What's A Broken Hoverboard Worth?
Hoverboards were insanely popular last year, especially around Christmas time, and as we've seen not all of them have held up that well. There seems to be a ton of people who already have broken hoverboards. Whether that's a product of abuse or just a poorly assembled product, it's probably a mixture of the two. Many of you who have broken hoverboards are probably wondering whether it has any value and you should try to sell it, or if you should just throw it in the trash. |
| How Much Is My Broken Hoverboard Worth? |
Fixing Your Broken Hoverboard
You probably spent a few hundred bucks on your new hoverboard so it's a shame to just throw it in the trash. Many "broken" hoverboards can be fixed very easily, some without parts. If you havn't tried calibrating your hoverboard give that a try, it fixes many issues from wheels not moving to flashing red lights. Watch my Youtube channel for videos on how to calibrate a hoverboard. You can watch a great video HERE.
If calibrating your board doesn't do the fix another good thing to try is just unplugging the battery and replugging it in, same way you would with a cellphone. This often resets the board and it will work.
If these two quick fixes don't get your board working you may have broken parts. Most repairs are fairly easy whether it's replacing a charging port, putting in a new gyroscope, or possibly a motherboard. All these parts can be picked up fairly cheaply. On Ali Express you can buy an entire parts kit for just $82. Ali Express is great and cheap, however it can take up to a month for your purchase to arrive in the mail so if you're looking for a cheaper solution checkout HoverboardScooterParts.Com, they have parts in stock and ship out same day. Their prices are very reasonable.
When you've paid a couple hundred bucks for a board, to me, it's worth trying to repair it before throwing it out and shelling out a few hundred bucks for a new one.
Selling Your Broken Hoverboard?
Whether you've exhausted all possibilities of fixing your board or don't want to bother, you may as well try to get a few bucks out of your broken board. But how do you sell a broken board and who buys broken boards?
First check your local Craigslist, sometimes repair guys will buy broken boards for parts. There are other guys who will buy up broken boards to fix and re-sell. If you find a repair guy or someone who buys broken boards contact them and see what they will pay for it. As with anything, its' worth whatever someone is willing to pay.
In my experience most guys on Craigslist are looking for a deal, you'd probably be lucky to get $50 out of a broken board, more than likely you'll probably wind up with $25 to $35 which seems to be the going price. I have heard of people selling broken boards for as much as $100.
eBay is a pretty good place to sell broken hoverboard. I've seen broken boards going for as much as $160. That's not the norm, but I have seen them go that high. More than likely your probably looking at getting between $50 and $100. You can squeeze out a few extra bucks selling on eBay, however keep in mind eBay is going to keep about 10% of the final sales price, and you also run the risk of getting buyer complaints, chargebacks, and ebay/Paypal cases with people wanting partial or full refunds so weigh whether that extra couple bucks is worth the potential headaches.
So How Much Can I Get For My Broken Board?
We pretty much covered this above. If your selling locally on Craigslist, I'd expect to get between $20 and $70. If you sell on eBay, I'd expect to get between $60 and $120.
If you have any questions about how to fix your broken hoverboard or anything else, leave a comment below.
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