Resale Value

Currently I have a Dell Inspiron E1505 with a 1.83 Intel Core Duo processor, a gig of RAM, and an 80 GB harddrive. I am running Windows XP Media Center with 128 MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1300 video card. I have a three year subscription to McAfee Internet Security Suite and Microsoft Office 2003 Student Edition. I added the upgraded display when I bought it for another $64. Of course it has a 15.4 inch wide screen display and a DVD+-RW drive. I also have a three year extended warranty on it from Dell including the spill and drop protection. Pretty much if anything goes wrong with it they will fix it. I bought it in July and the list price was nearly $2000, but I got it for about $1200. I have no complaints with this system, but the reason I am asking this is because I now realize that I do not need the mobility as much as I thought I did. I am looking to sell this locally and then buy/build myself a desktop and was wondering what I amount I should ask for for this computer. Also, do you think I would be better selling it on eBay? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

eBay is the best way to look for a given value of an item, since it's a near perfect free market.

It is not necessarily the best place to sell it since you are certain to NOT get what you paid for it. Then again, other than NBR, where else can you sell it?

 

craigslist is your only other alternative. and even then they'd probably ask to meet you at a mcdonalds on a dark gloomy sunday night and beat the **** out of you and steal your laptop.

so yeah, best bet... ebay.

 

So does anyone know about how much I should ask for it? I mean I'm going to try and sale it locally maybe even at my own college, but I need to know how much would be a fair price.

Thanks!

 

The best way to find out is to go to ebay, set up an account and do a search for e1505. Make sure you check the box that says "Completed Listings". Then go through and try to find a computer like yours and see what is has sold for recently. My best guess is that thing is worth right around $700-750, but I haven't really check lately.

 

depends how quickly you need to sell it, it should go really quickly in the 500-600 range, you could probably get more for it,700-800, but you can get new systems with similar/better specs for that kind of money if you look hard enough, if you have the office discs, you might want to take it off the laptop, and sell it seperately if you can

 

I got the laptop in my sig, with a 3 year warranty NEW for $1250.

So, the resale on these things isnot going to be great.

I only use Craigslist. You may have to list several times over a couple of weeks, but if you live in a large city, it should sell.

I don't trust e-bay or pay-pal, and the fees are steep.

 

So what do you guys think about the price of say $900 negotiable?

 

if you're a lucky dog then it will get sold. But I doubt at that price.

I got my laptop for 1100 shipped with warranty.

dell E1505
XP MCE
2 G ram DDR2 533mhz
ati x1400 256
15.4 inch with truelife
120 G HD
intel core 2 duo 2.0 ghz


your computer isn't even worth 900 brand new now.

I'd suggest lowering it to about 700.

 

I figured by keeping it negotiable like that I could possibly sell it for 900 if I knew that I should only get about 700 I would know how far I could drop in price. Anyone else have any comments I've already posted it on craigslist and my local trading publication with a price of 1,000 or best offer because I live in an area where my people are not technologically advanced. My girlfriends parents, much to my dismay, bought a homebrewed computer last year for like 350. It had a Intel Pentium 3, 128 MB of RAM, and nothing else but XP on it. So yeah, if that gives you a clue as to where I'm trying to sell this thing you might understand why I priced it the way I did.

 

I bought my laptop with the sig on the bottom for 917 after taxes. Prices on ebay for the E1505 that goes for 900 have better specs then the one your providing. I'd say you can sell it between 700-800 because of the 3 year warranty.

 

Well if you wanted to "gyp" others into buying a notebook that is way overprice, you shouldn't ask us to support you. I'm a righteous person and I try to sell everything I own accordingly. So of course my advice are in compliance with my beliefs.

I really dislike it when people buy technology and when they sell it, they whine about how low their resale is. That's how it is with any technology. If you don't want to do that then you should buy a notebook that you are never planning to sell.

 

btw, sorry if my response sounded harsh. It's just my opinion.

 

So I'm the one trying to rip people off. You stated that you bought your computer for $1100 shipped and everything and now you're trying to sell it for $1150? Sounds like someone should listen to their own advice. Besides shouldn't your resale value be lower because it is used, even if slightly, and not new? I'm sorry if that sounds harsh, that is just my opinion.

Edit: I never whined, I was simply asking for opinions and help.

 

On Craigslist, you have have to dance the lowballer's dance.

If you list an item for $700, nobody will offer $700. The will offer $20, or $500 or something.

So, if you truly want, and would take $700, then you need to list at $900, and then some lowballer will offer $500, and then you can say $700 and the buyer will still think they got a deal since you came off your price $200.

It's a PITA, but, "firm pricing" just does not work. I've tried it.

 

That's exactly what I was thinking. Finally someone is being logical. I know how people work you have to ask more than you're willing to take because everyone will try and get the price lower. That's the reason I think $900 is a reasonable price to start out at.

 

you never start out at your asking price, no matter how "righteous" you are, and as long as you arent holding a gun to someones head, it doesnt make you evil overcharging someone who hasnt taken their time to do a little research first before they buy, any product is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, some folks are willing to pay more than others

I got really lucky with my e1505, a friend of mine bought it, knowingly for more than I put into it, I let it her use it every now and then and she really liked it, and I was going to help her find one just like it on the outlet, then I severely injured my back, and decided I needed something smaller and lighter, I told her I was going to put mine on the market, she asked me how much I needed for the m1210 I wanted to buy, I told her, and she gave me the cash that night, I tried to talk her out of it but she wouldnt have it, her reasoning was that yes she could get the same thing cheaper but 1)she wanted to help me out, 2) she really liked and knew the computer, 3) she probably would have spent more for less at a big box retailer, which is completely true, if the original poster does get 900 bucks for his machine, good for him, hes not ripping anybody off, some places charge a lot more for the same thing than others, look at best buy, 80% of their pc parts can be bought online for half of what they charge in the store, same thing for most anything bought in a store, there will always be a better deal out there, and you cant fault a guy for trying to get the most out of his investment

 

Sorry, when I read your post, it sounded to me like you were trying to sell it for a higher price.

And btw, read my for sale thread again.

I've got some software that comes with that legally, that's why I'm asking an extra 50 bucks.

Windows XP PRO
AVAST PRO 4.7
STOPZILLA
OFFICE 2003