PC trade ins

soprano · 13 Oct 2011 at 09:59

Might seem like a silly question but you can do it for pretty much any value products out there.
I wondered if Overclockers do trade ins on their own systems? ie I have a system built by OC about 18mths ago, I'd like to get a new custom built OC one and trade mine against it as its faultless and had nothing done to it.

Just a question so dont shoot me down in flames if its silly or been asked before :rolleyes:

True_Scotsman · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:02

I would think that the answer would be no, as to them its not a good businees move (they wont sell 2nd hand pc's).

Your best bet would to sell it on gumtree/ebay/papers etc.

stulid · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:02

I have never heard of this happening before, but instead of asking here, why not try the customer services section?

Surveyor · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:03

soprano said:
Might seem like a silly question but you can do it for pretty much any value products out there.
I wondered if Overclockers do trade ins on their own systems? ie I have a system built by OC about 18mths ago, I'd like to get a new custom built OC one and trade mine against it as its faultless and had nothing done to it.

Just a question so dont shoot me down in flames if its silly or been asked before

Short answer, no they don't do trade ins.

You'll have to sell your old system.

soprano · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:10

True_Scotsman said:
I would think that the answer would be no, as to them its not a good businees move (they wont sell 2nd hand pc's).

its actually good business as you make more sales (they dont have to offer top dollar but there is an outlet for the components or for refurbed systems sold through another company, its a very common business model, surprised you havent heard of it)

soprano · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:13

stulid said:
I have never heard of this happening before, but instead of asking here, why not try the customer services section?

have you heard it happening with cars/white goods/sports goods/mobile phones/brown goods/boilers etc etc etc you get the idea :cool:

Customer service posting can only be seen by me and cannot solicit other opinions as this has done. Thank you

stulid · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:16

soprano said:
Customer service posting can only be seen by me and cannot solicit other opinions as this has done. Thank you

But you want an answer to a question that can only be answered by shop staff, the customer services section is the place to ask this question so you receive an answer.

soprano · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:16

Surveyor said:
Short answer, no they don't do trade ins.

You'll have to sell your old system.

I dont want to sell it, it cost me over £2300 and runs perfectly, but if there was a trade in system making it easy for me to spend another £2000 then I would consider it, like I do when my car dealer offers a good trade in on my car to upgrade, I get a newer car and my dealer gets more cash from me- win win

soprano · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:18

stulid said:
But you want an answer to a question that can only be answered by shop staff, the customer services section is the place to ask this question so you receive an answer.

oh dear, ok stulid, its a question other forumers would know and have proved it by stating the answer, thank you.
Also customer service posts in the past have taken days sometimes to get an answer. :eek:

stulid · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:22

soprano said:
oh dear, ok stulid, its a question other forumers would know and have proved it by stating the answer, thank you.

Its an answer that is still a guess

without working there no-one knows what goes on behind the scenes

Admiral Huddy · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:30

I can 100% say that they don't do trade ins. There's just no benefit to hold depreciating assets like PC equipment for an unknown period of time which has no guarantee of selling. Cars are different. There's a demand for cars at all sort of price ranges which makes the market buoyant and diverse. Old PC tech isn't like that. Buying and selling PC system and components s a very niche market place. A majority of the public would unlikely buy a second hand PC opting for new PCs with backup warranty and support. Trade-ins would also incur high costs such as postage, testing, refurb, storage, re-posting, support, marketing and so on.. It doesn't make sense. You are best off selling privately which many PC enthusiasts do.

soprano · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:41

Admiral Huddy said:
I can 100% say that they don't do trade ins. There's just no benefit to hold depreciating assets like PC equipment for an unknown period of time which has no guarantee of selling. Cars are different. There's a demand for cars at all sort of price ranges which makes the market buoyant and diverse. Old PC tech isn't like that. Buying and selling PC system and components s a very niche market place. A majority of the public would unlikely buy a second hand PC opting for new PCs with backup warranty and support. Trade-ins would also incur high costs such as postage, testing, refurb, storage, re-posting, support, marketing and so on.. It doesn't make sense. You are best off selling privately which many PC enthusiasts do.

the same was said about video recorders, old tech mobile phones etc etc but if its set up correctly thru another business (that offered limited warranty). The business model wouldnt hold stock, it would already have buyers - as car companies and mobile phone companies already do- anyway, its not about how business works.
I'd be shocked if some business out there isnt already doing this, if not it wont be long before someone does but they'll need cash to start.

hmmmmm whens the next Dragons Den auditions?

joemc · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:42

Admiral Huddy said:
I can 100% say that they don't do trade ins. There's just no benefit to hold depreciating assets like PC equipment for an unknown period of time which has no guarantee of selling. Cars are different. There's a demand for cars at all sort of price ranges which makes the market buoyant and diverse. Old PC tech isn't like that. Buying and selling PC system and components s a very niche market place. A majority of the public would unlikely buy a second hand PC opting for new PCs with backup warranty and support. Trade-ins would also incur high costs such as postage, testing, refurb, storage, re-posting, support, marketing and so on.. It doesn't make sense. You are best off selling privately which many PC enthusiasts do.

This. After taking in to account everything OC would have to pay for again, and the fact that it's been OC'd for 18 months - I highly doubt they would make much of a profit on it.

Then of course you'd have aftercare... again, draining the profit, if any is made.

Admiral Huddy · 13 Oct 2011 at 10:52

Yep, I would never install / sell second hand PC components into any customer PCs. Nor would I supply them a second hand PC. It's just not worth the hassle.

Spare parts are often sold on or skipped if too old.

soprano · 13 Oct 2011 at 11:50

joemc said:
This. After taking in to account everything OC would have to pay for again, and the fact that it's been OC'd for 18 months - I highly doubt they would make much of a profit on it.

Then of course you'd have aftercare... again, draining the profit, if any is made.

your missing the point :rolleyes:

however I suppose thats why your not running a business, no offense!

tigerstyle · 13 Oct 2011 at 11:59

Wow, isn't the answer to this thread simply ebay?

Deluxe1 · 13 Oct 2011 at 12:06

Or the members market once he has access.

Admiral Huddy · 13 Oct 2011 at 12:08

soprano said:
your missing the point however I suppose thats why your not running a business, no offense!

I don't think he is.. He's merely pointing out that if you buy a system for £100 then Sell for £150 (for example) you would then need to support any problems after market. The markup is already low but to add after support plus all the other things that would eat deeply into any profit made.

Trading of such items is normally between experienced enthusiast who know what they are buying and selling at. The market is not really open to non-enthusiast which is a heavy percentage of PC users who a majority would only buy new.

Maybe you could clarify your point? The way I see it, you could buy in 100 old second hand PCs and only shift a small percentage of them. You are then stuck with stock operating at a loss because you've offer that against any margins you've made on new sales.

Your trying to compare this with the auto trade. They have their own trade value to that of general sales. They know their margins and know that cars will shift.. No one wants an old PC.

True_Scotsman · 13 Oct 2011 at 12:12

soprano said:
its actually good business as you make more sales (they dont have to offer top dollar but there is an outlet for the components or for refurbed systems sold through another company, its a very common business model, surprised you havent heard of it)

Im not saying I have not heard of it before, I have I used to do it in a PC store I used to work in was not a great business move for the store as people were expecting support long after buying it when it was clearly stated that we would only support it for a limited period.

True_Scotsman · 13 Oct 2011 at 12:13

tigerstyle said:
Wow, isn't the answer to this thread simply ebay?

Stated in the second post