Do old computers have valuable and sellable parts?

Yes they have sellable parts, no they generally do not have valuable parts. Sometimes you find someone who needs a particular old part that they can't find and will pay a lot of money for it. But you have to 1.) have the part 2.) know you have the part and then 3.) let them know that you have the part. read more

Many schools, government offices, and other organizations have old equipment or are using old software they can't afford to replace, but may be willing to shell out a few bucks for old PCs they can keep for parts to repair critical systems. read more

The most sough after parts in printers are the stepper motors (usually from laser printers), regular DC motors, steel rods and shafts, a whole bunch of gears and gearing systems, screws, springs, limit switches, optical encoders and much more. read more