Small electric motors

I have probably at least 50#'s of small electric motors, mostly from printers and other eletronics. Since my pricing here is not so great on these, I was thinking of trying to put on Craigs List to try and sell, possibly advertise as motors for robotics etc. Any one had any luck with this, or possibly another avenue? I currently do not use Ebay and I do not think I want to try that route. Any other ideas would be appreciated. Thank you

they go super fast on ebay but you could try clist or other auction site too

i tried ebay on those nothing sold

I put all the tiny motors and transformers etc, into a large bucket and put it out on my porch. By then it weighs 30 - 40 kgs, about NZ$20 worth.

Then someone comes along and steals it.

I dunno who or when, but if someones willing to carry that bucket for that distance.
Then they were in a situation that $20 would make a big difference for them.

Dumb questions here, but I've wondered about this also...lots of printers unfortunately. Are you talking about the motors from all printers (desktops, etc.) or just the big floor models? And if you remove the motors intact, how do you test them to know they work before selling / listing them?

Originally Posted by Swampy

Dumb questions here, but I've wondered about this also...lots of printers unfortunately. Are you talking about the motors from all printers (desktops, etc.) or just the big floor models? And if you remove the motors intact, how do you test them to know they work before selling / listing them?

I am talking about the ones from desk tops as well. Some are pretty small. I have no way of testing them, and never had a need to until my prices for motors started to drop. I have had them on Craig's List for 2 days now, without any luck. No hurt to keep them there for awhile and see what happens. I guess if no hits, I'll eventually sell them to the scrap yard.

Ultimately these days Electric motors are bringing .15 to .18 # so $8 and extra for shipping is an easy number to get on ebay
Id get some small flat rate boxes @ $6 - fill them , take pictures , figure your weight , sell em .

if you have the time to remove them and are fairly certain they work, they should be an easy sell on CL or eBay. I have done it successfully both ways, mostly to guys doing small projects, some for robotics.