Almost everywhere you look nowadays, you can see a new notebook advertised for $399 to $499, after rebates. These poorly equiped laptops are destroying the value of older laptops. And I'm not talking about 2000 built laptops, I'm talking about laptops sold 3 months ago. I've tried selling a 1500 laptop I bought less than 3 months ago and the best offers I got were 500 bucks. Of course these fools don't realize that the cheapos at Best Buy are poorly equiped and mine is packed to the gills. Whatever. It's total market saturation.
2006-08-08 04:54:11 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
ebay is the worst place to sell a laptop!
2006-08-08 06:28:11 · update #1
Well, thankfully, not everyone has jumped on the cheap train, but I wouldn't be spending $500 on a laptop. You already know it's not worth it if it comes with a CELERON or SEMPRON processor. Basically, if it's not what you want, then it won't be of any value to you. Technology is always improving or getting cheaply made (depends on the manufacturer) so the price will continuously go down. If my laptop that I bought 3 to 6 months ago lost value, I really don't care. I bought it for my needs and as long as my needs are still being met by the machine I bought several months ago, then good for me. But that's the market for ya. I feel ya.
And you have to understand, a lot of used computer shops and computer retailers are buying those 3-6 month old laptops from you for that 500 bucks and turning around and selling it for $1,200. They want to make money out of it, so they are not going to give you everything or anywhere close to what you want for it.
So, you have a better chance of getting more for it on eBay or selling it to a friend for over a 1,000 bucks, if you can. *grins*
That's just how it is, my friend.
2006-08-08 05:38:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the semiconductor market, a device is considered worthless after 18 months. That time has dwindled considerably. Computers are now considered worthless after 9-12 months. It's like buying a car, the value drops 1/2 or more the moment you drive it off the lot. It's just the way things are.
2006-08-08 05:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by TxVarmit 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they are. The best strategy to save you from market loss like this is never purchase #1 rank of the most high tech featured electronic items. Always purchase according to your necessity and maybe #2 rank of the similar item with one less feature or one speed lower which definitely already experience the price drop by 30-50% withing a month or two. My 2-cents, proven to let me do business on ebay on laptop purchase and sell with extremely good profit ($20-30K sales/month). Good luck for you
2006-08-08 05:06:12 · answer #3 · answered by coza b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure they are... just like VCRs, DVD players, televisions, stereos, computers, and Ipods. I can remember folks paying over $500 for a VCR... you can now get a great one for under a hundred bucks. The old VCRs are just not worth much... they don't have many of the features offered today. I think the same thing applies to laptops.
2006-08-08 04:59:05 · answer #4 · answered by Mike S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Their strategy is sell more, earn more. They don't care about quality.
2006-08-08 05:06:14 · answer #5 · answered by Thor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yup.
2006-08-08 04:58:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋