Is selling a CPU 2nd hand feasible?

[Vadersoul]

The new AMD release is exciting, especially as it won’t require a mobo upgrade to invest in Zen 3.

I have a 1 year old Ryzen 7 3700x and if I did upgrade, I have no concept about how to sell the cpu, if I could.

The market for 2nd hand CPUs on eBay seems to be from professional computer stores who can repackage the cpu and make it look almost refurbished in quality.

For me, what, some foam packing and a Jiffy bag? If I were a consumer buying a 2nd hand CPU, I wouldn’t accept that level of service but unless I am missing something, there isn’t anything else I could think to do.

Am I concerning myself with a standard that doesn’t really concern other buyers? Is there a more feasible way to sell on my CPU rather than a direct eBay/gumtree listing?

Is there anyone here with experience selling/buying CPUs or parts that could give me some guidance on this please?

 

[Vadersoul]

Thanks for all the advice

I like the idea of using the new cpu box to send to the buyer, and I don’t have a post count to use the MM, I only get involved on the forum, selfishly so, when I have the need to update my machines.

I am also toying with using this as an opportunity to hand-me-down some PCs in our house. Give my current rig to my partner, and her rig can go to my lad since his current one is on its last legs. Since my partners rig is my old rig from 2 years ago, he will end up getting something far better.

Since AMD seem to be teeing up as an intel killer release for the CPU and hinting at just the same on the GPU basis, could be a cheeky excuse for a new build