Sell IT Equipment
Tell us what you have
Fill in as much as you can. You do not need a full asset list to get started — a rough idea of what you have is enough for us to come back to you.
Tell us about your equipment
What to tell us
What helps us give you a number
None of this is required to get started — send what you have and we will ask about the rest. But the more of it you can tell us up front, the closer the first figure tends to be.
- The faults, not just the kit
- Say what is broken, what is missing and what has never been tested. It all still counts, it just needs pricing accordingly, and a surprise on arrival helps nobody.
- Whether anything still holds data
- Saying so up front lets us agree how those items are handled between collection and erasure, and price the wiping in rather than adding it later.
- Where it is, and how it is packed
- One site or several, and whether it is on desks, in racks, or already palletised and ready to move.
- Anything unusual about the sale
- Leased hardware, an office-holder involved, a deadline to clear the floor by. These change what is possible more than the equipment does.
How we price it
What the figure is based on
Quotes are itemised rather than handed over as a single lump sum, so you can see how the number is made up. These are the things that move it most.
What it is, and how old
Type, specification, model and age. Some hardware holds its value for years; some is worth little the moment it is superseded.
Condition and completeness
Whether it works, what is damaged, and what is missing. A fault that is cheap to put right barely moves the figure; one that is not moves it a long way.
Quantity and consistency
A fleet of identical machines is quicker to test and process than a mixed pallet, and that is reflected in the offer.
Where it is, and how it reaches us
Location, access and how the equipment gets to us are part of the figure, not a separate bill discovered later.
Whether it holds data
Data-bearing devices need handling before they can go anywhere. Tell us which items hold data at enquiry stage and we will confirm how it is dealt with, and how that is reflected in the figure, before you decide anything.
Everything above is judged from your description, and nothing is fixed until the equipment is in front of us. That is the short version: how selling IT equipment works, step by step covers all seven stages in full.
Worth checking
What holds a sale up
What holds a sale up is usually not the equipment. It is paperwork, permissions, and things taken apart with the best of intentions.
Check you actually own it
Equipment on a lease, hire purchase or finance agreement may not be yours to sell, because a funder can retain an interest in it. Settling the term does not necessarily transfer ownership, so it is worth confirming with whoever holds the agreement before anything is committed. Hardware belonging to a funder has to go back to them.
Check who is allowed to release it
Where a company is in administration or liquidation, or assets are being realised on somebody else’s behalf, the equipment can normally only be released by the appointed office-holder or their agent. Tell us who that is early and we will confirm what is needed before a collection date is agreed.
Leave the drives in
Pulling drives out to be safe is understandable, but a machine missing its drive is worth less than the same machine with the drive wiped. If the data is the concern, tell us which items hold it: eligible storage can be wiped, and anything that cannot be is destroyed rather than passed on. More on data wiping.
Unlock the machines first
Activation locks, mobile device management and accounts still tied to the hardware are not removed by wiping a drive. They have to be released by you. A machine still enrolled can be unusable to anyone else, which makes it difficult for us to buy at all.
Send the accessories with it
Chargers, caddies, rails, bezels and power supplies often carry value of their own and are easily left behind in a cupboard. Tell us what is missing rather than leaving us to find it. Then it is priced in from the start, instead of changing the figure later.
Questions
Selling IT equipment, answered
Do I need a full asset list before I get in touch?
Do you buy faulty equipment?
What if some of it turns out to be worth nothing?
Can you wipe the data before the equipment is resold?
What should I tell you about the site itself?
Do I have to accept the quote?
Ready when you are
Send a rough list and we will take a look, or call if you would rather talk it through.