Warm? Trade in old electronics for Newegg GC

[DisgruntledVirus]

http://promotions.newegg.com/Gazell...wegg.com/Gazelle/11-0737/Showcase_390x130.jpg

For Earth Day, Newegg is attempting to get rid of 1 ton of e-waste apparently. To support this effort, they giving gift cards for stuff you want to get rid of. I know some of us have a lot of old computer/electronic stuff laying around. Might as well ship it to Newegg to get some $ for it.

 

[gorcorps]

I was going to say I'll bet shipping outweighs what I'd get for my junk, but it looks like you get free shipping. Too bad most of my stuff is just random cables and such... not really a "product" I can register or anything.

 

[Kabob]

Neat idea.

 

[Thump553]

Apparently they don't include any computer parts other than LCD monitors-mostly it is stuff like cellphones, PDAs, etc. No comprehensive list that I could find.

Nice idea, but I'd love a place to dump my old tube monitors, hard drives, power supplies, etc.

 

[bloodthirster]

Just a Ton? As in 2000lbs? Ive recycled more weight in computers than that all by myself in the last 3 months.

 

[blckgrffn]

LOL - gamecube is *still* worthless!

 

[ElFenix]

Apparently they don't include any computer parts other than LCD monitors-mostly it is stuff like cellphones, PDAs, etc. No comprehensive list that I could find.

Nice idea, but I'd love a place to dump my old tube monitors, hard drives, power supplies, etc.

county/city have a facility for e-waste?

 

[Gigantopithecus]

I checked a couple phones and the prices they offer are pretty poor. You're better off selling in the forum here unless you have a bunch of nearly worthless junk you can throw in a box and ship off to them.

 

[gorcorps]

I checked a couple phones and the prices they offer are pretty poor. You're better off selling in the forum here unless you have a bunch of nearly worthless junk you can throw in a box and ship off to them.

Um... that's exactly the point. This is for stuff you're ready to throw away. They don't plan on fixing it up and reselling it, they're going to recycle it properly. Why you'd want to trash something that still has resale value is beyond me. Do you have a bunch of broken phones or something? Then there you go.

 

[alaricljs]

Why you'd want to trash something that still has resale value is beyond me.

The time/hassle is frequently not worth it to people. I have better things to do with my time than deal with paypal/ebay/usps. I have a number of functional items like cell phones and hdds that don't have a resale value that justifies my bothering with it.

 

[gorcorps]

The time/hassle is frequently not worth it to people. I have better things to do with my time than deal with paypal/ebay/usps. I have a number of functional items like cell phones and hdds that don't have a resale value that justifies my bothering with it.

That's what I mean by resale value. If your costs (be it time, shipping, etc) are greater than the price of your product then it doesn't have much value. Instead of getting zero for it you can get a little bit for it and have shipping and all that taken care of. I'm not saying it's worth it for everybody, I'm just saying there's definitely a few of us here who have held on to a few things a little too long thinking we'll get around to selling them but never did... and now they're pretty much worthless or broken.

 

[DJ-phYre]

I have a ton of DVDs that have little to no-resale that are collecting dust... Perfect for getting rid of them...

 

[gevorg]

I have a ton of DVDs that have little to no-resale that are collecting dust... Perfect for getting rid of them...

Or you can trade them for Blu-ray movies for $5 a pop.

http://www.dvd2blu.com/

 

[DJ-phYre]

Or you can trade them for Blu-ray movies for $5 a pop.

http://www.dvd2blu.com/

Not really interested in getting them in Blu-Ray... they'll sit just like the DVDs (I was able to sell my good ones lol).

Anyways, after looking at the Newegg program, they don't have most of the DVDs I have left listed.

 

[matrixshark]

The time/hassle is frequently not worth it to people. I have better things to do with my time than deal with paypal/ebay/usps. I have a number of functional items like cell phones and hdds that don't have a resale value that justifies my bothering with it.

Says the guy wasting time on an internet forum ;P

J/P

 

[alaricljs]

Everyone values their time differently. I'm getting paid by the hour to sit in front of this computer whether I get anything useful done or not.

 

[Gigantopithecus]

They don't plan on fixing it up and reselling it, they're going to recycle it properly.

Do you really believe that?

 

[Pardus]

is there a list of what's accepted?

 

[Arik5405]

LOL - gamecube is *still* worthless!

lol the offer really is $0.

 

[mikeford]

I know people in the recycle trade and properly recycled varies a LOT. Much of it is simply resold in other markets, poorer countries, or to swap meet sellers. In Calif at least they get paid by the state so much per certain types of items like crt monitors due to the lead in the glass. Its a large very profitable business.

 

[mikeford]

Game cube and N64 still sell really well at SoCal swap meets, with the price of games not changing much in a decade still around $5 to $10 depending on titles.

 

[Rinaun]

This isn't a hot deal at all. You could get more money selling the hardware to idiots or scrappers.

They offered 13$ for a 360 without power cord, and some other incredibly lowball dollar or so prices.

No thanks.

 

[Destiny]

They're after the "rare earth" elements/minerals in those devices that Electronics company need to make more devices that depend on them... currently China has a monopoly on rare earth elements...