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Thread ID: 74454 2006-11-23 06:02:00 i was wondering how much i could sell my pc for! killerbob2323 (11512) PC World Chat
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501497 2006-11-23 07:18:00 my pc is about 4 months old maybe 3 killerbob2323 (11512)
501498 2006-11-23 07:26:00 Cost / 2 for each year it is old.

E.g.
cost = $2000
1yr = $1000
2yr = $500
3yr = $250
etc.

that's brutally excessive, try looking at the prices out there for those parts... after 2 years the price doesn't drop so badly, or even 1 year if you bought a lower end system

but

if you bought an amdFX62 with sli geforce7950GTX and a physX card etc etc the depreciation is about what you said


my pc is about 4 months old maybe 3

when you bought it isn't that relevant (in my opinion) as you may have been ripped off or (as it seems) in this case got one hell of a bargain....

now i'll have to ask if killerbob is in NZ or the US, as exchange rates tell me taht that auction is selling for NZ$85 = US$45, which would explain how he got half price..... plus parts are cheaper in the states than in NZ due to market size, plus ridiculous random markups we get here in NZ
motorbyclist (188)
501499 2006-11-23 07:29:00 im in us killerbob2323 (11512)
501500 2006-11-23 07:32:00 im in us

yeah, i was beginning to think so... i dont think any NZ guestimates will give the proper worth of you machine over in the states, have you tried asking surferjoe or another US based forum?
motorbyclist (188)
501501 2006-11-23 07:36:00 i tried other forums they just yelled at me lol they said dont ask things like that(why not? whats wrong with it they were pc help forrums) killerbob2323 (11512)
501502 2006-11-23 07:56:00 i tried other forums they just yelled at me lol they said dont ask things like that(why not? whats wrong with it they were pc help forrums)

well techinically for an accurate answer you are asking them to go research it... just google it (or if you were in nz, check pricespy)
motorbyclist (188)
501503 2006-11-23 11:15:00 An old computer (ie not the latest thing) is generally worth f*** all. mark c (247)
501504 2006-11-23 11:18:00 An old computer (ie not the latest thing) is generally worth f*** all.

no not true, although a 'was the best thing out 3 years ago' pc will be worth SIGNIFICANTLY less than it's purchase price, it won't be **** all

then again, i call less than $500 **** all (for a computer), you might think otherwise
motorbyclist (188)
501505 2006-11-23 11:33:00 Fair enough dude. I have spent so far in my 55 yr life 30 bucks on computers and that was some overpriced 2nd hand RAM from a comp shop (won't go there again). I get old dungas and clean them up, stick in some spare parts from other old dungas and have never been without a workable machine since about 97. mark c (247)
501506 2006-11-23 11:37:00 yeah i have a mate who does that to sell on TM to keep his gaming rig alive, and me and my neighbour keep win95 relics (now with win98se) - we sometimes have 'crappy lans' where we play some of the classics like starcraft, mechwarrior2, duke nukem and a-10 cuba:nerd: motorbyclist (188)
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