Any value in a broken tv?
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My son managed to break our tv (through something to a mate who missed the catch and the something hit the tv...). It now has vertical lines where it was hit, and the tv shuts down 5 secs after turning it on.
Anyway, it's a 55 Sony RRP£1200 in 2022. Is there a market for broken tvs? Seems a waste to bin it.
Anyway, it's a 55 Sony RRP£1200 in 2022. Is there a market for broken tvs? Seems a waste to bin it.
eBay: You can list it as "For Parts or Not Working." Be transparent about the issue (vertical lines, shuts down after 5 seconds) and include clear photos.
Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree: Local buyers might prefer picking it up to avoid shipping costs.
Websites like TV Repair World or Spares2Repair specialise in purchasing broken electronics.
Facebook Marketplace or Gumtree: Local buyers might prefer picking it up to avoid shipping costs.
Websites like TV Repair World or Spares2Repair specialise in purchasing broken electronics.
Probably worth a little if you have an easy way to try.
Eg my 7 year old Samsung died.
It was in the garage awaiting tip run.
My daughter said I should sell it, I told her that if she did she can keep the cash.
30 mins later an old school friend of hers turned up, into electronics, sold via facebook & she was £50 richer!
Eg my 7 year old Samsung died.
It was in the garage awaiting tip run.
My daughter said I should sell it, I told her that if she did she can keep the cash.
30 mins later an old school friend of hers turned up, into electronics, sold via facebook & she was £50 richer!
Unless it's some set that had issues with, say, the mainboard where s/h parts have some value, it's pretty much worthless and needs properly disposed off because of the various materials used in construction.
You can typically take them to a council recycling centre who will take them and dispose for no cost. They don't seem to attempt to reuse or repair - I got rid of an old Philips that wasn't really broken (had a few niggles but those were design faults around the Freeview tuner) and they didn't care - just told me to dump it in with all the other flatscreens.
If that facility isn't available where you are, IIRC there is some sort of 'reducing eWaste' directive whereby the original retailer has to accept old/broken electronic gear for free too so if you still have proof of purchase you could bring it back (if it was ordered from an internet based seller though, the cost of shipping would likely make that pointless).
You can typically take them to a council recycling centre who will take them and dispose for no cost. They don't seem to attempt to reuse or repair - I got rid of an old Philips that wasn't really broken (had a few niggles but those were design faults around the Freeview tuner) and they didn't care - just told me to dump it in with all the other flatscreens.
If that facility isn't available where you are, IIRC there is some sort of 'reducing eWaste' directive whereby the original retailer has to accept old/broken electronic gear for free too so if you still have proof of purchase you could bring it back (if it was ordered from an internet based seller though, the cost of shipping would likely make that pointless).
thebraketester said:
Even trying to get rid of TVs which work can be a nightmare. I've got one on FBMP at the moment for free and its not "sold"
This is why you should always keep the packaging. Stick the old TV in the box (even the box for the replacement tv will do), and leave it on your doorstep. It'll be gone by the morning.
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