Last Updated on September 25, 2025 by
Introduction
This page provides guidance on how to handle floppy drives.
If you have
- Optical Drive refers to Optical Drive, CD, DVD #6021,
All of them need to be value checked. The scrap value of the floppy will be $30, and value check them as pre-owned.
Item id/category#: 6005

Item Type: Floppy Drive
Value Check? Yes
Where to Put Away If Keeper: #1072 eBay: Items For Resale
Where to Put Away If Scrap: #1011 Scrap: Optical/Floppy Drive
Item Examples
| 3.5″ Floppy Drive (Internal or External) | 5.25″ Floppy Drive (Internal or External) |
How to Process
Check for the Asset tag
- Check and remove the asset tag.
Storage media
- Check and remove storage media.
Value Check
- Scrap Rules: The base scrap limit is $30.
- Value Check as Pre-owned.
- Use the same condition listing as the item on hand. Such as included an AC adapter or not.
- For an external drive, if you can not find one on eBay, check the internal drive part number
Note
- Leave a note for any difference between the listing and the item on hand.
How to Bag and Tag
Put Away
- Keep:
- Leave it on the pending shelf at your workbench. The Quality Checker will QC them and put them in #1072 eBay Items For Resale
- Scrap:
- #1011 SCRAP: OPTICAL / FLOPPY DRIVE




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