Where Can You Buy Refurbished Hardware, Now?

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Posted by Cliff on Wednesday January 16, 2002 @07:45AM from the used-computers-for-sale dept.

theGoodWitch writes "Since Egghead.com went bankrupt (that new 'powered by Amazon.com' site they have not is not the same thing), I'm having trouble finding good deals on used/refurbished/end-of-stock PCs, servers, hard drives, tape drives, and such. Ubid has some, but not nearly the selection. eBay has too much, and it's too hard to sort out who the sellers are. I don't want to buy from individuals, only from commercial suppliers with (at least limited) warranties and minimal guarantees. Egghead.com was perfect, but now they're gone. What happened to all the stuff they were getting? Who is selling it now?"

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Ya, I hate that (Score:5, Funny)

by dimator ( 71399 ) writes: on Wednesday January 16, 2002 @07:48AM (#2847469) Homepage Journal

eBay has too much

Whenever I'm looking for something, and I find it in mass quantities, I get really pissed too.

- - Re:Baskin Robins (Score:1)
    
    by DEBEDb ( 456706 ) writes:
    
    31 flavors of ice cream to choose from? Do I need this kind of pressure? For an ice cream cone??
    
    You know, there are open-mike nights at your local comedy club. Check it out.
    
    Hopefully you won't make it out alive.
Computer Surplus Outlet (Score:4, Informative)

by funkman ( 13736 ) writes: on Wednesday January 16, 2002 @08:23AM (#2847531)

http://www.computersurplusoutlet.com/ [computersu...outlet.com]

I got memory from them with no problems. They also carry a lot of other crap too.

- Re:Computer Surplus Outlet (Score:1)
  
  by Howie ( 4244 ) writes:
  
  Heh. Including the 5.25" Floppy Drives [computersu...outlet.com] that other guy was looking for yesterday.
- Re:Computer Surplus Outlet (Score:1)
  
  by StandardDeviant ( 122674 ) writes:
  
  Man, one meg cache ppro 200s. For under a hundred bucks. Holy shit, I feel old now! :-) I'm only 23, but I remember when those f*ckers would have cost more than a semester's tuition for me...
Compgeeks (Score:3, Informative)

by bats ( 8748 ) writes: on Wednesday January 16, 2002 @08:53AM (#2847588) Homepage

http://www.compgeeks.com

'nuff said.

- Re:Compgeeks (Score:2)
  
  by Snowfox ( 34467 ) writes:
  
  http://www.compgeeks.com
  
  'nuff said.
  
  I'm not sure how to post this without getting it tagged as flamebait. I've had major problems with Computer Geeks, as have several friends and coworkers.
  Rather than taking my word, ask around in your own office, put a query on a newsgroup or what have you. See what you hear.
  That said, for older hardware, searching for specific item names on both pricewatch and shop.yahoo.com is usually your best bet. You can find virtually anything there, from super old hardware to "new" refurbished stuff.
  - Re:Compgeeks (Score:1)
    
    by silicon_synapse ( 145470 ) writes:
    
    I've dealt with compgeeks several times and have never had any trouble. I've gotten some really good deals there. Can you be more specific about what trouble you've had?
  - Re:Compgeeks (Score:2)
    
    by lizrd ( 69275 ) writes:
    
    I too have had some troubles with them. Getting a RMA number from them usually seems to take about a month and is just a lot more hassle than it should be.
    On the other hand, I still do business with them because they have good prices, a good selections and tend to ship things promptly. If you purchased things from onsale.com/egghead.com a lot of them probably came from computergeeks. They were the supplier for a lot of the stock on the onsale.com auctions.
ebay/pricewatch (Score:3, Informative)

by redhotchil ( 44670 ) writes: on Wednesday January 16, 2002 @09:09AM (#2847620) Homepage Journal

ebay has its half.com, pricewatch.com has its not-exactly-new section..

half.com [half.com]

pricewatch.com [pricewatch.com]

karma - whore it like you mean it.

Now, I shop at: (Score:3, Informative)

by qurob ( 543434 ) writes: on Wednesday January 16, 2002 @09:36AM (#2847663) Homepage

TigerDirect

Clearance/Refurbished sections of PC Mall, PC Warehouse, Insight, CDw, etc

I remember buying from Egghead when they were "Surplus Software", they used to have the big black and white news paper type ads they'd mail you. They always had a page or two in Computer Shopper, also.

They used to sell LINUX distros, way back in the early 90's!

Team Excess (Score:2, Informative)

by DJ Easy Dick ( 87570 ) writes:

http://www.teamexcess.com

This place also has that type of hardware.
logic box (Score:2, Informative)

by danielrose ( 460523 ) writes:

http://www.logicbox.com
all types of refurb stuff some new stuff too
Logic Box (Score:1, Redundant)

by Tim Locke ( 137705 ) writes:

We use Logic Box [logicbox.com].
- Re:Logic Box (Score:1)
  
  by danielrose ( 460523 ) writes:
  
  What type of hardware do you buy off them?
RePC (Score:2, Interesting)

by lostboy2 ( 194153 ) writes:

RePC [repc.com] is a good No-Frills place for old/recycled stuff. You can sell them your old equipment too.

-- D.
PC Liquidator (Score:2, Informative)

by fro_less ( 546447 ) writes:

PC Liquidator [pcliquidator.com] and pricewatch.com haven't given me any problems.
used-pcs.com -- central Texas, nice guys (Score:2)

by StandardDeviant ( 122674 ) writes:

but don't forget the hyphen! :-) I've never personally dealt with them but members of the local unix community always had nice things to say about them (I mean, if anyone devours "old" hardware it's us freenix fans [for a while they had dual ppro 200s for like $149!]). Anyway, they ship so don't worry if you don't happen to live in the land of Shiner Bock, Sun-baked Hippies, and Crazed Germans (aka central Texas).
Try Retro Box (Score:1)

by fatarfy ( 319180 ) writes:

http://www.retrobox.com/ [retrobox.com]
Louie (Score:1)

by cswan ( 6058 ) writes:

Don't forget your old friend, the Drive Dawg:

http://www.hitechcafe.com/eShop/default.asp

It's mostly crap, but it's always a motley assortment.
For old server stuff... (Score:1)

by MattT ( 130844 ) writes:

Try centrix international (http://www.centrix-intl.com)
EuroPC (UK) (Score:1)

by robin ( 1321 ) writes:

EuroPC [europc.co.uk] (based in the UK) sold me a firewall for GBP 70 + VAT (+ GBP 15 postage); apart from needing a keyboard to boot (I use a KVM switch) it's been fine. They seem to have quite a high throughput of stuff, so it's worth checking back every now & then to see what they have.

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Ya, I hate that (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Baskin Robins (Score:1)

Computer Surplus Outlet (Score:4, Informative)

Re:Computer Surplus Outlet (Score:1)

Re:Computer Surplus Outlet (Score:1)

Compgeeks (Score:3, Informative)

Re:Compgeeks (Score:2)

Re:Compgeeks (Score:1)

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ebay/pricewatch (Score:3, Informative)

Now, I shop at: (Score:3, Informative)

Team Excess (Score:2, Informative)

logic box (Score:2, Informative)

Logic Box (Score:1, Redundant)

Re:Logic Box (Score:1)

RePC (Score:2, Interesting)

PC Liquidator (Score:2, Informative)

used-pcs.com -- central Texas, nice guys (Score:2)

Try Retro Box (Score:1)

Louie (Score:1)

For old server stuff... (Score:1)

EuroPC (UK) (Score:1)

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