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The listing, (GIN)160GB SATA Hard Drive has ended.

Up for auction a 160GB hard drive that came out of a laptop which had its screen busted about a year ago and has just been sitting at the top of my closet. I am no computer technician but as far as I know it worked perfectly before the screen on the laptop was busted..... to the best of my knowledge it has never been dropped or mishandled..... no children have played with or touched this hard drive...... I do not know if it still works but as I stated it worked perfectly before I the laptop was placed into my closet so this item will be sent by myself (The Seller) personally and received by you (The Buyer) "AS IS"...... if you have any questions please feel free to ask I will not hesitate to answer you :) Any buyer who uses GIN will get "FREE SHIPPING".... happy bidding.... I look forward to doing good business with whom ever wins this auction :D

Questions & Comments

So is this a 2.5 or 3.5 inch ?

May 17th, 2012 at 4:38:50 AM PDT by

Sorry but I have no Idea how to tell lol...... the model number is in the description if you want to go and check it out.

May 17th, 2012 at 11:11:40 AM PDT by

can you lower the GIN to 7000-8000 if possible?

May 17th, 2012 at 6:09:53 PM PDT by

If I could would you GIN?

May 17th, 2012 at 8:51:45 PM PDT by

Fraud could be a result from this or u jus never no out there these days.

May 24th, 2012 at 10:02:26 AM PDT by

Yes I know that lol..... I never used my private info on this HDD..... I am very paranoid about those kinds of things....

May 24th, 2012 at 1:36:04 PM PDT by

what is the model number and what model of laptop did this come out of

May 18th, 2012 at 7:47:30 AM PDT by

It came out of a Campaq..... I do not know the exact model of Compaq because I have taken everything out of the laptop casing and threw the casing away..... the model number is now below the description :) thank you for your question.

May 18th, 2012 at 11:29:47 AM PDT by

I think what there trying to say is that any information of yours that u had on the hard drive is still on it unless u formatted. If its not formatted then all and any information of yourswill be sent to the buyer, it's like a paper trail but of all your activities that youve done on the laptop. So banking, personal websites, personal information of yours or anything that you can recall doing on this laptop will be sent out. And this is prolly something you may not want. I jus point this out to you since you started that you didn't know much in a computer technicianary way. Getting it formatted would be highly recommended.

May 24th, 2012 at 9:58:41 AM PDT by

Oh I never used any private information on the HDD..... I strictly used the laptop for gaming and typing reports for school.... I never once used it for anything except those things.... so other stuff like my SS number or birthdate or name or any other private info was ever used......

May 24th, 2012 at 1:35:02 PM PDT by

Formatting the Hard disc drive(HDD) is wiping your drive clean(safest way for the HDD to not wear out) An OS is simply an operating system,whether it be Xp,Vista,Windows 7.But u just need to format the HDD for an OS to be installed for the buyer.You need to format that drive,cause it will erase all your important information etc.

Yea,about the HDD's I was being honest when I told you I had won a 500Gig for 9k(Ginned actually).That may be that they have gone for around that,dunno.It also depends on how many people are watching your auction,and if they want it bad enough..

May 23rd, 2012 at 9:52:54 AM PDT by

Well I had windows 7 installed before I stopped using it so Im guessing that it was formatted in order to do so?

May 23rd, 2012 at 11:50:36 AM PDT by

It is a Laptop Hard Drive so it is 2.5

May 19th, 2012 at 12:15:26 PM PDT by

Have no clue what you mean and I still dont see any part if it that is 2 1/2 inches ....sideways longways or width....but Ill take your word for it :)

May 19th, 2012 at 4:18:47 PM PDT by

I would've Ginned your auction,if it was lower.That's kinda high,cause I Ginned a 500GB HDD for only 9k credits.fanned and watching though.

btw if u said it came out of a laptop,its a 2.5" HDD then,cause a 3.5" won't fit into a laptop.Did u format the HDD for an OS to be installed on it?

May 22nd, 2012 at 9:39:01 AM PDT by

Actually for about 4 months now I have been watching Hard Drives go for over 15000 and some have even gone 20000 and most of those were only 80GB and 160GB Hard Drives so I thought I was actually being pretty generous with the GIN price..... as far for me formatting the HDD for an OS I have no idea what that means..... but I can tell you before the my screen was busted I had Windows 7 installed and never was able to do anything with it afterwards.because of well.....the screen got busted lol

May 22nd, 2012 at 4:42:06 PM PDT by

@Shadow, you can take it to a bestbuy to have it tested for free and the assure your auctionees that it's functional and in good working order ready to be used.

May 22nd, 2012 at 12:12:08 PM PDT by

Sorry but there is no best buy around here..... we have a radio shack though... can they do it there?

May 22nd, 2012 at 4:42:49 PM PDT by

maybe, I'd call ahead 1st. even a local pc shop should be able to assist.

May 23rd, 2012 at 6:10:22 AM PDT by

The new Computer will have to have the windows installed due to the driver issue. Why aren't you auctioning the Bad Lap Top Off too??? I will bid with enuff information

May 24th, 2012 at 7:46:17 PM PDT by

I have an update on the HDD.... it is tested and working!

May 24th, 2012 at 1:42:47 PM PDT by

@ShadowSaiX you should still be able to click the edit option on your auction click advanced to be able to tweak the days and shipping.

May 18th, 2012 at 2:07:25 PM PDT by

After the auction has a bid on it it will no longer allow me to edit any GIN options or lasting day options..... all I am able to do is add notes or add free shipping.

May 19th, 2012 at 10:02:55 AM PDT by

Would you lower the GIN to 7000-8000 if i pay for 1/2 the shipping via paypal?

May 18th, 2012 at 11:44:16 AM PDT by

I cant it wont let me because someone has already bid..... you just have to win the bid.... go ahead and bid it all :D

May 18th, 2012 at 1:52:00 PM PDT by

All you have to do is measure across it !

May 18th, 2012 at 7:24:55 AM PDT by

Well sir it is bigger than 2.5 or 3.5..... those two measurements you have asked about are actually very small O_o ....... this didnt come out of a mini or pocket size PC...... the model number has been noted and is now below the description.

May 18th, 2012 at 11:27:54 AM PDT by

Sorry cant lower GIN..... the GIN set for this is actually pretty low.

May 17th, 2012 at 9:16:45 PM PDT by

Oops sorry I thought I put the model number in the description but I guess I didnt.

May 17th, 2012 at 1:08:46 PM PDT by

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