Trouble Pricing Gaming PC

TomG888 · Tuesday at 09:58

Hi All,

I’m looking to purchase a new gaming setup and want to sell my old rig, but I’m not sure what’s it’s worth. I’ve asked around and I’m getting very different numbers, so I wondered if you guys would be able to help me come to a consensus.

I will list my specs and link the advert I have up for it as well in case you want to see the case. It’s in perfect condition and I bought it for £1,765.83 (not including tax) in 2020.

Gaming PC used, but in perfect condition.

Specs -

SUPER

GPU: 8GB ASUS ROG STRIX GEFORCE RTX 2080

SSD: 1 TB SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2, PCle NVMe (up to 3500MB/R, 2300MB/W)

HDD: 2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD,

6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE

RAM: 32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4

3200MHz (2 × 16GB)

CPU: Intel® CoreTM i9 Eight Core Processor i9-9900K (3.6GHz) 16MB Cache

Motherboard: ASUS® PRIME Z390-P: ATX, LGA1151, USB 3.1, SATA 6GBS

PSU: CORSAIR 650W VS SERIESTM VS-650 POWER

SUPPLY

Processor cooler: Corsair H60 2018 Hydro Series

Thanks

pepp77 · Tuesday at 10:03

Unfortunately there is a specific Price Checks Section in the Members market that you need to have gained access to to ask these types of questions.

TomG888 · Tuesday at 10:16

pepp77 said:
Unfortunately there is a specific Price Checks Section in the Members market that you need to have gained access to to ask these types of questions.

And how do I get access to that?

pepp77 · Tuesday at 10:43

https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/important-change-to-members-market-access-requirements.18976394/

TomG888 · Tuesday at 10:53

pepp77 said:
https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/threads/important-change-to-members-market-access-requirements.18976394/

Doesn’t look like I have permissions. That’s a shame. I really needed help with this.

pepp77 · Tuesday at 10:54

Go to Ebay, search for the item. Change settings to completed listings, get an idea of what that item actually sells for.

TomG888 · Tuesday at 10:59

pepp77 said:
Go to Ebay, search for the item. Change settings to completed listings, get an idea of what that item actually sells for.

I will do that I guess. What’s the logic behind me not being able to ask here?

tamzzy · Tuesday at 11:13

TomG888 said:
I will do that I guess. What’s the logic behind me not being able to ask here?

Simples, because the forum is owned and run by Ocuk, an etailer that is selling computer components. Someone buying a used computer is a potential lost sale.

Mcnumpty2323 · Tuesday at 11:16

Doesn't really matter what
The logic is
It's just the rules whether we like them
Or not

But MM is a place for buying and selling stuff
So price checks in there
Are of some benefit to members both selling the items
And buying them
Price checks outside MM are of no benefit
Except to the party asking
Would end up with hundreds or thousands of
Price check questions
Just so people could then sell stuff on ebay,Facebook etc

tamzzy · Tuesday at 11:18

Mcnumpty2323 said:
Price checks outside MM are of no benefit
Except to the party asking
Would end up with hundreds or thousands of
Price check questions
Just so people could then sell stuff on ebay,Facebook etc

that's true lol

TomG888 · Tuesday at 11:27

tamzzy said:
Simples, because the forum is owned and run by Ocuk, an etailer that is selling computer components. Someone buying a used computer is a potential lost sale.

Makes sense. Thank you.

COYS · Tuesday at 11:27

And I expect the person making the price request will get pm requests from people making offers. Then people make deals outside of the MM thread and complain to OC when they get ripped off.

At least having these threads in the MM, with post count requirments, implies that people wanting to sell stuff aren't just new accounts with a low post count scammers, and implies some degree of trust.

TomG888 · Tuesday at 11:31

COYS said:
And I expect the person making the price request will get pm requests from people making offers. Then people make deals outside of the MM thread and complain to OC when they get ripped off.

At least having these threads in the MM, with post count requirments, implies that people wanting to sell stuff aren't just new accounts with a low post count scammers, and implies some degree of trust.

I’m still not sure how I access the MM? Thank you for explaining thought without being rude.

Mcnumpty2323 · Tuesday at 11:35

TomG888 said:
I’m still not sure how I access the MM? Thank you for explaining thought without being rude.

You need to be a forum member for 6 months or more
And have a post count of 1,000 or more
New members to the forums will have
A limit on how many posts per 24 hours
To stop spam bots
And to make sure it actually takes some time
To reach MM requirements

COYS · Tuesday at 11:35

TomG888 said:
I’m still not sure how I access the MM? Thank you for explaining thought without being rude.

It's a min of 1000 posts + being forum member for 6 months.

Also, a recent rule change also means folk need to post at least 15 times in a rolling 90 day period in order to continue to have access once they reach the requirements.

Defy Belief · Tuesday at 11:36

About tree fiddy

moppy89 · Tuesday at 14:23

Hard method: Go on the bay and search completed listings for the specific product and get an average of the last 5-10.

Long method: List it for sale at a price you'd like to get for it. Reduce by 10% every week it doesn't sell.

Easy method: List it for the lowest price you'd be happy to sell for. If it doesn't sell, you're not ready to sell.

Mcnumpty2323 · Tuesday at 14:30

You forgot easiest method
Take it to that high street store
That buys pc/electronic stuff
Easiest method usually means getting
Lowest price for it though

Edit
It's by no means a bad pc
So best method
Be active on ocuk forums
Keep the pc another 6 months it will last fine
For that period
And qualify for MM

Tetras · Tuesday at 14:47

Mcnumpty2323 said:
Would end up with hundreds or thousands of
Price check questions
Just so people could then sell stuff on ebay,Facebook etc

Can confirm, I'm on some forums that don't have this rule and it is very annoying