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Time to start scouring used-PC sales to reclaim the RAM and sell it for a profit?
by incompatible 11mo ago
Time to start scouring used-PC sales to reclaim the RAM and sell it for a profit?
- deleted 11mo ago[deleted]
- chii 11mo agobut why wouldn't that used-PC simply increase in price due to the components becoming more expensive?
- hattmall 11mo agoInformation asymmetry
- ThrowawayR2 11mo agoHave you not noticed the domain of the submitted article? Others are way, way ahead on that already. (Including the submitter. In their comment history is "Tip: You can sell used server RAM or desktop modules through BuySellRam to recover value from old hardware." at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45800881 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45800881 and all of the submissions of this domain are from this user: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=buysellram.com https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=buysellram.com )
- Aurornis 11mo agoIf you can find used PCs being liquidated with DDR4 RAM that is fast enough for a modern build, then you might. Old RAM that comes out of the PCs being sold at fire sale prices isn’t really in demand though. Even slower DDR4 grades aren’t seeing much demand.