Is it worth trying to sell new unused components? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: Rat_Patrol
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 05:06:06 pm
content: I have a bunch (hundreds) of PLCC chip carriers NIB from a job that was cancelled. I didn't want to clog up the selling forum with a question, but is it really worth trying to sell something like that or just throw them out? I would have no interest in a bunch of small sales, would want to sell them as a lot.Would you sell them or just toss them?

author: Stray Electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 05:27:28 pm
content: Authenticating parts as US (or what-ever) made parts and not Chinese counterfeits is going to be a problem. And also probably selling the entire lot to one buyer is also going to be a problem. One buyer might want some of the parts or just a small quantity of a few particular parts and the rest of the parts might be completely useless to them and consequently of very little additional value.Without a list of what you have and what the quantity of each is, then we're just guessing at the desirability and value.

author: Rat_Patrol
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 08:28:44 pm
content: They are thesehttps://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/3m/8432-21B1-RK-TR/1026493IIRC, I have 32, 52 and 68, but I'd have to double check.ETA: Link fixed.

author: Stray Electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 08:39:27 pm
content: That link isn't working for me.

author: Rat_Patrol
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 08:50:37 pm
content: Quote from: Stray Electron on May 13, 2025, 08:39:27 pmfixed

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 13, 2025, 09:16:04 pm
content: Ask digikey to return them, you can find it in your order history at the top "Request return".If its too old maybe send them a message and see if they'll give you credit or something instead.

author: Rat_Patrol
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2025, 02:21:54 am
content: Quote from: thm_w on May 13, 2025, 09:16:04 pmIt has been a couple years, just going through stuff since we are moving to a new facility, I'm not even sure I got these from Digi Key. I'll contact them though, never know!

author: SMTech
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2025, 07:58:53 am
content: It certainly isn't easy. We had some old tiny Fuji relays and there was moderate interest on eBay from what appeared to be radio hams, but that does require some effort and its hard to look through all your surplus, list it as well as try and establish if its even worth bothering. In that vein we have boxes of connectors (some really not cheap), housings, through hole passives that it just seems so wasteful to throw away.We also had a big lot of stuff from a job that never took off that was basically a customised Beaglebone, listed all that with a broker. I think the only thing we got rid of some crystals during the pandemic because nobody else had them, they went multiple drops to what was clearly the same client. I think just about everything else is still sealed and hidden away in a corner somewhere, luckily I think we had not yet sourced the CPU & RAMNo idea why they couldn't just buy the whole reel -maybe the broker was adding too much. The oddest thing from that job that was instantly impossible to shift - an entire crate of raspberry pi wifi dongles.Netcomponents is an option if you have the something people might be looking for.

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2025, 08:03:37 am
content: List them for selling, and specify minimum quantity. See if you find any buyer.If not, giveaway/donate them. I wouldn't just throw away brand new components.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: May 14, 2025, 09:13:55 pm
content: Quote from: RoGeorge on May 14, 2025, 08:03:37 amSome for sale on ebay, no buyers.