I generally don't tend to amass hardware that I will have to sell off later. If I buy something, it's because I expect to use it for as long as possible, basica

I generally don't tend to amass hardware that I will have to sell off later. If I buy something, it's because I expect to use it for as long as possible, basically until it is so far behind the curve that it is effectively useless. At that point I either give it away for someone to tinker with, or hand it off for recycling. Both my desktop and my laptop are from ~2011, with a few token upgrades here and there. My last smartphone was from 2014, I replaced it last year because it bricked itself. However I am actually in the process of having to sell some hardware. Some it I have gotten for free (refurb Thinkcentre M72e Tiny PC, old single disk Zyxel NAS), most of it stuff my dad left behind when he passed away earlier this year. Old PCs, various electronics and so on. Generally if it contains any data, I will either securely wipe the drives or destroy them and sell without storage. For my particular situation, I already knew his band mates and some of his old colleagues, so they got first dibs on the band gear (amps, speakers, mixers, HDD recorder) and electronics tools. Some stuff was donated after that. Then I set up basically an open rummage sale, advertised it locally and let people have a look around and make bids (I did look up the general price ranges for most of the interesting stuff). I'm on the third weekend of doing that, once enough stuff is gone, all the rest will go to recycling. Honestly the most painless way to sell stuff for me has been the local Craigslist-alike, I put a decent description and don't try to get the absolute highest price. That usually makes sure my stuff sells quickly.