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 == Estimated Required Work ==
-* Need a van (LFM is willing to sponsor a [http://www.streetcar.co.uk/ streetcar] if needed)
+===Transport===
-* Need several people to pick up the hardware (bring tools!)
-* Need someone to identify the hardware and make a list
+Getting servers/hardware from Last.fm HQ to the Hackspace is the first step. Perhaps a van; LFM is willing to sponsor a [http://www.streetcar.co.uk/ streetcar] if need be.
-* Need people to prep them
-** wipe drives
+Hardware then needs taking from the carpark to the space itself. Many hands make light work and there is a goods lift in Cremer Street.
-** assemble working machines out of several broken ones (this is optional, but is likely to increase resale value)
-* Need people to sell them
+===Catalogging===
-** make photos, write specs, assess value
-** put on craigslist, ebay, ...? and manage the sale
+Next we need to know what we have. Suggestion is to first of all assign each item an ID (001, 002, 003, etc.). Overview page on the wiki that lists IDs and status of hardware; be it "in review", "for sale", "sold" and "discarded".
-* Need people to be available when buyers want to pick up the hardware
-* Need people to help dispose of unsellable hardware in an appropriate manner
+Each ID links through to another wiki page with in detail specs on each item, and photos. Information that needs logging is:
+* Manufacturer
+* Model Number
+* CPU
+* RAM
+* HDD
+* Form factor
+* Peripherals
+* Price based on going market rates for similar items. A quick eBay search should suffice.
+Photos are to be taken and uploaded.
+===Testing and prep===
+Ensure hardware is still functional. Definition of functional is to be decided, but maybe check that the BIOS gets past the POST stage and can boot a live CD or something?
+Harddrives and other effects are to be wiped/cleaned to an agreed level of acceptability.
+Any hardware which does not work can be chucked for now to help minimize on the space occupied. In the future, maybe assemble working machines out of several broken ones (this is optional, but is likely to increase resale value).
+===Sale===
+Post sales listing on eBay, Craigslist, Gumtree or whatever else platform. Items have a sale life of a week at maximum. Prices start at something reasonable, but low. We want to sell things, and quickly.
+Need people to be available when buyers want to pick up the hardware. There's usually someone in the space, so arrange for pick up to be when someone is definitely present. Be it a weekend or Tuesday?
+===Cleanup===
+If no interest is generated for an item and it does not sell, it gets chucked (or donated to someone/somewhere?). There are skips in the business park.
 == Schedule ==