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University surplus. I work for a university and we get rid of stuff all tfe time that is still very useful.
I got my home server (Lenovo thinkcentre, i7 6700) for $30 minus ram or storage at my local university surplus store a few years ago, and I have no regrets. Added a 256gb sata SSD, 16 gb RAM, 8tb HDD all refurbished for like +$150 when that was still cheap.
Do they sell/auction them? If so, where? I've seen some things on municibid, but most of it is like "900 iPads, must buy all of them!" or "here's a pallet of printers!"
Well my university just sells them. It’s all in person so there is a lottery to determine place in line because it’s popular. And for us it’s piece meal, not 900 iPads all at once. Might have to do some research to figure out where but I’d suspect most universities do this sorta stuff.
For example I’m in NC so there is this: https://www.doa.nc.gov/divisions/state-surplus-property/retail-store-locations
Thanks. I didn't think to hit up individual unis. Then again, do I really need another server?
... Yes, I do.
one year my local uni got rid of a whole lab of G5's. this was just about two years after they bought them.
Yeah I’ve found 2 year old Dell laptops that still had Accidental Damage Service still on them. Why the heck someone surplussed that is beyond me.