Donating coputer to charity

[marmasatt]

Hey all,

Anyone ever donate a computer to charity? I guess like other charities they are pretty liberal with the "right-off" value amount. Not that this is the point at all. But if you can do something nice and also take the fiscally sound choice with an old computer, it seems like a pretty smart thing to do. Don't you? Easier than piece parting some of your systems too. For instance you have a Gateway with a PIII, 10 Gig Hard, CD-RW w/ 128 meg. It maybe cost $ 700 3 years ago. So you take a $ 300 - $ 400 right off and everyone is happy?! Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? Thanks.

 

[monk3y]

Didn't know you would get money for it. Last time I donated a computer I just gave a decent computer to my old middle school.

 

[Desslok]

Originally posted by: marmasatt
Hey all, Anyone ever donate a computer to charity? I guess like other charities they are pretty liberal with the "right-off" value amount. Not that this is the point at all. But if you can do something nice and also take the fiscally sound choice with an old computer, it seems like a pretty smart thing to do. Don't you? Easier than piece parting some of your systems too. For instance you have a Gateway with a PIII, 10 Gig Hard, CD-RW w/ 128 meg. It maybe cost $ 700 3 years ago. So you take a $ 300 - $ 400 right off and everyone is happy?! Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? Thanks.

Might want to take a look at your title.

 

[FoBoT]

if you don't itemize deductions/have enough deductions, it won't do you any good

i don't own a home/don't itemize, so it wouldn't help me

 

[Wintermute76]

Originally posted by: Desslok

Originally posted by: marmasatt
Hey all, Anyone ever donate a computer to charity? I guess like other charities they are pretty liberal with the "right-off" value amount. Not that this is the point at all. But if you can do something nice and also take the fiscally sound choice with an old computer, it seems like a pretty smart thing to do. Don't you? Easier than piece parting some of your systems too. For instance you have a Gateway with a PIII, 10 Gig Hard, CD-RW w/ 128 meg. It maybe cost $ 700 3 years ago. So you take a $ 300 - $ 400 right off and everyone is happy?! Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? Thanks.

Might want to take a look at your title.

He means as a deduction on income taxes.

 

[Encryptic]

Sounds like a good idea. To be safe, I'd reformat and reinstall Windows before handing it over to the charity or better yet, put a brand new (read: contains no personal data) hard drive in there.

 

[Kaieye]

A few weeks ago, I tried to donate a K62-500 to my child's elementary public school in San Francisco. The computer chairperson who runs the computer lab told me that they are to stop taking donations of computers because the school district was planning to standardize all the PC's in San Francisco. This was one of the most stupidest things I have heard in a long time. The school budget is in a crisis and like most schools in America, they are heavilly underfunded. I figure by the time everything is standardized - most of the PC's will be obsolete! I wonder how much kickback( favors) the school district is getting. By the way, is this slander? My mistake!

I take it all back...

 

[illustri]

i'd like to donate my co-puter to charity too but she'd object i think

 

[YingYang]

I have a couple of coputers in my garage that I'm ready to donate.

 

[911paramedic]

If you can't write off more than your standard deduction, it will not help you at all.

 

[purplehippo]

giving without thought of return is the best

 

[yellowperil]

Copulaters? What?

 

[TheBoyBlunder]

Originally posted by: marmasatt
Hey all,

Anyone ever donate a computer to charity? I guess like other charities they are pretty liberal with the "right-off" value amount. Not that this is the point at all. But if you can do something nice and also take the fiscally sound choice with an old computer, it seems like a pretty smart thing to do. Don't you? Easier than piece parting some of your systems too. For instance you have a Gateway with a PIII, 10 Gig Hard, CD-RW w/ 128 meg. It maybe cost $ 700 3 years ago. So you take a $ 300 - $ 400 right off and everyone is happy?! Anyone have any thoughts or opinions on this? Thanks.

I just took mine to Dell's big recycling event at Mile High Stadium this past sunday. It didn't work, it was free to dispose of it, and it was easy to do. They sure had a hell of a lot of computers though...probably enough for 5,000 people.

 

[vegetation]

Originally posted by: Kaieye
A few weeks ago, I tried to donate a K62-500 to my child's elementary public school in San Francisco. The computer chairperson who runs the computer lab told me that they are to stop taking donations of computers because the school district was planning to standardize all the PC's in San Francisco. This was one of the most stupidest things I have heard in a long time. The school budget is in a crisis and like most schools in America, they are heavilly underfunded. I figure by the time everything is standardized - most of the PC's will be obsolete! I wonder how much kickback( favors) the school district is getting. By the way, is this slander? My mistake!

That's what happens when you get moron administrators looking out for their own interests rather than the teachers and students. You can bet someone's getting a free first class vacation paid by Gateway or whoever.

 

[AkumaX]

maybe you should use that computer to teach some old school grammar instead

 

[marmasatt]

Whoops. How do I edit that so I don't look like a retad? Doh, too late? In all seriousness, I know just the "giving" part is where it's at? But the federal government now gives you credit for all this wonderful "giving" so as all parties benefit. And yes, I'm talking about itemizing. If you don't own a house yet you probably don't know what I'm talking about ....... I'm just wondering if anyone else does.