OldDude,
I guess to give you a few more ideas.
- DDR memory is worth a lot more to some people. Find out how to identify it and sell it in lots.
- Some processors are worth money. Sometimes from $10-$20 each. Authentic Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or better sold in lots. Dual Core or above processors are money!
- Hard drives 80 GB or better are worth selling. Serial ATA (SATA) drives are worth money. Format them and sell them. If you can't get it to format, scrap it.
- Some Video and sound cards are Gamer quality and have some value.
- Check model numbers of all cards. Some special cards are out there that have value. Some scsi scanner cards or lab equipment cards or control cards.
- Take any and all cords. Power cords sell at my scrap yard for $1.25 /lb. Small pc cables and printer cables and monitor cables - clip and sell the ends for gold recover. Sell the cables for communication cable. About $.80 / lb.
- Newer and complete computers can be formatted and sold for a good price. I bought 6 at $5 each and ebayed them for $60 each. Only install an Operating system if you have a sticker on the case for that OS. Don't install Microsoft office unless you have a license for that machine that will go with that machine.
- 70% of LCD monitors I have worked with can be repaired fairly easily with a little soldering experience and about $1 worth of capacitors. Burnt out backlights can be replaced for around $10 -$20 per monitor and then it can be resold for around $50. LCDs have very little scrap value.
- When selling untested parts, make sure to note that in the auction and accept returns easily. I don't even require a return, just a pic of the part after the buyer took a hammer to it. That saves on return shipping and makes the buyer know you weren't out to take their money. It saves on the feedback scores.
- Very old machines have 5.25" floppies. They have some value to collectors.
- UPS (uninterpretable power supplies) have a life span of 5-7 years, then the batteries are shot. It's more expensive to replace the batteries then it is to buy a new one. Pick these up. Huge transformers, heavy wire, lots of Alum. heat sinks and lead batteries.
- Power supplies. Most standard power supplies are worthless, but small proprietary power supplies are worth about $10 on ebay. Make sure to open them up and make sure the caps aren't popped and the fans run. plug in an old hard drive and make sure it spins up. Test the voltage or get a cheap power supply tester. http://cgi.ebay.com/PC-20-24-Pin-Pow...item2a13316160
So, depending on your skill level, there may be way more then double your money in these machines.
Here I am rambling. You probably already know all this...
Must be a slow day at work.
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