Uses for an old Sky+ box

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DimPrawn replied

29 April 2018, 10:57
Originally posted by DaveB View Post

Hardly worth the effort. They sell for £10-15 each, by the time you account for PayPal fees and the hassle of getting boxes to post them it it's not worth it.

Paypal often run "no seller fee" promotions and put it as buyer collects.

Then put the £15 towards another BTL property.
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stek replied

28 April 2018, 21:01
Good for balancing monitors on for a bit of extra height in lieu of Argos catalogues....
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DaveB replied

28 April 2018, 11:12
Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

Sell on ebay, people are always looking to buy them.

Hardly worth the effort. They sell for £10-15 each, by the time you account for PayPal fees and the hassle of getting boxes to post them it it's not worth it.
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DimPrawn replied

28 April 2018, 10:40
Originally posted by DaveB View Post

Sky just upgraded us to Sky Q so we now have a couple of old Sky+ HD boxes going spare. One with On Demand the other not, with a Sky On Demand wireless box.

Any suggestions on what they could be used for other than as a FreeView box?

Sell on ebay, people are always looking to buy them.
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DaveB started a topic Uses for an old Sky+ box

28 April 2018, 09:11
Uses for an old Sky+ box

Sky just upgraded us to Sky Q so we now have a couple of old Sky+ HD boxes going spare. One with On Demand the other not, with a Sky On Demand wireless box.

Any suggestions on what they could be used for other than as a FreeView box?
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