Should I accept this offer on Craigslist?

josephdinatale · 01-18-2010, 06:09 PM

I listed the following on my local Craigslist,

Quote:

DFI Blood Iron motherboard
ATI Radeon 4850 graphics card
Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3.088 ghz
4 GB or Corsair Ram
Coolermaster Centrinium Case

NO HARDDRIVE, NO WINDOWS

So basically a gaming pc without the harddrive or Windows.

A guy offered me $250, should is that a fair price I should accept?

TheMG · 01-18-2010, 06:26 PM

A tad on the low side.

That 4850 is probably still worth about $80-$100 on the used market. E7200 CPU around $80-$90, and the motherboard, RAM, case and PSU are definitely still worth more than just ~$70 altogether.

For that system I'd say no less than $350

Perhaps the system would be more appealing to buyers if you were to include a hard drive however.

josephdinatale · 01-18-2010, 06:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMG

A tad on the low side.

That 4850 is probably still worth about $80-$100 on the used market. E7200 CPU around $80-$90, and the motherboard, RAM, case and PSU are definitely still worth more than just ~$70 altogether.

So I should suggest $300?

IceDragon · 01-18-2010, 06:31 PM

If you are willing to take lower than what you could possibly get for it, yes.

cplcarlman · 01-18-2010, 06:57 PM

I personally wouldn't take the $250, but make sure you move the hardware as soon as you can. If you procrastinate in selling computer parts, their value goes down pretty quickly.

Baron_Fel · 01-18-2010, 07:01 PM

$300 is a good price. The components are worth more than that ($70-$80 for RAM, $100 for GPU, ~$100 for CPU, good mobo/case) but you probably wont be able to sell for much more.

kdawgmaster · 01-18-2010, 09:30 PM

i would say 300-400 bucks. ur system is still a great one and isnt to far behind in times. as said already the GPU is 80-120 depending on which brand the GPU is like HIS, sapphire. also mobo should at least 65-100 bucks and then there is ur DVD drive and ram. and ur ram is a great brand to. and also theres a case theres just teh question on whats the PSU. i think u could easily get 350-400 for it.

Bulletbrain7 · 01-18-2010, 10:37 PM

I agree that you shouldn't take anything less than $300. Even that is a steal.

kdawgmaster · 01-18-2010, 10:51 PM

what u should do is haggle the haggler. say u were expecting 400 for and if he makes another offer then just go alittle higher. so if u say " i was hoping for 400" and then he says 325 then u raise it up that extra 25 bucks and there u have made 350. this is just one idea on how to get more then what u expected.

marie pavie · 01-18-2010, 10:53 PM

If you sign into ebay, you can do a search of 'completed auctions'. Give you a ballpark number.

z0mghii · 01-18-2010, 11:00 PM

I'd go for $350, $300 is a bit low, $250 is way too low. $400 should be the price if bargaining iddn't exist.

Drag0nZorD! · 01-18-2010, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMG

A tad on the low side.

That 4850 is probably still worth about $80-$100 on the used market.

not even close considering you can buy a new one for that much. used hardware drops considerably in price.

i also wouldnt pay a dime more than 300 when i know the hardware has been OCed

OP, whats the psu?

TheMG · 01-18-2010, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drag0nZorD!

not even close considering you can buy a new one for that much. used hardware drops considerably in price.

Well then the people bidding on them on eBay are overspending.

Oh and I forgot to state I looked at the prices in CAD$. Although considering the current rates it's not a very big difference...

afextwin · 01-19-2010, 05:13 AM

sell it. i waited to sell this system on cl and because i did i had to lower the price from $350 to $240. i had 7 potential buyers @ the $350 price but couldnt sell for a month so i had to let it go for $240...i probobly should have just kept it. anyway, specs.
MSI k9n2 neo platinum
amd 5200+ black
2x1gb ocz fatal1ty
600watt gameXstream ocz psu
gigabyte steel atx chasis (black)
8600gts 1gb ddr3
500gb seagate 32mb 7200rpm
sony/optiarc 22x burner
27in1+usb card reader
legit xp pro sp2 license with coa and oem disc
legit vista sp2 enterprise (msdn)
legit win 7 pro x64 (msdn)
legit office 2007 ultimate (digitalriver, ultimatesteal)
8gb flash drive with os & office iso files and serial.txt's
--
times are tough and people don't have money like they used to. i lost on that rig.

01-18-2010, 06:26 PM	#2
TheMG Volunteer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Reputation: 1716 Posts: 10,230	A tad on the low side. That 4850 is probably still worth about $80-$100 on the used market. E7200 CPU around $80-$90, and the motherboard, RAM, case and PSU are definitely still worth more than just ~$70 altogether. For that system I'd say no less than $350 Perhaps the system would be more appealing to buyers if you were to include a hard drive however. Last edited by TheMG: 01-18-2010 at 06:29 PM.

01-18-2010, 07:01 PM	#6
Baron_Fel Join Date: Jul 2006 Reputation: 1931 Posts: 8,811	$300 is a good price. The components are worth more than that ($70-$80 for RAM, $100 for GPU, ~$100 for CPU, good mobo/case) but you probably wont be able to sell for much more. Last edited by Baron_Fel: 01-18-2010 at 07:04 PM.

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01-18-2010, 06:31 PM	#4
IceDragon Join Date: Oct 2009 Reputation: 370 Posts: 399	If you are willing to take lower than what you could possibly get for it, yes.

01-18-2010, 06:57 PM	#5
cplcarlman Join Date: Oct 2004 Reputation: 172 Posts: 1,137	I personally wouldn't take the $250, but make sure you move the hardware as soon as you can. If you procrastinate in selling computer parts, their value goes down pretty quickly.

01-18-2010, 09:30 PM	#7
kdawgmaster Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 150 Posts: 2,382	i would say 300-400 bucks. ur system is still a great one and isnt to far behind in times. as said already the GPU is 80-120 depending on which brand the GPU is like HIS, sapphire. also mobo should at least 65-100 bucks and then there is ur DVD drive and ram. and ur ram is a great brand to. and also theres a case theres just teh question on whats the PSU. i think u could easily get 350-400 for it.

01-18-2010, 10:37 PM	#8
Bulletbrain7 Join Date: Mar 2009 Reputation: 77 Posts: 1,335	I agree that you shouldn't take anything less than $300. Even that is a steal.

01-18-2010, 10:51 PM	#9
kdawgmaster Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 150 Posts: 2,382	what u should do is haggle the haggler. say u were expecting 400 for and if he makes another offer then just go alittle higher. so if u say " i was hoping for 400" and then he says 325 then u raise it up that extra 25 bucks and there u have made 350. this is just one idea on how to get more then what u expected.

01-18-2010, 10:53 PM	#10
marie pavie Join Date: Jan 2005 Reputation: 21513 Posts: 10,160	If you sign into ebay, you can do a search of 'completed auctions'. Give you a ballpark number.

01-18-2010, 11:00 PM	#11
z0mghii Join Date: Dec 2005 Reputation: 20 Posts: 530	I'd go for $350, $300 is a bit low, $250 is way too low. $400 should be the price if bargaining iddn't exist.

01-19-2010, 05:13 AM	#14
afextwin Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 94	sell it. i waited to sell this system on cl and because i did i had to lower the price from $350 to $240. i had 7 potential buyers @ the $350 price but couldnt sell for a month so i had to let it go for $240...i probobly should have just kept it. anyway, specs. MSI k9n2 neo platinum amd 5200+ black 2x1gb ocz fatal1ty 600watt gameXstream ocz psu gigabyte steel atx chasis (black) 8600gts 1gb ddr3 500gb seagate 32mb 7200rpm sony/optiarc 22x burner 27in1+usb card reader legit xp pro sp2 license with coa and oem disc legit vista sp2 enterprise (msdn) legit win 7 pro x64 (msdn) legit office 2007 ultimate (digitalriver, ultimatesteal) 8gb flash drive with os & office iso files and serial.txt's -- times are tough and people don't have money like they used to. i lost on that rig.