Selling a laptop - you should pay attention to this
Here you can read what you should pay attention to when selling your laptop so that your data remains secure and your wallet fills up.
Selling a laptop - make sure you have a good overall picture
The eye not only eats, but also offers! If you want to sell an unkempt, externally dirty laptop, you will always get a worse price than with a shiny, optically perfect and thus new-looking device.
- Therefore, you should study our computer cleaning tips and apply them thoroughly before selling.
- A specialist shop is recommended for internal cleaning, which usually only charges around 30 euros.
- Once all the dust has been removed from the inside and outside, your laptop usually runs better and faster, which can be positive for a buyer test.
Sell Notebook - Watch Your Data
- Back up any data you want to keep.
- Then first delete your laptop's recycle bin.
- With a free tool like CCleaner you can also remove stubbornly hidden data.
- Now it is advisable to format the hard disk in order to remove the data stored on it.
- Then you can simply reload the operating system and all software that you want to sell with it, freshly.
- Alternatively, remove and keep your hard drive to either sell the laptop without a hard disk - or install a new one. Depending on the age of your laptop, this may affect the warranty that may still be available.
Sell laptop - get the best price
The following applies to all online auctions: Describe your laptop as precisely as possible by googling the model and finding out the exact specifications there. Age and possible acquisitions are also price-critical.
- The best way to sell laptops is among those interested in technology, for example in the CHIP forum.
- Fees apply if you offer your laptop on eBay.
- It gets cheaper on eBay classifieds and you may also save on shipping.
- In the used goods store on site you usually get lower prices because a possible resale is already factored in.
- Online shops such as Momox or Wirkaufens.de are now also buying technical devices. This saves potential nerging with eBay buyers, but usually also brings less.
- Tip: In order to have a good basis for negotiation, you should first determine the price for which your laptop model has already been successfully sold on eBay. To do this, select the "Advanced Search" on eBay and enter your laptop model. Then click on the "Completed Offers" option. All prices listed in green represent successfully sold auctions.
- Also offer insured shipping and pack carefully and securely.
- Important: do not hide any defects, this only leads to potential trouble with the buyer.
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