Laptop Selling / Trading In?

pa55ive · 15 Dec 2015 at 09:21

Looking at selling a laptop I bought Feb 2015.

not relevant

Where would be the best place to sell it to get the most for it?

Thought about CEX and ebay, but I don't fancy the hu hummm blow back from a buyer in 3 months if it breaks.

Advice please?

tom_e · 15 Dec 2015 at 09:22

avforums, gumtree, facebook groups.

Teknobry · 15 Dec 2015 at 10:48

members market on here, pre-loved, gumtree and ebay spring to mind.
i sold my last laptop on ebay. got a good price for it and never had any trouble. there are ways to minimise the risk of selling high value goods on ebay.

tom_e · 15 Dec 2015 at 10:49

The only problem with eBay is the eye watering fees if selling anything worthwhile, I sold my MSI GS70 Stealth on there and had no problems but the fees invoice made me go :eek:

Thekwango · 15 Dec 2015 at 11:00

Teknobry said:
members market on here, pre-loved, gumtree and ebay spring to mind.
i sold my last laptop on ebay. got a good price for it and never had any trouble. there are ways to minimise the risk of selling high value goods on ebay.

MM isn't an option for the OP yet, so that leaves Ebay, Gumtree or local adverts.

personally I'd go with Gumtree, money upfront and less chance of scammers!

Avenged7Fold · 15 Dec 2015 at 11:03

AVforums given your options. MM would have been a first choice but requirements are not met. Gumtree is alright but seems a lot harder to sell on there due to 90% wanting to trade locally (unless they are scammers

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drakioned · 15 Dec 2015 at 11:05

Looks like a nice laptop, why are you selling it?

Haggisman · 15 Dec 2015 at 11:14

I don't think CEX have any comeback if it breaks a few months after you've sold it to them? But they wont give you anywhere near what it's worth!

Ebay - you'll get more for it, but will have to pay about 25% in fees (and if it goes wrong/the buyer changes their mind before the end of time then Paypal will forcibly remove funds from your account to refund the buyer)
Gumtree - limited market (local only), from my experience lots of timewasters, but cash in hand is always good

Winky_The_Winking_Turtle · 15 Dec 2015 at 11:24

AVForums, Gumtree, or here. I'm looking to sell a laptop too and these are the only ones I'm currently considering (well, apart from any news one posted in this thread...

). I'm favouring Gumtree 'cause I don't really want any post-sales troubles. Seems to be cash in hand and deal done, simples. I've heard bad stories about tech deals gone wrong on eBay, etc.

Thekwango · 15 Dec 2015 at 11:43

Haggisman said:
I don't think CEX have any comeback if it breaks a few months after you've sold it to them? But they wont give you anywhere near what it's worth!

yes CEX will test it when you drop it off with them and that's it, if it blows up in a months time it's not your problem anymore. but as said they will offer peanuts for it. I'd rather throw stuff in the skip than take what CEX would offer!!

Teknobry · 15 Dec 2015 at 12:34

tom_e said:
The only problem with eBay is the eye watering fees if selling anything worthwhile, I sold my MSI GS70 Stealth on there and had no problems but the fees invoice made me go

agreed. the fee's were that bad i didn't bother paying them and just let ebay ban my account instead.

didn't use it much anyway. Signed up with a new one now, lol.

pa55ive · 15 Dec 2015 at 12:56

Thanks for the responses

Think I'll give gumtree a shout.

Just never use it anymore kind of an impulse buy. Found myself using the PC and tablet more. Only really use it for hooking it up to the tv to play games.