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What to do with used server room gear



Matt Shields wrote:
> My company is looking to get rid of some of it's older servers and other
> network and phone gear.  I've tried Craiglist and I don't have time to
> bicker over prices and deal with people not showing up. I don't want to deal
> with eBay because of having to do shipping and the whole auction process.
> I've talked to liquidators and they either don't want to deal with me
> because I don't have a lot, or the ones that do are offering me pennies on
> the dollar for my equipment.
> 
> So, what do other people do when selling old or unused gear?
> 
> Note: When I say old, some of it is just a year or two old, some of it could
> be up to 5 years old.

MIT Flea works for me.
http://w1mx.mit.edu/flea-at-mit
http://web.mit.edu/w1mx/www/swapfest/swapfest-2009.05.pdf

A table there is EXTREMELY cheap, you sell what you can without shipping
 costs, and it's a lot of fun.

Another option is http://www.tradeloop.com






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