Sell or bin CRT?

Jon12345 · 29 Dec 2009 at 13:12

I have a couple of 15" CTR monitors that I don't need anymore. Would you try to sell them or just bin them? What are they worth? If I bin them, do they have special disposal requirements?

Thanks,

Jon

COYS · 29 Dec 2009 at 13:15

I wouldn't imagine theyre worth more than a couple of quid each. I'd just take them to the local council skip

capriboy1978 · 29 Dec 2009 at 13:19

put them in the mm free for collection? Someone may need one - I did!

K.C. Leblanc · 29 Dec 2009 at 13:25

capriboy1978 said:
put them in the mm free for collection? Someone may need one - I did!

This or local freecycle. But you might not get any takers, at work we've probably disposed of over 100 17" CRTs in the last few years. I think maybe two got rehomed instead of scrapped. We even had to pay to get rid of some.

andy91 · 29 Dec 2009 at 16:12

I thought CRT TV's and monitor were worth something in scrap value due to all the metals ect thats in them. You £150 off a new Sony tv for a an old crt Tv right now.

asim18 · 29 Dec 2009 at 16:29

I gave my old CRT monitors to a friend, for free. They're his problem now

Randomface74 · 29 Dec 2009 at 16:59

You could stick a sheet of glass across the top and make your own techie coffee table.

reiyushin · 29 Dec 2009 at 18:16

billysielu said:
You could stick a sheet of glass across the top and make your own techie coffee table.

That is an awesome idea!

clv101 · 29 Dec 2009 at 18:23

Freecycle or Freegle.

Braka · 29 Dec 2009 at 21:41

take it to cash converters ;p they sell um there for like 5 quid atleast it will be reused

arknor · 29 Dec 2009 at 21:49

get rid any way you can tbh.

larger quality CRT monitors still have some value the ones that would have been used to CAD , photography etc

HangTime · 30 Dec 2009 at 02:21

Get rid of them (preferably in an eco-friendly fashion!).

The only CRTs with any residual value really are large screens i.e. 21"+. Unfortunately shipping can be a problem.

I'm a right stick in the mud when it comes to CRTs (still got 3 17" albeit rarely used) but even I ditched the 14" and 15"ers a couple of years back.

Jon12345 · 30 Dec 2009 at 13:27

Dumped in my local communal bin. Thanks guys!

marc2003 · 30 Dec 2009 at 13:31

HangTime said:
Get rid of them (preferably in an eco-friendly fashion!).

Jon12345 said:
Dumped in my local communal bin. Thanks guys!

i tried getting rid of mine a few years back but no one would take it. as it happens, i'm glad i kept it. my TFT died a few months back and i'm too poor to replace it - so i'm using the CRT right now.

Moeks · 30 Dec 2009 at 14:51

I tried to give away a nice fully functional 21" HP variant of the Sony G520 on here in about the fist quarter of the year, no-one wanted it, so sadly, I had to scrap it.

Unless you have something 'special' they aren't worth anything now.

Mr-White · 30 Dec 2009 at 15:19

I gave mine away on here

MW

Spyhop · 30 Dec 2009 at 15:35

CRTs carry leprosy, so no one will touch them.

Guest2 · 30 Dec 2009 at 15:52

Smash them and leabve in garden along with a couple of fridges. This winter has proved global warming is a load of rubbish. Where were the southern france temperatures we were promised?

capriboy1978 · 30 Dec 2009 at 20:38

Dumped? Seriously? I know the better ones fetch real moeny but scrapping a perfectly good crt for the sake of it is just daft - that's not just tight northerner speak either.

Almasy93 · 14 Jan 2011 at 16:23

I'd find out as much as i can about them and see if they are worth anything.
if they aren't get rid
if they are get rid profitably