Micron 5300 2TB SATA SSD's

[tjk]

Hey All,

I have > 500 units available as we move from SSD to NVME. Most of them are near 100% life left in them. What's the best way to get rid of these all at once vs eBay?

I reached out to some wholesalers and they think I was born yesterday, offering me less than 50% of what they are selling on eBay for.

Thanks!

 

[am45931472]

Then put them on ebay

 

[bob_dvb]

Likely supply and demand, plus some risk. Dumping 500 on the market and keeping the price high is difficult. People will look at the quantity and wait for the seller to drop the price to clear.
The other part is risk, SATA isn't that popular, so if they sell slowly then they might get stuck with stock.
Plus the seller has to do the logistics that you're likely wanting to avoid by selling them to a wholesaler.
You could try negotiating, but you also have to decide if you want to get involved in selling them.
Alternatively you could try selling them in lots. I've bought drives in lots of ten before.
Ultimately they're worth what someone will pay, if they don't want to pay that's your problem.

 

[tjk]

Likely supply and demand, plus some risk. Dumping 500 on the market and keeping the price high is difficult. People will look at the quantity and wait for the seller to drop the price to clear.
The other part is risk, SATA isn't that popular, so if they sell slowly then they might get stuck with stock.
Plus the seller has to do the logistics that you're likely wanting to avoid by selling them to a wholesaler.
You could try negotiating, but you also have to decide if you want to get involved in selling them.
Alternatively you could try selling them in lots. I've bought drives in lots of ten before.
Ultimately they're worth what someone will pay, if they don't want to pay that's your problem.

Bob, thanks for your thoughtful feedback. I'll have my team move to lot sales and see if that helps move them faster.

Appreciate it.

 

[ca3y6]

What prices do you have in mind?

If prices are interesting I see sellers being hit in numbers on eBay. Lenovo branded 7.68TB 5300 in particular earlier this year. He was selling batches of 50 (as in not lots, quantity = 50). And they were gone in minutes. I think the most common price was $450. People buying the whole lot.

 

[Filez]

Why not sell in batches in Reddit and here. Also sell us some please.

 

[luckylinux]

What's the best way to get rid of these all at once vs eBay?

You have to define what you mean with "best" and for whom .

I reached out to some wholesalers and they think I was born yesterday, offering me less than 50% of what they are selling on eBay for.

Those guys love to keep huge profit margins ...

If a Company wants to get rid of a lot of stuff quickly, then they sell it for a given price to a Hardware Liquidator who will make 100-500% Profit on them.

If you prefer to handle 200 Individual Orders, Testing, Packaging, Shipping, potential Customers sending Messages/Orders etc for the Price difference go for it.

As a Private Person or owner of a small Business that's probably what I would do.

From a Business Standpoint, would 500 Times the cost Difference (plus the fact that you or somebody else wouldn't work on your normal Work) make up for all the Time invested ?

The good thing is that you have a single Type high value Article.

At the same Time selling Stuff is time consuming. I'm trying to sell some private Stuff to clear up some Space but between taking Pictures, setting up Listing, following up, etc, all for 95% of the Things to never get sold (it's rare that I get reasonable Offers), then it wouldn't be something that I look forward to.

Everybody thinks their and other People's Time is free. It's not.

 

[Cruzader]

I reached out to some wholesalers and they think I was born yesterday, offering me less than 50% of what they are selling on eBay for.

For low value items this is pretty much just how it is.

They need to cover the time spent, packing materials and the liability they hold without getting coverage from you.

If they were to buy them bulk from the brokers they normally buy from they are looking at paying around 50% + get replacements covered and know its been fully tested.
You need to come in lower in price to be worth buying from at worse terms for them.

Sounds more like you overestimated what they would offer and got your hopes up more than anything else.
Its not uncommon as the seller tho, i have to disappoint alot of companies that want to sell me servers also.
They see me selling it at 1000€ so expect to get 700-800€, but if im already paying 400€ there is no point in paying more than that.

 

[iraqigeek]

I wouldn't offer more than 50% retail to buy them all on one lot. It ties cash for quite some time as one would have to sell them in small batches to prevent prices from crashing. That adds up in fees, packaging, and administrative costs.

Flip things around. If you approached those same recycles asking if they can supply you with 500 SSDs, you can be sure you'll get a deep discount vs eBay prices.

 

[Jek123]

I reached out to some wholesalers and they think I was born yesterday, offering me less than 50% of what they are selling on eBay for. Thanks!

50% for 500 pcs. is a pretty good price for an unknown state without warranty

You were born yesterday if you think:
SSDs last forever and a business should just take your word on "100% life left" with zero proof
a bulk sale = retail pricing, because who needs margins anyway?
warehouse storage grows on trees - free of charge, obviously
employees work for the love of the game, not for money
USPS ships 500 packages out of sheer kindness
a 30-day warranty comes from thin air, not from someone's pocket
packing 500 individual orders is just a fun little hobby - no cost, no time
return labels materialize like magic whenever a customer sneezes
a top-tier eBay account and a trusted brand can be built in 60 seconds, completely free

 

[WhiteNoise]

The other part is risk, SATA isn't that popular

This is not true. SATA is more popular than SAS (you don't need to buy a controller) and sells at a premium.

Most of them are near 100% life left in them

I had some Micron 5300 and it wasn't easy to to determine how much life was left in them. They didn't report a % health. To make sense of it, I had to read the smart value for data written and compare that with the datasheet.

I reached out to some wholesalers and they think I was born yesterday, offering me less than 50% of what they are selling on eBay for.

Buying is easy, but selling is job. Also between eBay fees and shipping you can say goodbye to 15%.

 

[tjk]

If you prefer to handle 200 Individual Orders, Testing, Packaging, Shipping, potential Customers sending Messages/Orders etc for the Price difference go for it.

Thanks, sounds like the best plan for now and I will ask the team to put them up in batches vs taking a hair-cut on getting rid of them all at once. Hope the demand stays high until we can unload 1600+ of them however.

I had some Micron 5300 and it wasn't easy to to determine how much life was left in them. They didn't report a % health. To make sense of it, I had to read the smart value for data written and compare that with the datasheet.

I just tested this on a server, unless the smart data value 202 is the wrong one to look it, they are reporting 99 to 100% life left. High PoH's but low usage. They were installed in jbods but never used, just sat in the rack until pulled down.



To the wholesalers I might have upset, sorry!

 

[Damo]

If the price is right I am looking to buy close to 50 M.2 NVMe similar to PM983 1.92TB

 

[tjk]

If the price is right I am looking to buy close to 50 M.2 NVMe similar to PM983 1.92TB

Sorry, these are 2.5" SATA SSD's - Micron_5300_MTFDDAK1T9TDT.

 

[gbeirn]

If you do sell smaller batches I would be interested in 5-10 depending on the price

 

[nicechiachia]

Hi, I'm interested. We can meet in person given the large dollar amount.

 

[T_Minus]

I'd take that 50% off ebay and be done because it's NOT 50% off ebay in the end.

It's 50% difference in item purchase price only... But after CC Fees + Ebay fees is actually more like 40% off ebay price.
Now add on your shipping cost because ebay buyer is not covering that, time to pick \ pack \ ship, deal with customers.
In the end it's going to be 30-35% less than ebay.


Have them wire you the money, have them cover shipping.


Selling them one by one or 10 at a time is going to earn a bit more if you can wait the 1year + to sell them, want to unload them quick on ebay? well then you are going to discount them a bit to move them quicker anyway...


This post seems like an attempt to sell them here as a business without permission, so I also wouldn't be surprised if this gets shut down and you get warned.

 

[BackupProphet]

I agree with T_minus, 50% off Ebay is the way to go. Dealing with shipping, logistics, support is way more expensive than you think.

 

[ca3y6]

I had some Micron 5300 and it wasn't easy to to determine how much life was left in them. They didn't report a % health. To make sense of it, I had to read the smart value for data written and compare that with the datasheet.

I am pretty sure it is there. Have you tried smartctl -x /dev/sda? The problem with TBW is that you don't know if they were sequential or random, and that makes a massive difference in terms of impact on residual life

 

[tjk]

This post seems like an attempt to sell them here as a business without permission, so I also wouldn't be surprised if this gets shut down and you get warned.

Not at all, actually if a mod can close this that would be appreciated.