His PC Isn't Selling. Let's Help!
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- čas přidán 6. 02. 2020
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"PC was only used by an old lady, and only on Sundays, right before Church"
That really is the vibe that statement gives off. It's pure used car salesman and definitely puts me on my guard.
She probably used it to play DOOM... showing demons who's boss in game before showing demons who's boss IRL.
Can't help imagine that the old lady use PC for watching Pornhub.
Really, I don't get why people never forget to mention that "it's never been overclocked".
I mean, it's not that everybody uses LN2 and insane voltages.
All PCs I've sold are advertised as OC'd and I've had no problems so far.
Old lady is selling Pc because her grandson team killed her and tabagged her, Things got biblical at church after that, THALL SHALL NOT TEABAG GRANNY BEFORE 9AM
When you said Skylake was 5 years old... I shuddered... Right about when I start to get into PCs in the first place :)
Crazy how fast that time went.
Holy shit yeah, me too. I had an FX 6300 back then, and I've already done two upgrades since 😶 I remember not even knowing what the 'K' at the end meant for Intel processors
Same my old rig had an i7 6700k and gtx 1060 pretty close to the pc show in the video
I still have my haswell 4770k! Might upgrade this year though.
Me too. Late 2014. Now I'm running a laptop from 2013. Doesn't play everything at high details, but the dual gt 750m gpus and i5 4200m play Forza horizon 4 just fine in my minimal space for hardware.
When Greg compares it to a car, I too hate when I see people write: "Driven by an old lady or old man". Very good video helping that guy out
"Never launched, never floored, always premium gas, waxed daily, washed hourly, only driven in a garage, never seen sunlight."
Greg Salazar All the time 🤣
"Driven by grandma, only from home to the store, the cane is still in the trunk"
@@Nedrozak And for a diesel car, that's usually pretty bad.
@@jon123tpv Yep! Where I live, most of the cars are diesel and are mainly driven in the city.
I really like this different approach man. It's refreshing
Soon as someone writes things like "never overclocked" or "lightly gamed on", most peoples first impression is they are lying, and I'll usually move straight on to the next ad.
Good point. Though I doubt he's actually lying in this case, it does seem odd that he'd go out of his way to state this.
What if I write"maintenance and cleaning every six months"?
@@GregSalazar hey uhh I have a i5 7400 and no reason to update it, I got a gtx 1080 the ram the PSU the everything, I don't however have a mobo, while yes my asus h110m-r will work I want to 1 have upgradability, and 2 have a nice looking pc and will need a ATX case instead of a micro ATX, while where here any recommendations for good international shoppers for pc parts? I don't want to pay 210$ for a nzxt h500 since Israeli prices are crazy, I
@@ojoface208 hi, you should probably start by getting a x570 motherboard, I know you said you have no reason to upgrade your cpu but long term ryzen boards are your best bet for upgradability down the line. Get a new ryzen cpu not necessarily a r7 3700x or higher, an r5 3600 or even an older r7 2700x, r5 2600x should be good, as for the case I personally have a cooler master mb530p "full atx" but there are cheaper version if costs are a concern, hopefully this can somewhat help you
@@DualPerformance that might not be bad
I would love to see this turn into a separate series. I love seeing you tear apart ridiculous ads. This helping people sell PC's is awesome as well
Great that you're helping out Greg! :D
I bought your pc :)
EVERYONE knows adding RGB will give you a 10% increase in speed. LOL
How about if I download another 16gigs of RAM off www.DownloadFreeRam.com ? They say it gives 25% increase
@@elghailanireda881 bloody hell
It’ll also increase your cooling potential by 25%!
Scientists have proven it adds upto an 25% fps increase in crysis
No, 10% increase in price!
Thanks Greg! You've help me sell a few PCs already.
Glad I could help!
At least its clean. Can't say how many pc builds I have seen for sale that are loaded with dust bunnies they want to charge a thousand dollars for.
right? literally hit it with a can of 6 dollar canned air inside and out and wipe thee outside.... with paper towel lol
nah, its still not worth it though, like the money the parts costs is less then his "used" PC for sale price, and it actually looks garbage, for some reason i hate the fans above and the whole aesthetic . I've seen horrible deals online, like 1080 ti i7 builds for like 3k, not even kidding but they can actually rip off children who no nothing bout PC's.
@Mannie Illescas I deep clean mine about once a month, though to be honest you can probably go a year or so and it will be fine. Just watch your temps.
Nice video. Looking forward to seeing the follow up.
I sell mostly on Facebook marketplace and EVERYONE offers lower then listed. I typically list higher just so when someone offers lower it more in line with what I was wanting and the person thinks they are getting a deal
Valid tactic. But if your price is so far off that noone will even ask, it probably hurts you more. Have to be reasonable with the overshooting
Yeah, I'd personally go $750, expecting $650-700 offers so people feel like they're getting a deal but you end up where you expect.
Greg,
I have bought and sold many Gaming PCs in the last 7 years, and one thing that i have found that really helps sell, is to include even just a cheapo monitor keyboard and mouse, the seller should just go to Goodwill or Craigslist, find a $10-$20 LCD Monitor, a cheap keyboard and mouse, set up the computer and get a nice full system picture showing off everything.
most of the people buying local on Craigslist, OfferUp, and LetGo are NOT enthusiast and PC builders but average users with no technical knowledge. so they would much rather have a whole setup (vs having to go out and buy the monitor and acessories) either that or a picture of it running makes them trust that it works much more than just a picture of the tower.
I remember one time i was selling a PC years ago, $400 no interest, put in a cheap LCD i found at Goodwill for $5 and it sold in 1 hour. of course, as i have found out, make sure the monitor isn't tiny relative to the case, I once sold a Cooler Master Cosmos PC with a 19" Monitor, and while similar PCs sold for around the same, it was a PAIN becuase the massive case made the monitor look TINY.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Positivity
If you want a headlining title to sell a computer worthy of being placed in the middle of Time Square, behold:
MASTER RACE GAMING PC !
PHENOMENAL OVERCLOCKED RGB+!
ULTRA COMBO TRIPLE CHANNEL RAM! RGB
6.5 GHZ THERMAL PASTE! RGB
COOLER: FREIZA RGB
Storage: SSD WD BLACKED RAW EDITION BBC
POwer Supply LEvel: ITS OVER 9000!
Fatherboard: SSGSS Ultra Instinct
Included: Swiss Army Knife
This MASTER RACE PEW PEW PEW was assembled with CONFIDENCE.
Where can I buy this? I must have it.
@@josophie5002 I saw it first. This ad had me at "assembled with Confidence"
😂😂😂nice combination of dragon ball, that epic build sponsored by capital one and sprinkle with a bit of Star Wars?🤔👏👏👏👏
BBC... Big black 🐓?
BLACKED BBC 3 SOME FORTNITE GAMING PC
Great video. I love seeing a more positive spin on the Craigslist stuff, especially since I had trouble selling my old rig on there.
I would try alternatives, like FaceBook marketplace if on the site, or apps like LetGo or Offer Up are amazing and simple to use alongside Craig's List. The apps also allow feedback so you can build trust is constantly selling items.
I was gone at that case. I had the micro ATX version and it was garbage. Paint chips easily and the side panel is stupid soft. (My controller rolled into it and put a giant scuff in it). Don’t forget the atrocious cooling with choked intake and poor exhaust. Overheated and damaged my first 6700k build due to the solid top panel. It was too hot to even TOUCH the back of it when my computer shut down. Granted I was a noob with a 980ti in there and the BIOS was goosing the voltage, but still...stay away from these cases.
Some really great advice you won't find easily elsewhere. Makes the rest of the series more relate able.
Thank you!
One thing that needs to be taken into consideration are the lowballers. If I list an item for what I want to actually sell it for, I get offers for 1/2 that. If I list an item for more, the "lowball" offer is in line with what I actually want. The buyer feels good for haggling down the price and thinking they scored a deal, and I get exactly the amount of money, OR MORE than I would have originally asked. Selling things online has become a real tightrope walk of potentially weeks' worth of wasted time, or quick money in my pocket. Take a look at r/choosingbeggars to see what a minefield it can be.
Good sensible video, Thumbs UP.
Just gotta say, finally got rid of that annoying water mark, the gsl code worked !
This pc is very close to my original dream pc, similar case in black, same rgb, i7 6700k, and GTX 1080
Thank for the tips
Probably should add the term "8 threads". Seems like it would help.
My rule of thumb for used system pricing is the cost of building a new machine versus the price of used machine. If I can build new for the same or less than the used system, then I don't see the used system being a logical buy. I see a lot of sellers on Facebook marketplace who seem to miss out on that point. They think their used systems and parts go up in value with age, and we all know the truth about that subject.
Part it out on hardwareswap. Case sell locally.
those top mount fans are Corsair LL120s, you have to sacrifice your first born child in order to attain those.
Although not a major point, it should be noted, that while yes, you can get all those parts used on eBay for about $140.00 cheaper, the buyer would have to assemble all the components, and although eBay buyer protections are good, there is the time and effort required to returning any defective parts, at least with this build it's complete (and allegedly functional). So that's when the Time Value of Money comes into play. What's the time it takes you to source, purchase, assemble, and deal with any problems that arise worth to the buyer?
I've discussed time value in several videos. The answer: it isn't much. Building a PC takes a few hours at most - an hour at the least. It's easy. You shouldn't charge an engineer's salary for assembly. And buying used isn't difficult. You shouldn't be up-charging because "buying used takes time." Bogus.
#1 tip. And this comes from someone who builds PC's and sells them as a source of side income. Post your PC for sale in other places besides for Craigslist. I honestly don't even bother with CL anymore because when I first started selling about a year ago I posted on FB Market, CL, and Ebay (with buy it now.) I got some nibbles from Ebay but soon realized I was going to end up paying more in shipping than I really wanted. And I got almost nothing from CL. But FB market and some FB buy sell trade groups even still are great for selling this stuff. Also timing seems to be important. I have a hard time selling PC's over $500 unless its around Tax season. Then they fly out the door faster than I can build them.
I got my first PC used off the Facebook Marketplace that had close to these specs. I7 6700K, GTX 1070, 16GB ram at base clock DDR4, 250GB SSD , 2TB HDD, and an AIO cooler for just $500.The motherboard has RGB as well as the RAM and GPU. I believe the motherboard is a Z2970 E or something like that. The guy also threw in a 60hz HP IPS monitor too. Can't beat that honestly. This video made me think of my first PC purchase.
Yeah, might need to drop the price in $50 increments weekly until a nibble comes along. I would probably just say something to the effect of: "Solid gaming system" and mention which games could play on ultra settings and whatnot. I would also load it up with whatever games/software I could.
This guy is probably just getting some seed money for his next build. For me, I generally ask my friends who needs a free/cheap computer and gut my system for parts I would keep.
My next giveaway will be a 2nd gen i7 with GTX 960, 32GB DDR3 and 160GB SSD with 500GB SATA (Been a long time since I seriously refreshed).
Will wait for DDR5 though as I am doing a quantum leap in performance.
So much for those prices
Thanks for helping this guy.
I can confirm the discount code and windows 10 pro key works. Just sold a computer using a key I bough using Greg’s discount code.
They listed it for $850 because if he listed it for under $700 then people would low ball him and people would ask for over $100 of the asking price. So if he list it for $850 then he will get reasonable offers
Greg is the hero of computers.
Gregputers Inc.
The one time I've really had a difference when mentioning OCing is when I sold my 6600K. I hit 4.9 stable under 1.4V, so I included that since that's a damn good bin and I knew ppl would like that (which they did, I had no issues selling)
I literally just built a system with a ryzen 2600 gtx1660 16gb kit of ddr4 3000 ram a m.2 and ssd for 675 two days ago. I can put similar fans and cooler in it and still come up way lower than 850. And everything was new. It’s a nice build but the price is a little high
For a five year old CPU the 6700k is pretty beefy. It's pinned at 100% on some titles in 4k but they run great regardless, and that's pairing it with a 2080 ti. Neither gets above sixty-five to seventy degrees. Considering selling the system, minus the GPU, once I get the new rig up and running. Just need to transfer music and picture files.
Thank you man I just how windows 10 pro for 15 bucks
It's funny you mention the prices of a used i7-6700. I was helping a friend upgrade his PC which had a Pentium G4560. Thought we could just throw a used i7-6700 in it. Turns out we could get a new Ryzen 2700 with a budget B450 board for the same price and then sell the old mobo and CPU. Sometimes, used hardware makes no sense.
Before getting my current PC, I used to Window Shop Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace and I'd always see people trying to sell a PC for more than it's work and to make it seem like an amazing deal they'd add games. I see anyone add games to a used gaming PC listing and I instantly assume they are an idiot. Best one was on Craigslist 2+ years ago when a person was asking $4,000 for their I7-5700k GTX 980 Ti with a long list of movies and steam games that were included on the PC. I don't remember to much about the specs other than being surprised that they thought that would sell.
Man, this would be a killer deal in Europe
Thank you for helping out. This is why you’re tied for my favorite tech youtuber!
I think some of the redundant pics were to show the fans change color. Maybe make a collage to present several colors in one pic space.
You didnt actually help the seller. You just literaly roast the seller
I don't think you know what either of those words mean.
One more thing i would recommend is to completely forgo craigslist and go ebay. I've noticed that its hard to sell things more than a couple hundred dollars on craigslist a lot of that is because when making that kind of purchase most people dont have 800 in cash. A lot of times when buying a computer people will want to use paypal or a credit card.
Great video. Enjoyed the new positive angle on used pc sale
Thanks, Peter!
This video is the best thing since...I KNOW SLICED BREAD
I sold 12 PCs during the first half of 2019 and made some good money. I stopped because I saw the 3600 killing the used market. It drove down the price of all used parts and killed any margin you once had. Also, PSU prices went way up, killing more margin. The game is over boys, pack it up!
This is a great change of pace. Lots of great feedback provided here!
If it comes cleaned, new thermal paste and a Windows license 7-800 isnt toooo bad
Built my first PC on Skylake and Pascal (nabbed a 1060 on launch day). Crazy to think how outdated my i5 has become in 4 years compared to how relevant 3rd gen chips (4 years old then) were at the time.
That case is gonna make his CPU and GPU run super hot. The GPU is right up against the power supply shroud restricting airflow. The front panel has no space to allow air in for that air cooler.
Wow one minute in and I’m already feeling like Greg has my back.
The problem i have with Ebay in Oz is most of the time the second hand computer parts are usually higher than they were new....
I have my I7 9700k, RTX 2060 OC 6Gb, 64Gb Ballistix 3200 rgb ram (4x 16Gb), 150Gb SSD, 250Gb SSD, 1Tb external SSD, 600w PSU alone with the G512 RGB keyboard, and G502 Hero mouse. Ive remade it on newegg and it came to $1600 for just the cpu, gpu, motherboard, and ram, using all the lowest options. So I listed it on FB for $1300 local pickup and got bumbarded with comments saying Im over charging for the system and that a better one could be built for my asking price, So I lowered it to $1,000 stopped getting comments but still not selling, so I guess I dont know what im doing lol.
Just built a Ryzen 5 2600 system for about 500, also has an RX 580 in it.
I like the video. I may have to send you my ad for advice
*Greg* I really enjoyed this video. I'd appreciate if you produced more like this. Thank you.
I really don't like when people take close up pictures that don't show any background, because I want to get a real perspective of what it looks like and the proportions.
I just found a guy on Gumtree (Australia) trying to sell his i7 6700k for $300 AUD. Right now you can buy a new ryzen 5 3600 for $315 or a r5 2600 for $200 at the moment, before 3rd gen ryzen even came out I got a i7 7700 for like $200 (upgrade from i3 7100) since it was a direct drop in to my system, it was the most cost effective upgrade for me since my mobo and ram could stay the same. Since 3rd gen ryzen launched, 2nd gen ryzen NEW has been a complete bargain and should have tanked used prices but then looking around I could build a new system for cheaper than some 5 year old used overclocking chips that probably been running at 95degrees for the last 5 years
I just managed to sell one older pc with i7 4790, b85-m mobo, 16gb ram, gtx 960 (2gbvram), 250gb ssd, 1tb & 3tb hdd, coolermaster 500w psu, fractal design core 2500, with a bog standard dvd&cd rw drive, for 415 USD two days ago. I see flippers trying to sell similar pcs with what they say are gtx 1060 with two old 500gb hard disks for 670$
if you’re interested i would love you to do another one of these videos with my system.. i’m kinda stuck
Oh snap I may have to ask for your help sir. Good work here. Thank you.
What are you selling and how much for? I’m looking to build but I’m thinking I can buy a prebuilt too save myself a lot of time finding and importing parts in this coronavirus time.
LEPA MaxBron PSU... sounds like an offbrand dollar store basketball shoe
The RGB on my PC was pissing me off. So I turned off all the RGB. Feel much better after that.
This is a nice change of pace. I like that you are willing to help someone out that is trying to actually sell their pc for a decent price and wanting to do it right.
Rule of thumb is to normally ask for 100 more then what you want for it; mainly to allow someone to haggle you down
Shit, if I was in the market I'd probably buy that.
His cpu is good, but a few generations back.
The 1070 is great. One gen back. Still totally capable of great 1080p/1440p gaming. Even light 4k (medium-high settings, I know from experience)
weird, I actually saw this listing. Think i even messaged the guy about just selling the GPU hahah
In my experience, mentioning a system has never been overclocked always helps. It gives people a little more trust in the parts lasting long. Even though you cannot overclock in the first place (people generally don't even know that). It has to be said that I only sell PC and combos of relatively old platforms, Intel 775/1156/1155 and AMD AM3/AM3+ era
I'm assuming PC and Computer in title are for SEO. You can choose to search for words only in title, so someone typing either PC or Computer would be covered. I don't know how many people actually search title only for either of those keywords, but if they do search for the one you omit, you won't be seen
Yeah, idk anyone who does that. They usually search for keywords in the entire ad.
@@GregSalazar yeah but some people spam unrelated keywords in the description. But I'm thinking of my experience mostly searching for cars and I have searched title only because of people doing that
OP needs an update if it is sold.
Acrylic won't shatter from looking at it wrong. How many pictures of people sweeping of glass do we gotta see before we ask ourselves, "is tempered glass really all that important?".
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Great to know BT-7274 is also a member of the PC masterrace
A titanfall reference don't expect to see one of those now days
The only thing I care about is if the gpu was used for mining. I won't buy one of those unless I get a ridiculous deal.
I might leave the EVGA in myself as I know that their products with a part number that ends in "KR" have a warranty that follows the item and not the person, extra value to me if its not too old. Oh and remember if you base your pricing on ebay prices I would go by SOLD items, not whats listed as those obviously havent sold and might be over priced.
What are the reasons that it's better to buy storage new instead of used or what videos are they in?
I would sell it for 600-650$
$800 would be perfect, 16gb ram is still around $70 and 256gb nvme m.2 still is around $40 plus the RGB fans still costs a decent chunk of change
To add to your point on trying to move and make the sale QUICKLY. We are dealing with an AGING PC that price that is volatile and only in the negative direction. Imagine if AMD announces the release of their 4000 series, BOOM your PC takes a price cut because those would be buyers would just rather wait for the 3000 series to be put onto the used market.
Time is money, and in this instance the money is burning in the capital that you have (the PC) while depreciation takes a strong hold. This is the philosophy that I took when trying to sell my PC, I was just trying to minimize my losses instead of trying to maximize my revenue.
Let's see more of these!
Nice
good guy greg
What I disagree with Greg on is that he compares what he can buy and build individual parts for. But the person buying this way is not building.
I bought a similar system with aio for 650 euro great deal
I don't disagree that $850 is the high side, but you have to price high to get the price you need to get. Most of these people are going to see it at $700 and try to offer you $550 for it. I personally would add some benchmarks, and follow your picture advice, and maybe find a cheap kb/mouse and a 1080p monitor from the thrift store and repost it @$850 and then take no less than $750.
Bruh has it really been 5 years since skylake? Built my first pc with an i3-6100 and a GTX 950. Time flew by
what info do i need to put when selling my pc? and how do i get it?
Umm 800watt cause u could upgrade GPU downlink that sorta triggered me I used brand new vs old 450 watt I replaced bad caps in and it did 11.7 volts and new insignia did 11.988 volts so 800 watts for higher end cards are needed so it doesnt cause random crashing
I tested a powered hungry opteron and old i3
And r9 280x
That's cool, but can this rig run Minesweeper in 4K?
nothing can
🤣🤣🤣
4:26 I usually see only 8gb ram kits for that much. For 16gb kits they usually go for 60-100 bucks usd.
This is my favorite series from you. I always watch them fully.
I have basically the same computer (except I have a 6700k, 1080 and a different phanteks enthoo case) and I wouldn't think of selling it for that much money.
Congrats on *500k* subs Greg - keep it strong, u awesome, stay awesome! :)
He forget to mention "RUNS EVERYTHING AT ULTRA" 🤣
It hurts every time someone says 6th gen or 1070 is old, because I'm still running a i5 4690k with a 1070ti.
I really want Ryzen. I need them extra cores for video processing on my plex server and faster memory because I feel as though my SSD is being bottlenecked by my 1600mhz DDR3.
I've sold 8 PCs and I've never sold a PC over $600. I feel like people are way too cheap and I try to sell budget builds or mid end. But getting someone to cough out $850 seems impossible lol
I plan on selling my system. It's pretty bad.
MB: ASUS MA99X Pro R2.0
CPU: AMD 8350 4C 8T
COOLER: Hyper 212
RAM: 16 GB 4X4GB 1866 MHz
GPU: PowerColor R9 270 2GB
PSU: Rosewill 650 watt 80 bronze
Case: I think it's a Rosewill. Can't remember.
Good things I like to do before selling computers:
-Clean dust build up good with compressed air and then alcohol
-restore plastic with compound just because
-Clean and re-apply thermal past to all heat sinks and chips.