Interesting offer

[RU482]

Im doing some contract work for a company that sells mobile computers to beverage distributors. They are a small pentablet computer that runs XP, has a 1.3Ghz CPU, ect.

Anyway, they come from manufacturer with 256MB PC133 SO-Dimms. Our company pulls these modules and replaces them with 512MB modules. I can't remember the brand, but they are primo quality because they are spec'd to run and survive in a year round in a vehicle environment.

IIRC, they're are boxes and boxes of modules in storage, going to waste. The boss asked me today if I knew of a venue (like ebay or wherever) that we could cut our losses and sell these modules. He told me to figure it out, and pay myself with a commission on the sales.

Anyone know of a place that I could offload these in one batch?
or would it be better to sell them in small quantities?
any ideas??

 

[Sheepathon]

Donate to AT members

 

[brxndxn]

Go back in time and sell them in 1997.. They were like $800 each then..

 

[Eli]

Lucky bastard.

I'm sure you could offload them on eBay.

 

[Cheezeit]

Originally posted by: Eli
Lucky bastard.

I'm sure you could offload them on eBay.

 

[mugs]

Pricewatch lists them for $21 each... so SOMEONE must be buying them... but with the quantity you're talking about, you'll probably flood the market and cut the price in half

 

[mugs]

You just might cover the cost of your time listing them: http://cgi.ebay.com/KINGSTON-DIMM-128MB...93QQcategoryZ14916QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Kaervak]

Google search computer recyclers/refurbishers in your area. They would gladly take them. The company probably wouldn't get a tax deduction though. Oh and shameless PM headed your way.

 

[EyeMWing]

If you're in the business of charity, you can send them to me here and I'll make sure they end up in non-profit organization's PCs. We have a stack of laptops that we can't do anything with because the previous owners cannibalized them for RAM - and we don't exactly run into many SODIMMs in the scrap pile.

Can't offer you a tax deduction though.

 

[AStar617]

are they 4-chip or 8-chip per side? Old Latitude C-Series owners would eat up the 8-chippers.

 

[Kaervak]

Originally posted by: AStar617
are they 4-chip or 8-chip per side? Old Latitude C-Series owners would eat up the 8-chippers.

Yes, yes we would.

 

[RU482]

I will hopefully get a part number from him tomorrow. Then I will be able to give you more technical answers. I've only seen the boxes, not the actual modules.
If not, I work again on Friday, and will know much more about what his plans are.

 

[Goosemaster]

so dimm tings be fo sale, no?

 

[Yzzim]

Send me a link when you get them posted. I could use a couple for my grandparent's & pastor's machine.

 

[everman]

Ebay off the whole lot at once, or a couple smaller lots.

 

[Rapidskies]

We have sort of the same issue at work. We get in Compaq servers with 128mb Dimms and pull them out and populate them with larger memory sizes. Last time I looked our install department was using them as box openers.