opentoe Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Not sure where to post this but I have a brand new Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 drive. This is the 6gb/sec model and has a nice 3 year warranty. The drive has never been used. It is still sealed in the anti-static bag. Never opened. I don't need the drive space at this time but can use the extra money from this drive shortage. Newegg is currently selling this drive for $299. Would anyone be interested in this drive for $200? Don't laugh, I just saw a Western Digital Black 2TB drive for $447!!! Very insane prices. I guess if I can't sell it for a premium I may as well just keep it, right? Quote Link to comment
xamindar Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Hahahaha!!! Wow, people really are insane. I'll give you $80 for it and that's my final offer! Quote Link to comment
opentoe Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 Not worth to sell just one drive, I'll keep it on hand for a spare. Quote Link to comment
jumperalex Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Best bet will be ebay or craig's list. A fool and their money are soon separated and most fools are to be found there not here ;-) Quote Link to comment
WeeboTech Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I have a box of drives sitting as spares, but who knows when the production will ramp up enough to bring the prices back down to the level they were. With the current pricing, I would not be surprised to see them stay that high until there is a glut. Quote Link to comment
Johnm Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I have a box of drives sitting as spares, but who knows when the production will ramp up enough to bring the prices back down to the level they were. With the current pricing, I would not be surprised to see them stay that high until there is a glut. ditto. I have 4 or 5 3TB drives and 2 2TB Drives all NIB sitting on a shelf (and when those run out i have a shoebox full of 1.5TB drives). While it is tempting to make a buck or 2 on ebay, If it is 9 months until drive prices stabilize, then I am set. If the prices drop in a week (unlikely) I didnt loose anything. I am just future-proofed for drive needs. Quote Link to comment
opentoe Posted November 10, 2011 Author Share Posted November 10, 2011 Usually most guys with that many drives just laying around get them from where they work or they just have loads of money laying around to buy hard drives I guess. Quote Link to comment
bcbgboy13 Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 A hard drive like yours but "Item is new/ unsealed package/ untested/ from working environment/ sold AS-IS" just sold for $251 - http://www.ebay.com/itm/280768633163?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%3A80%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp4712.m570.l1313%26_nkw%3D280768633163%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1&_rdc=1 Quote Link to comment
opentoe Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 What do you mean? Mine was a 2TB drive. The one you posted about is a 3TB drive. Mine sold pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment
bcbgboy13 Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 My bad, when I see 5K3000 or 7K3000 I always think of them as 3TB. (and they can be as low as 500 GB) Did not imagine people buying 2TB now and for $200 as there are 3TB widely available - but the majority of them are using a RAID and with one drive down they are at perilous state - either get a new matched drive ASAP at any price or risk all of their data gone. And as I have a few brand new , unused and in sealed bags Hitachi 3TB coolspin 6 Gb/s 32MB cache (I believe the model is 0S03230) I probably should offer them for sale too for the right price. Quote Link to comment
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