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PartPlanner posts about reselling. 3 articles.
Parting out usually beats selling an old PC whole. Buyers pay full price for the exact part they need, but demand a discount for a whole old machine.
Before you list a used PC, benchmark it, do a clean Windows install, write the full spec and photograph it properly. The prep that sells it faster, for more.
A used PC is worth what its parts sell for, minus fees and effort. Here is the method, which parts carry the value, and when to part out instead.