Question 1

What determines the value of my desktop?

Accepted Answer

Desktop CPUs/towers are priced by category rather than by brand or configuration, since the value is in the materials recovered, not the machine's working specs. The tower is priced separately from a monitor or other peripherals, which fall under their own catalog items.

Question 2

What types of desktop can you pick up?

Accepted Answer

Any desktop CPU or tower - branded or assembled, any brand, working or not. Monitors, keyboards, and other peripherals are picked up too, just priced separately.

Question 3

Do you accept a broken or non-working desktop?

Accepted Answer

Yes. A desktop that won't power on, has a dead motherboard, or has been sitting unused in storage for years is still accepted.

Question 4

What's inside a desktop that makes it valuable as scrap?

Accepted Answer

As with a laptop, the motherboard's copper wiring and gold- or silver-plated connectors carry the recoverable precious-metal value. A desktop tower typically has more steel casing per kilogram than a laptop, along with a separate power supply unit that also contains recoverable copper wiring.

Question 5

What happens to my desktop after it's picked up?

Accepted Answer

The tower is opened up and the motherboard is separated out for specialised precious-metal recovery. The power supply and any storage drives are removed, and the steel chassis is sorted for metal recycling separately from the plastics - none of it goes to landfill or informal scrap burning.

Question 6

How should I prepare my desktop before pickup?

Accepted Answer

Back up what you need, then factory-reset it and remove or wipe the storage drive(s) yourself beforehand - QwikScrap doesn't perform data wiping, so this step is on you if the machine still boots.

Question 7

Is my desktop picked up along with my other scrap?

Accepted Answer

Yes - it's collected in the same visit as any other e-waste or scrap you're selling, in one pickup slot.

Question 8

Do you pick up desktops near me in Chennai?

Accepted Answer

QwikScrap currently serves pincodes across Chennai, Kanchipuram, Madurai, and Tiruvallur. Enter your pincode on the homepage or check Areas We Serve to confirm pickup is available at your address.

Question 9

How is the final value of my desktop decided, and can I disagree with it?

Accepted Answer

The rate shown here is an indicative estimate for the desktop category. At pickup, it's weighed and inspected on a calibrated digital scale at your doorstep, in front of you, and the agent shares the final amount based on its actual condition. You approve it with a one-time Pickup Confirmation Code sent to your phone - nothing is final until you share that code. If you don't agree with the amount, the pickup is simply cancelled at no cost, and your desktop stays with you.

Question 10

How and when do I get paid for my desktop?

Accepted Answer

You're paid the moment you approve the final amount - cash or instant UPI transfer, whichever you prefer. A digital receipt with the weight, rate, and payment mode is saved to your QwikScrap profile right after, in case you need proof that the desktop was disposed of responsibly.

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