FS: 20 Packs of 16TB and 18TB drives

[bilbo1337]

I have a bunch of 16TB and 18TB drives I was going to use for Chia but changed my mind. I can accept wire and ship from Florida, US.
PM me for more details, I can give big discounts on 2+ 20 packs. They're all sealed and brand new.

40 drives ST16000NM000J: $18K

40 drives ST18000NM000J: $23K $22K

 

[Layla]

I have a bunch of 16TB and 18TB drives I was going to use for Chia but changed my mind. I can accept wire and ship from Florida, US.
PM me for more details, I can give big discounts on 2+ 20 packs. They're all sealed and brand new.

Forum rules are that you have to post a price here - also what brand/model.

 

[bilbo1337]

Forum rules are that you have to post a price here - also what brand/model.

Ok one sec

 

[bilbo1337]

Nobody wants high cap sata drives? Better than market price

 

[Jason Antes]

Got a feeling it's not that we don't want them, it's that many of us can't afford $18k+.

 

[dbTH]

Few months back you could get those 18TB SATA drive between $300 to $400 a piece. Why would someone need to spend $575+ a piece now for homelab unless you are earning or looking to make big bucks from the Chia mining

 

[bilbo1337]

Some people want the highest capacity you can get out there, same with anything. I'm still waiting on a GTX 3090 but if I want it it's not going to be MSRP..

 

[thetoad]

Haha, I just cant see myself getting these high cap drives right now. I rather get no more than 8 or 10TB. I say hold on to them, or post to Homelab sales on reddit. Many peeps looking for stuff over there as well. The STH crowd is more "deal" oriented, as in half off even the pre-surge prices. That's how low some of these guys go around here :.)

homelabsales is much more deal oriented. will be down voted to zero even if selling below the inflated market if not selling at old prices. speaking from experience

 

[Samir]

homelabsales is much more deal oriented. will be down voted to zero even if selling below the inflated market if not selling at old prices. speaking from experience

I would say this is not so much the case with 3.5" 1-4TB capacities and even some of the larger drives at >$10/TB for used drives. Generally, here it's <$10/TB.

It's all about connecting supply with demand. But unfortunately anyone that bought drives during the chia scam will need to dump their drives quick before everyone does and new drive prices return to normal.

 

[Fritz]

I have a feeling that a lot of chia miners are going to learn the hard way that buying high and selling low ain't a good strategy.

 

[Samir]

I have a feeling that a lot of chia miners are going to learn the hard way that buying high and selling low ain't a good strategy.

I think they are also going to learn how crypto in general is a very poor investment...just like the tulip holders did a couple of hundred years ago...

 

[Shadowarez]

well i am in the market for 7x 16tb Seagate IronWolf Pro Drives but upon some diggin everyone telling me wait a bit for the people who mortgaged there houses,took out huge loans from banks,loan sharks, to buy what ill need, just bought 1 16tb from amazon but that alone was $700 Cad, i can manage with that plus other drives in network then swap em out as i get drives.

 

[thetoad]

I bought mine before chia, but can't buy the other half I need, so figure I'd dump them on chia miners if I can find some and then just buy the 36 drives I want after prices get back to normal.

 

[Shadowarez]

36x16tb damn that is alot of spinnin rust.

 

[Serverking]

I have a feeling that a lot of chia miners are going to learn the hard way that buying high and selling low ain't a good strategy.

I and others here will buy up all the drives in the crash for cheap. Works for me!

 

[Fritz]

Just imagine the feeding frenzy.

 

[Samir]

36x16tb damn that is alot of spinnin rust.

It's 576TB...pffff....not even a petabyte.

 

[BoredSysadmin]

my ancient Nas drives are crumbling. I might go as high as $200/16TB drive in a batch of 12 that including shipping, so $2400 total.
$450/drive as OP asking now not feasible.
PM me if you're interested.

 

[Fritz]

my ancient Nas drives are crumbling. I might go as high as $200/16TB drive in a batch of 12 that including shipping, so $2400 total.
$450/drive as OP asking now not feasible.
PM me if you're interested.

$200 would be close to reasonable.

 

[BlueFox]

Not sure why you lot expect the OP to sell them for half of what they're worth. You might not like current market trends, but alas, that's what they now go for. Last 18TB Seagates sold for $655 shipped (or $700+ once you consider sales tax), so there's clearly still demand.