For years, there have been so-called Intel X58, X79, and X99 motherboards manufactured by companies that had no official distribution in the West such as Huananzhi, Machinist, Qiyida, Jginyue, etc., but in fact these had server chipset equivalents such as 5520, 5500, C602, C612, etc. salvaged from dead server motherboards and integrated into new desktop […]
After a few months from hearing about repurposing Nvidia Tesla Datacenter/AI computation cards for PC gaming, I finally decided to buy an Nvidia Tesla M40. Technically the item is e-waste, but still is very useful for my everyday use-cases. The experience wasn’t without some bumps along the way, but was still relatively easy in setting […]
I had quite a few Windows 7 installation discs that I was about to throw away, but it then hit me that there would be some buyers and/or collectors who were into this stuff on eBay. It surprised me that within three days, I sold all five of my Windows 7 discs which were four […]
One of my friends gave me about seventeen years worth of designer goods such as mini-purses, crossover bags, clutch purses, pouch bags, necklaces, and wallets to offload, and I went through the OfferUp, Craig’s List, and eBay to sell them. Surprisingly, I did not sell any of the items locally through OfferUp or Craig’s List […]
The family of my friend Patricia was moving and needed to offload about thirty-five years worth of items. Since liquidating stuff on eBay, Craig’s List, OfferUp, and Amazon is a hobby of mine, I couldn’t resist taking all of that stuff. The experience was very eye-opening to say the least, and I had to make […]
Revised 2019.08.20 Amazon (for general merchandise) Rakuten (for general merchandise) Newegg (for electronics) TigerDirect (for electronics) Steam (for PC games)
Buyer Tips Buy from sellers with established history & high ratings (98% or above) Avoid cheap or items way below market from sellers that are relatively new or have limited selling history Make sure to read sellers’ return policy; some have limited return periods such as 14 business days and some do not offer returns. […]