Where to buy Used Servers for HomeLab

mithya

Recruit
Hi,

Does anyone know where can I buy used servers for my home lab and server ?

Usually in Mumbai and Bangalore, I could get it from the IT Cos scrapping/decom their servers. Over the last 3 years, either there haven't been too many direct sales or the prices are insane.

Any sources online or offline in Mumbai ?
 
in earlier days, IT cos used to sell their old used systems as almost at scrap level. with the new homelab wave and youtube guides the network admin's started taking it for advantange and moving the old inventry as scrap from companies and selling in the secondary market. I'm seeing that in my company, earlier they used to sell the 2-3 year old laptops for like 100rs but now admins are asking to send back the old laptops to them and are selling them in secondary markets.

I realise this might trigger few: let me add a note, this was my personal experience! may not be a practice everywhere.
 
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rajch2002 said:
in earlier days, IT cos used to sell their old used systems as almost at scrap level. with the new homelab wave and youtube guides the network admin's started taking it for advantange and moving the old inventry as scrap from companies and selling in the secondary market. I'm seeing that in my company, earlier they used to sell the 2-3 year old laptops for like 100rs but now admins are asking to send back the old laptops to them and are selling them in secondary markets.
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I am ready to pay 1000rs for macbook if this is true :angelic::brb: