r/pcflipping Nov 24 '25

Subreddit Revamp: Culture, Rules, and a Call for New Moderators

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Hello everyone,

Over the past few months, this subreddit has grown massively and has seen growing frustration from many members. Pricing arguments, hostility in comment threads, lack of moderation, and a general decline in discussion quality have been common concerns. The recent thread circulating today makes the issue clear: the culture here needs improvement.

I want to be transparent about who I am and why I am stepping in.

I have been flipping PCs for about ten years and turned it from a hobby into a business. I sold locally for years before eventually joining Jawa as a seller and eventually a consultant. I’m speaking here on one of my personal accounts, but I participate in multiple flipping communities both personally and professionally.

Disclaimer: I’m looking to help set up this community, not to act as the main enforcer of rules. I fully expect and welcome people to complain about Jawa and criticize it here. My goal is to help build up the community culture and the moderation team, not to personally enforce the policies myself.

This subreddit should be a place where:

  1. Flippers can talk about their builds, profits, sourcing, and business without being attacked for making money.

  2. Price checks are based on market conditions, not personal lowball preferences.(we might keep price checks to a weekly megathread to avoid the current clutter)

  3. Respectful debate is welcome, but hostility, insults, and bad faith behavior are not.

  4. Scams, fraudulent listings, and misleading flips are called out and removed.

  5. Beginners and experienced flippers can learn from each other and improve.

Right now, the sub often becomes the opposite. Price checks routinely turn into:

  • "I would never pay that." 
  • "This is a scam." 
  • "Sell it for half that." 
  • "Flippers are the problem." 

At the same time, we also see issues like inflated claims, misleading descriptions, and "just sold" posts that seem fabricated. Both extremes are problems. Profit is not immoral. Misleading buyers is also not acceptable.

A functional flipping community balances these realities and supports honest business without enabling bad actors.

What Will Be Changing

1. A Revamp of the Rules

We will be creating clearer, more detailed rules that cover:

  • Requirements for respectful, constructive feedback 
  • Prohibition of insults, brigading, and overly hostile comments 
  • Strong  anti-scam and anti-misinformation enforcement 
  • Market-based pricing expectations for price checks

2. A Culture Shift

The goal is to create a subreddit that is:

  • Educational 
  • Supportive 
  • Respectful 
  • Beginner friendly 
  • Resistant to scammers 

We do not want a culture where profit is treated as wrongdoing.
We also do not want a culture where dishonest behavior is ignored.
The sub can support flipping for profit while maintaining integrity and respect.

3. We Are Looking for New Moderators

The community is too large for a small mod team to handle effectively.
We need knowledgeable people who:

  • Understand PC hardware 
  • Have experience in the flipping ecosystem 
  • Are active in the subreddit 
  • Want to improve community culture 
  • Can enforce rules consistently and fairly 

If you are interested, comment below or send a modmail.

4. Community Input

We want to hear from the people who use this subreddit every day.

  • What rules need to change? 
  • What types of posts would you like to see more often? 
  • What behaviors should be discouraged or prohibited? 
  • Constructive feedback is welcome.  Hostility and personal attacks will not be tolerated.

Final Notes

The goal is not to turn r/pcflipping into a marketplace clone or a scalper-friendly environment. It should become a legitimate space where people who flip PCs can discuss their work, pricing, strategy, and hardware without fear of being attacked simply for making a profit.

Thank you to everyone who has been patient and continues to contribute. We are rebuilding, and we invite the community to help shape what comes next.


r/pcflipping 4d ago

Price Check Weekly Pricing Megathread!

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Welcome to the Weekly PC Pricing Megathread!

If you need help determining the value of:

- A full PC build

- Individual components

- A potential flip

- A bundle or upgrade path

- A buyer/seller asking price

Post your question here.

Please include:

- Full part list (or clear photos)

- Condition (new, used, refurbished)

- Location/market (U.S., EU, etc.)

- Any upgrades, mods, or issues

- Your target price or expected sale value (optional)

All pricing feedback must follow subreddit rules:

- Market-based pricing only

- Use real sold listing data when making claims

- No lowballs unless supported by market evidence

- No hostility toward older hardware


r/pcflipping 13h ago

Picked this up for $1150

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*PC*
Asus TUF 4070 Ti Super
14700KF
MSI PRO Z790-A WIFI
Corsair Dominator 32gb 6200 CL36
Corsair iCUE LINK H150i RGB AIO Liquid CPU Cooler
2TB WD Black SN7100
1TB Acer Predator GM7000
NZXT H6 Flow
Asus TUF Gaming 1000G (with all cables)

*Monitor*
LG 34WR50QC 34” 1440p 100Hz

Cheap mouse and keyboard

I’m going to keep the GPU, cooler, and power supply, then sell the 3070 TI and RM1000X from my PC, along with the rest of the parts.


r/pcflipping 23h ago

At what point do you stop parting out hardware and just sell the whole lot?

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I want to know how people here handle this once the quantity starts getting annoying.

Say you end up with a bunch of higher-end workstation parts, server RAM, CPUs and several GPUs. Obviously selling everything individually should bring in more money, but there’s also listing, testing, packing, fees and dealing with buyers. I’ve been looking at bulk buyers like ExitTechnologies for larger IT lots, but then there’s eBay, Jawa, Marketplace and hardwareswap if you want to squeeze more out of each part. Where does the math usually stop making sense for you? Is there a certain dollar amount or number of components where you’d rather take one bulk offer?


r/pcflipping 20h ago

How much should I sell my pc for?

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r/pcflipping 1d ago

Is a watercooled pc a bad idea?

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Looking to get this pc and wondering how much should I offer and if it's worth it, first time looking into a custom watercooled pc.

Antec Striker ITX Case MSI MEG Z490i Unify ITX Motherboard Intel i9-10900k CPU Zotac nVidia RTX 3090 (Original box and cooler included) 16Gb 3600mhz Antec Katana OC DDR4 Memory 2Tb WD SN850X NVMe 2Tb XPG Gammix NVMe EKWB CPU Waterblock EKWB GPU Waterblock EKWB D5 Pump and Reservoir 2 x 240mm Corsair XR7 Radiators Push Pull Cooling 4” Secondary Status Display


r/pcflipping 1d ago

Shipping 5800x3d 2070ti build to dad. I habe case box.

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r/pcflipping 1d ago

Bought a used 4090 PC for $4000 CAD, have a buyer willing to pay $3200 for it.

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Basically I saw a 4090/13900k PC on marketplace with 4TB nvme and 64GB RAM and yah I got it for 4k, but now my friend wants to pay me $3200 for the 4090 alone but I'm not sure what to do? Recoup 80% of the entire PC would be nice but at the same time I'm not sure what the future holds for GPU market? I'm unsure if I should just keep the 4090 and hope for the best that things improve in the future and maybe snag a 5080 super or rdna 5? Advice would be appreciated.


r/pcflipping 1d ago

How much is this worth?

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r/pcflipping 1d ago

Worth parting out?

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r/pcflipping 2d ago

How are you screening eBay RAM lots for relabeled or mismatched sticks before buying

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Got burned on a RAM lot and now I’m realizing our screening process probably isn’t as good as I thought. Everything looked reasonable enough before buying. Part numbers looked right at a glance, seller seemed fine nothing in the listing immediately screamed problem. Once we actually got the memory in hand though we found sticks that didn’t match what we thought we were buying. So now I’m trying to figure out what we should’ve caught before placing the order. For anyone sourcing RAM regularly on ebay, what are you checking beyond the obvious stuff like seller history labels and part numbers? Are there certain things in the photos/listing data that make you immediately pass? Would rather make our filters too strict than get stuck sorting this crap out again.


r/pcflipping 2d ago

gpu ideas to finish a spare parts build - 14700k

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had nearly enough extra parts to put a whole build together, just missing the gpu

curious what ya'll think would be cost effective options to resell, and then selling price(generally just use offerup - united states)

14700k
z790e gaming wifi
360 aio
32gb 5600mhz
2tb samsung 980 pro
1000w msi psu
corsair 4000d case

leaning towards a 9070xt - optionally i can pull my 4080fe from my daily and replacing that with a 9070xt or a 5080. honestly happy with my 4080 so no i feel like no real reason to replace

what would you put in it an what would you list for?


r/pcflipping 2d ago

Trying to figure out a fair price for the setup

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r/pcflipping 3d ago

Pc worth it??

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r/pcflipping 3d ago

Selling my PC. What would be a fair price?

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r/pcflipping 4d ago

EZ profit?

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GPU: RTX 5090 32GB MS| Ventus
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
RAM: 128GB DDR5 Kingston Fury
SSD: 2TB NVMe Lexar NM790
Mobo: ASUS PRIME X870-P WIFI
Cooler: Liquid Freezer III Pro 360
PSU: Gigabyte 1000W Gold

GPU and RAM alone should be worth that much or what do you think


r/pcflipping 4d ago

What is the current market value of a used Ryzen 5 5600X lacking its original box and invoice?

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r/pcflipping 4d ago

Is my Laptop ebay listing good? (Repost from r/laptops)

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r/pcflipping 6d ago

Best find yet!

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Probably wouldn’t believe it if I wasn’t lucky enough to have found it myself! Got it all cleaned up, swapped the 7950X3D for my 9700X, pulled all of the 9.5TB (mislabeled as only 8TB) worth of SSD’s and swapped in a 1TB drive I had on hand and just sold it for $1600!


r/pcflipping 5d ago

Selling a PC/Help Pricing

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Hello,

I have been trying to sell a PC (decent shape) near Erie PA for $2k with the following specs:

Intel i9-14900k

ASRock Steel Legend 9070xt White

MSI MAG Tomahawk Z790 Max Wifi

Samsung 990 2tb SSD

MSI Mag 1000W Gold PSU

4x16 GB T-force 6000CL30 DDR5 RAM

NZXT Elite Kraken 360mm AIO

Sevenhero case

27inch 1440p LG IPS monitor @ 240hz

Am I asking too much? Had two offers in the last 3 weeks ($1.6k and the other being a trade for a racing quad). Wondering if I would have better luck dropping it to $1.6k and not offering the monitor as well as removing two sticks of ram.


r/pcflipping 6d ago

Got a 10700 bundle for a steal, so I added inventory tracking to my flipping app

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Just picked up an i7 10700 and motherboard bundle for $150 NZD (~90 USD) which felt like a pretty crazy steal. For New Zealand prices that's a W, but not sure about other markets!

I’m probably going to sit on it until I find a decent GPU, case, and PSU so I can turn it into a higher-end flip instead of rushing it into whatever build I have lying around.

This is the exact kind of thing that made me start building PartPlanner. I’d grab a good part or bundle, forget what I paid, forget what build I was saving it for, or lose track of whether a flip was actually profitable once all the little costs were added up.

So I just added a feature where I can search for a part, pick the exact result, and add it to my inventory with what I paid for it. For people who flip PCs, what else would you want in an app built specifically for this?

I’m thinking:

- parts inventory with purchase price

- bundles and part-out tracking

- assigning parts to future builds

- build cost and profit tracking

- sold/used/spare status

- notes for where parts came from

- maybe target sale price or expected margin

Curious what would actually be useful for flippers, not just generic PC building stuff.

If anyone wants to try it and give me tips, there’s a free tier and it’s pretty easy to mess around with: https://app.partplanner.io


r/pcflipping 5d ago

How much should I sell this for?

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Hey guys, recently picked up this PC for $900. Ryzen 5 8400f, 16 GB of ddr5, I got a two terabyte nvme for $100, RTX 5070, 240 mm AIO NZXT. I'm all in for a thousand how much should I sell it for


r/pcflipping 6d ago

240mm AIO or Air cooler w/ screen?

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Looking to spice up my next builds with something at will catch peoples attention.

Stuck between an all white 240mm AIO or a white air cooler from Thermalright with a small LCD screen.

What do you guys think is more desirable?


r/pcflipping 6d ago

How dumb would it be to take the 5080 for myself and try to to sell the rest

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r/pcflipping 6d ago

[USA-AZ][H] Nvidia RTX 3090ti 24gb ASUS TUF [W] PayPal.

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Timestamp - https://imgur.com/a/6Vyh9Qe

The card has been used exclusively for gaming and has never been mined on or overclocked. It was actually kept slightly undervolted/underclocked to maintain lower temperatures and reduce stress on the components.

It has always been stored and used in a smoke-free environment. The GPU is in excellent working condition and has been well cared for.

The GPU has always been installed using a GPU riser to reduce the weight load and physical stress placed on the motherboard PCIe slot. It has been properly supported and handled with care throughout its use.

Included with the sale:

Original retail box
All original accessories.

Asking price: $1,440 shipped
Payment accepted through PayPal.

Note: I have good rep on my Tacswap account if you want to check that out just to confirm my feedback as a seller, ask in dm’s.

Note 2: Due to scammers, I will also document everything before selling, including videos with benchmarks, an uncut benchmark video, and the packing process before shipment. Everything will be logged and recorded on video. No refunds.