FS: Raspberry Pi 3 (BNIB) - Page 1
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author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 05:14:26 pm
content: I'm selling a Raspberry Pi 3 on eBay that I bought from Farnell today. I bought two, but I figure someone on here would like one of them. These are approx £35 each from Farnell.http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Raspberry-Pi-3-B-Latest-Model-with-Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-LE-Brand-New-in-Box-/131739691604?hash=item1eac4c2a54:g:M9kAAOSwx-9W1HlWI'll consider direct offers too.Read up on it here:https://www.raspberrypi.org/magpi/raspberry-pi-3-specs-benchmarks/Thanks

author: trevwhite
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 05:24:57 pm
content: What price you after?

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 06:01:59 pm
content: I'm going to let it run for a bit on eBay as it seems like there is a bit of a backorder of Pi 3's. I'll take offers to end the auction early, obviously more than the cost price of £35 but I'm not going to be ridiculous and say £100 or something, as the backorder is only a week or so.

author: NilByMouth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 06:10:30 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on February 29, 2016, 06:01:59 pmWhy would anyone want to pay £35 or more when they can buy it from here for £30?http://thepihut.com/products/raspberry-pi-3-model-b

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 06:38:48 pm
content: Quote from: NilByMouth on February 29, 2016, 06:10:30 pmeBay seems to disagree as it is currently sitting at £26.55 with 2 days 22 hours remaining and 18 bids. I'm guessing Pi Hut are taking backorders only. It is out of stock from Farnell with no stock due until early or mid March.If someone can't wait, they can buy mine for a premium. I don't intend to rip anyone off though, and you're completely free to wait longer if you can resist. Which most people can.

author: gmb42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 06:48:38 pm
content: RS have them at GBP26.75 + VAT for qty 1-4here.They show as 15501 in stock, although that's down from ~19K this morning when I first checked.

author: NilByMouth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 07:02:12 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on February 29, 2016, 06:38:48 pm19 bids from 3 people. Good luck! Hopefully you'll get your money back. I've had an email from Pi Hut to say mine's been shipped.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 07:11:08 pm
content: Didn't realise RS had so much stock. Only bought this because the trade counter had a few sitting behind for retail sales, and the warehouse was all out (it went within the first couple of hours apparently at Farnell haha.) Please don't think I'm trying to rip people off. I'd be happy to take £33.46+UK post (that's my cost price including VAT of course), although given the auction has gone so far I think it'll be silly to end it now.Anyway, I'm probably going to upgrade my RPi2 media centre in the bedroom with this. The 2 is decently fast, but the 3 should be a rocket. Unfortunately have to wait a few months for the OSMC image to have 64-bit support, but still the boost from 1GHz to 1.2GHz should be noticeable.I do have a few older RasPis to sell as well, but I'll probably put them up in a few weeks when the 3 frenzy has died down. Old project boards. Love these things!

author: NilByMouth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: February 29, 2016, 07:19:08 pm
content: Quote from: tom66 on February 29, 2016, 07:11:08 pmI just bought it to play with and compare with the original pi. My original pi will hopefully become an Octoprint to control my 3d printer.

author: NilByMouth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 01, 2016, 11:58:48 am
content: Quote from: tom66 on February 29, 2016, 06:38:48 pmThey are now only taking back orders, so this may help you:http://thepihut.com/pages/back-order-terms

author: TonyPh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 02, 2016, 08:24:51 pm
content: Seems pointless as CPC Farnell are doing them for £31.66 free delivery to UK having over 5k in stock.RS is similarly priced.

author: ralphrmartin
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 12:47:17 pm
content: Ordered mine from Farnell and it came yesterday.Good news - I updated the software, ripped out the PI 2, plugged in the PI 3 in its place, and all worked fine.

author: NilByMouth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 04:19:03 pm
content: Quote from: TonyPh on March 02, 2016, 08:24:51 pmNot so pointless - bids are at £35.05 now. Still he has fees to pay out of that.

author: tom66
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: March 03, 2016, 05:59:33 pm
content: Well, in the end it sold for £36.05; with fees and postage (I live just five minutes from the post office; I'm a student so my hourly rate is about 50p/hour), it works out to around £29. I've lost a few pounds on the sale, but hey, it was worth a shot. Nothing wagered, nothing gained, right? Call it a calculated risk.I'm going to try getting my Pi 3 working properly tonight, with the new OSMC RasPi3 image (should be at least partially built with a 64-bit kernel)

author: NilByMouth
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: March 04, 2016, 08:19:40 am
content: Quote from: tom66 on March 03, 2016, 05:59:33 pmIt's hard to make a decent profit on ebay with their fees chewing up most of it. I bought extra PS4's and Xbox Ones when they first came out, sold them for quite a bit more than I paid and only made £20 or £30 profit on each after ebay took 10% and paypal 3.4%. I only sell stuff on there I don't need anymore now.