/10/2023 - 22:27

Hey all,

I have an AM4 Ryzen 5 3600 PC, with RX580 card, some RGB memory and case, and looking to upgrade to an AM5 system, so looking to pretty much sell just the PC itself, no mouse, keyboard monitor. But I've never sold something like this here.
What's the best way to do this?
Gumtree?
Ebay?
What are my obligations as a seller?
I don't want a buyer to come back to me with some arbitrary complaint and then I'm stuck with having to deal with refunds and/or fixes or whatever.
How do I go about safely selling a fully working PC without inviting a stranger into my house, or burning myself on some weird technicality?
How to accept payment? Cash only? Is PayID as bad as people make it out to be?

Thanks
-DWN

Computing

Comments

  • FoxJump on 16/10/2023 - 22:29

    Ad on fb, cash, allow stranger into your house.

    or

    Pay ID into your non-main account, xfer the money out of it immediately into another account.

    Keep in mind payid may not be instant for the first transfer and so the buyer will have to come back another day to collect

    • Malik Nasser on 17/10/2023 - 09:28
      +2

      Cash is preferred, but PayID is fine as long as you confirm the money has reached your account (check on your own device, DO NOT accept a receipt from the seller as it could be fake).
      The PayID scam is a social engineering scam, not a technology shortcoming (you dont need to transfer the money out of your bank account, though you can if you want - it doesn't make a difference). Once the money is in your account you are fine.
      DO NOT release the goods until the money has reached your account (and you have confirmed it yourself).

    • povogamer on 17/10/2023 - 23:22

      Pay ID into your non-main account, xfer the money out of it immediately into another account.

      would this matter if you are just receiving money into your payid account?

      • FoxJump on 18/10/2023 - 00:05
        +1

        I dont know. I do this for all bank payments from a non-trusted source.

        That way if the transaction is reversed, the bank will have to work harder to get my money.

  • Jimothy Wongingtons on 16/10/2023 - 22:34
    +5

    What are my obligations as a seller?

    None.

    Meet them at a maccas carpark.

    Act as shady as possible. Accept cash only. Preferably in a cloth bag with a green dollar sign on it, like in the cartoons.

    • ihfree on 17/10/2023 - 00:00
      +2

      I've done a late night carpark pick up for an item.

      7/7 experience - would recommend.

  • c64 on 16/10/2023 - 22:48

    out of the back of a van at a servo. psst! wanna buy a PC??

  • scrimshaw on 16/10/2023 - 22:50
    +4

    OCAU forums is the place I usually go to when I need to offload my old equipment. Although for the vast majority of stuff I've always stuck to eBay and selling whenever there is a 0% FVF fee promotion. Set it on auction and have it end sunday arvo or evening for best results.

    If selling face to face, take cash only, no bank transfer / PayID, meet up near a ATM or front of a bank at shopping ctr if you want the buyer to not have an excuse of not having cash on hand.

    • rumblytangara on 16/10/2023 - 22:59

      How do you demonstrate that the PC is working if you meet in front of a bank?

      • iforgotmysocks on 17/10/2023 - 08:30

        Use a powerbank…

        • povogamer on 18/10/2023 - 00:22

          are there portable powerbanks that can power a desktop computer? what if the buyer wants to run furmark + cinebench?

  • plmko on 16/10/2023 - 23:01
    +2

    Part out your PC and sell them on Ebay using the fee free promotion. You'll probably end up with a case and some random accessories, those can be chucked out.

  • AustriaBargain on 16/10/2023 - 23:52
    -5

    RGB memory you say? Probably better off just throwing it in the bin. Or use it as a media server. Give it to a kid nephew. Just get rid of it and forget about it. Ryzen 5 may as well be Pentium 2.

    • Forfiet on 17/10/2023 - 04:38
      +3

      There is nothing wrong with a Ryzen 5 3600…..

    • liquornoodlescabbage on 17/10/2023 - 10:55
      +1

      ^ Average userbenchmark.com reviewer.

  • ihfree on 17/10/2023 - 00:06

    I would part it out if that's a worry - less issues dealing with a single faulty component.

    I would list on Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree and eBay(ideally with promos). I'd take less money through Facebook/Gumtree to account for eBay fees.

    My last set of items I sold had similar specs but it was about a year ago. Half went via Facebook/Gumtree and half went via eBay.

    Otherwise, i'd calculate an approximate value based of components or full system, and list it at that price on marketplace. I've demonstrated a few items working with other required items near the front of my house.

  • SoggyThief on 17/10/2023 - 07:04
    +1

    I've had the most luck selling through Facebook Marketplace, I parted my last PC and sold individual parts.

    • povogamer on 17/10/2023 - 23:36

      do you think selling the parts separately is better than selling the whole system?

      • SoggyThief on 18/10/2023 - 05:36

        Not necessarily, but in my circumstance it was as it was a good Pc with a low end GPU.

        Also made it easier to accept cash for all the parts. There are still scammers on Facebook. “I’ll get my cousin to pick it up from you tomorrow, what’s your bank details”

  • lordra on 17/10/2023 - 08:26

    OP, I will be in the same boat as you in a few months.
    I suppose a video online will show that it's your pc. Taking it apart is a hassle, imo, and leads to more waste.
    I was thinking of taking out the larger ssds and donating it to a church or a child in need. But I dunno.

  • Heaps for Cheaps on 17/10/2023 - 20:46

    I find it's easier to do cash on pickup. eBay is tricky because most ppl want postage and not only is it hugely expensive, but trhe weight of components and handling may damage it real quick.

    Ask any buyers to view/inspect it and they'll know what they are buying before they hand over the cash.

  • povogamer on 17/10/2023 - 23:55

    consider adding some cheap rgb fans to make it as flashy as possible to appeal to the normie buyers

  • DeepwaterNewt on 18/10/2023 - 07:15

    It sounds like the consensus is to:

    1) Buy the new PC parts first (in this case it will be motherboard, ram, CPU only, I already have a newer graphics card)
    2) Upgrade the PC with the new parts
    3) Sell off the older parts individually on Marketplace or Gumtree, or Ebay when they have free-to-list promotions
    4) Be careful with accepting anything other than cash as payment to not get scammed
    5) MORE RGB!

    Gotcha, thanks all. :-)

    • Forfiet on 18/10/2023 - 10:32

      just out of interest…. is it a rx580 or a rx580 2048sp?

  • DeepwaterNewt on 18/10/2023 - 12:58
    +1

    This is the full description from the order when I ordered it originally:
    ASUS Radeon RX 580 OC Dual Edition 4GB GDDR5 Gaming Graphics Card / 2304 Stream Processors / 256-bit Memory / 7680 x 4320 Digital Max Resolution / DUAL-RX580-O4G

    I actually have two of them :-)

    • Forfiet on 18/10/2023 - 16:35

      thanx for the reply

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