Where to sell custom Defiance Series laptop?

Hi Guys


So I bought a custom built laptop from PC Specialist in December 2016 that I'm looking to get rid of. It's in nearly perfect condition and is still pretty high spec. I listed it on eBay but don't seem to get anywhere near my reserve price and have now listed it three times. The highest the bids have gone up to is £800 which I think is a bit unreasonable for the spec (see below). Could you guys let me know if there is anywhere I can sell a laptop like this and roughly what price I should be looking for. Thanks

Chassis & Display Defiance Series: 15.6" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)

Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 6820HK (2.7GHz, 3.6GHz Turbo)

Memory (RAM) 24GB HyperX IMPACT 2133MHz SODIMM DDR4 (3 x 8GB)

Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1, G-SYNC (replaced January 2018)

1st Hard Disk 1TB SLIM SERIAL ATA III 2.5" HARD DRIVE WITH 128MB CACHE (5,400rpm)

1st M.2 SSD Drive 128GB M.2 2280, SATA 6Gb/s (534MB/R, 150MB/W)

Memory Card Reader Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)

Power Supply 1 x 230W AC AdaptorBattery Defiance Series 4 Cell Lithium Ion

Battery (60WH)Power Cable 1 x 1 Metre UK

Power Cable (Kettle Lead)

Thermal Paste STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING

Sound Card Intel 2 Channel High Def. Audio + MIC/Headphone + SoundBlaster X-Fi MB3

Wireless/Wired Networking GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® AC-8260 M.2 (867Mbps, 802.11AC) +BT 4.0,vPRO

I'd snap someone's hands off if they offered me £800 for that.

I too think £800 is a very good price for a near two year old second hand laptop.

The fact it's not under warranty any more and a year and a half + old may make people reluctant to pay anywhere near what you'd see the same kind of hardware selling for new.

Not many people will be all that bothered about it having more than 16gb RAM. So you could try selling off one or two of the sticks separately and see whether you still get an ~£800 offer for the system. I've no experience selling 2nd hand systems though.

Think of it like selling custom tailored clothing. It was a little more expensive (and better) in the first place because it was designed for your needs, rather than off-the-peg.

Now, though, it is second hand - and second hand tailored clothing doesn't get a higher price than off-the-peg (unless you get lucky and find a buyer exactly your size!).

In fact, because you can't point to a particular brand and model, only enthusiasts will even know it is great value - and they are both rare and more likely to want to design their own, just like you did.

Plus, the more likely they are to appreciate your well chosen components, the more 'fashion-conscious' they are - and this is several seasons old...