Selling a TV

laughing_cow

Hi all

My boyfriend has a television he no longer needs and he asked me if I wanted to sell it on EBay. It's a decent Sony and it's about 5 years old and works fine. I've never sold anything of that size, so I'm not sure - I guess it would have to be a 'collection only' item. Would I be better off selling it somewhere else? I'm not even sure how much old TVs sell for - is it worth it?

(He's also got an old pair of skis, also a bit big for posting - if anyone has any tips where to sell them, I'd appreciate it!)

Ta!

frivolous_fay

I've got a Sony TV in good working order and I can't even shift it in the free ads.

Despite my lack of success... it would be a better and cheaper way to find someone who would collect.

scbk

TBH old tvs are worth fairly little

You can search competed items on ebay to see what the same spec/age has gone for. If it was me I'd just stick it in the paper

soolin

Small ads might turn up a buyer, although I ended up dumping my last TV as absolutely no one wanted a perfectly OK working CRT TV any more.

Ebay is prolematic due to the paypal on collected items issue.

laughing_cow

Cheers for your replies - I thought it might be problematic. Maybe I'll stick it in the paper and if that doesn't work maybe try and find a charity who will appreciate it.

Premier_2

Sorry, I don't usually suggest this, but at least you might get something this way if all else fails

cashconverters

<premier ducks>


I also don't like suggesting people don't donate to charity shops, but most of the charity shops around here now refuse electrical items as they need to be safety inspected before they can be re-sold. Unless the charity shop employs or knows a qualified electrician who will donate their services, then the cost of testing has made the sale of electrical items in charity shops non-viable.

laughing_cow

I hadn't thought of cashconverters - might be worth a look!

Re the charity - yes, you're right that most charity shops don't accept electricals - I was thinking of perhaps somewhere like a hostel, youth club or a community centre?

irrelevant

I've shifted several old TVs via freecycle (and realcycle) - they are almost worthless these days, and lots about with everyone upgrading to LCD/TFT screens. I don't think you'd make enough on eBay to have it worth the hastle, unless it's particularly unusual - try searching the completed listings for similar items to see what they go for.

custardy

widescreen TV's still make some money on ebay
older ones are less sought after

iieee

We sold a Sony widescreen 32" TV on ebay a year or two ago. It was a massive heavy thing. It made £150 and buyer collected it and paid cash. Obviously things might have changed since then though (as everyone wants LCDs now).