How to Liquidate IT Equipment

By David Tang

IT equipment is becoming so numerous in the world today for a number of different reasons. Firstly, the IT equipment is being purchased more often as more companies are adding that to their business expenses and therefore there is more of it around in order to meet that demand. Secondly, IT equipment is being upgraded so frequently in the electronic world that we live in that what you are going to find ultimately is that people that are interested in maintaining a competitive edge against their competition are going to be performing hardware upgrades on a regular basis; this in turn creating even more demand for IT equipment. It is therefore no surprise that in this particular frame of reference, that people would be looking for ways to liquidate their IT equipment. Well, if this sounds like you, then there are a number of options available to you as to how you want to liquidate your IT equipment.

Do It Yourself

For the ultimate adventurer that wants to experience everything and do everything, there is the do-it-yourself method for you to get started. In other words, you can actually take all of the IT equipment that you want to get rid of and do all of the liquidation yourself. The major disadvantage of this is that chances are you are going to have little to no experience in liquidation of IT equipment and therefore are going to have a sharp learning curve to go by when you go through the liquidation process. This major disadvantage is offset by the major advantage that you are going to get more control in this scenario than you would under any other one imaginable. You can set prices and figure out exactly what you want to go where; control you would not get with any other method.

Contract It Out

While there are some do it yourself type people out there, what you are going to find is that most people are not really interested or alternatively are way too busy to pick up anything and do it themselves. Therefore, a lot of work like this is contracted out to firms that are experts are liquidating IT equipment. The major disadvantage to this method is that for the most part you are going to have to trust the company that you contract with that they know what they are doing, as most companies do not like to reveal exactly what their methodology is. The fact that it will cost you a commission is also something to consider. However, the advantage of this method is that it is extremely convenient; you can get on with your normal work without having to worry about liquidation of your IT equipment.

These are the two main ways to do it and indeed the majority of other ways are just combinations of these two extremes; contracting out work for specific equipment and then doing the rest yourself. However you decide to liquidate your IT equipment, the main goal should be for you to be comfortable with your decision. If you are not the do it yourself type person, then don't do it yourself! Find someone with the necessary skills and experience to help you get it done.


About the author:

This article was brought to you by Lloyd Ross, CEO of Rossdatacom. Lloyd has been involved in the computer networking industry for over 5 years. Rossdatacom is a leading provider of used networking equipment including cisco equipment , used extreme equipment, foundry switches, and more.


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