[sclug] Computer auctions

[Tom Dawes-Gamble]

I've bought quite a bit of kit over the past year.  IMHO the trick is 
to wait and see.  For the Rivermead auction I get the list in the post
(Regular Customer :-).  I browse though it and see what I might be
interested in.  Then on the morning get there at 9ish for the one hour
preview.  Decide if the items look any good.  You can get the systems
powered on if you want.  Then note down the price to bid too.  At
Rivermead you have to add VAT and 10% buys fee.  So you pay a fair bit
more than the bid price.

I bought a couple of Compaq PII at 7 quid each.  The previous month they
were going for 20 quid.  I seen them go for 20 quid since too.  The
price for item can vary greatly on the day too.  I'm not sure prices
drop as the auction goes on and people leave.

On one occasion there were a number of nice PIII systems I'd put a bid
price of 100 on them and only wanted one.  I think only one other person
was bidding on them and they all went for more than my max bid.  My
guess is if he had let me have one for 80 quid he would have got the
rest for 80 quid too.  :-)

TOm.


On Wed, 2003-05-21 at 17:41, Neil Haughton wrote:
> Leon Ward wrote:
> 
> >Never been to one myself, does anyone have a sample auction list from one
> >that "went down" in recent months?
> >Would like to see the type of bargains (if any) are available.
> >
> >- Nard
> >
> 
> It's ex-corporate office stuff mainly, 3 year old accounting write-offs 
> and that sort of thing, so you'll find lots of monitors (mostly 17" but 
> some larger ones too), boxes (266MHz PII's and so on), laptops, HP laser 
> printers, scanners, keyboards. Mostly clean and in pretty good nick too.
> 
> Best bet is to go to one (entrance charge is minimal and gets you a 
> catalogue) and see for yourself.  Staff are pretty helpful and will even 
> give you an off-the-record idea of guide prices beforehand, if you ask. 
> At worst you'll waste a Saturday morning.
> 
> Neil Haughton
> 
> >
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Neil Haughton [mailto:n.a.haughton at bigfoot.com]
> >>Sent: 20 May 2003 21:14
> >>To: sclug at sclug.org.uk
> >>Subject: [sclug] Computer auctions
> >>
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>On Mon, 19 May 2003 18:09:46 +0100
> >>>Neil Haughton <n.a.haughton at bigfoot.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Those auctions are really worth while (don't spread it around!), 
> >>>>   
> >>>>
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>Where do you hear about them?
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>I 'heard' of them by spotting a notice outside Rivermead 
> >>(where they are 
> >>held locally). Usually a Sat or Sun morning every couple of 
> >>months. Once 
> >>you have been to your first one and registered they will post you a 
> >>catalogue a couple of weeks before each subsequent auction.
> >>
> >>Unfortunately I had to cap my IT spend for the rest of this year 
> >>(married, you see), so no longer have the last catalogue that 
> >>I received :-)
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>
> >>Neil Haughton
> >>
> >>
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