> Still, a savvy eBay seller could flip the processors and RAM across the machines for around $700,000 Three (pretty big) caveats to add: * Any significant qu

> Still, a savvy eBay seller could flip the processors and RAM across the machines for around $700,000 Three (pretty big) caveats to add: * Any significant quantity of those CPUs and RAM sticks hitting the used market at once will depress the selling price. So they need to be sold over several years during which the baseline demand (and price) will continue to fall. * The sale contract had fairly onerous requirements about the professional personnel and methods of removal permitted, all of which will add to the buyer's upfront costs on top of transport, storage and sales costs. * Since there are known failed components in the lot, all the pulled parts will need to be tested or sold as-is. I'm surprised it got bids that high and I think the article implying the buyer got a steal is overblown.