How We Grade: Condition Tiers With Example Photos

By The Founder · Reviewed July 7, 2026 · About the author

RAM: four conditions

New sealed (intact factory or anti-static seal): 1.15×. Used working (pulled from a running system, label intact, clean pins): 1.00× — the base every price on this site quotes. Untested: 0.80×, revised up when it passes. Damaged (bent pins, burns, cracked PCB): declined politely.

SSDs: graded by the drive, not the description

A (≥90% life, zero reallocated sectors): 1.00×. B (70–89% life, ≤5 reallocated): 0.75×. C (50–69%): 0.45×, often declined for consumer drives. F (SMART warnings or <50%): declined — free return or free recycle, your choice. The SMART data does the grading; nobody's opinion is involved.

Laptops: cosmetic × battery

Cosmetic A/B/C crossed with battery health A (<300 cycles/>85%) through C (>700/<70%) — a matrix from 1.00 down to 0.60. Cracked screens and board damage go to by-hand salvage quotes.

The number that keeps us honest

Our published requote rate — the share of orders paid exactly as quoted, updated monthly on how it works. Graded examples: PM883, MacBook Air M2, 32GB RDIMM — ranges on the Payout Index.