The Junk Value of Spoilt TVs – What Every Seller Should Know
- Junk Value
- Aug 12, 2025
- 3 min read
Updated: Dec 6, 2025
When a TV stops working in your Singapore home, the first instinct is to ask:
“Can I sell it?”
But the truth is much bleaker than most owners expect — especially for condo and landed homeowners who can’t simply dump or dispose of bulky items without running into MCST rules.
Let’s break down the real junk value of a spoilt TV, why the resale market is almost non-existent, and what private property residents in Singapore should do to dispose of these bulky appliances safely, legally, and quickly.
Bleak Junk Value Of Spoilt TVs In Singapore
A spoilt TV — even a premium 55”, 65” or 75” model — has almost no resale value. Not because it’s a bad item, but because buyers in Singapore want solutions, not problems.
Buyers want to watch TV, not fix a TV.
No one is shopping for:
a dead screen or a panel that flickers
a TV that won’t turn on or has a cracked or blacked-out display
a power board that may or may not be fixable
Buyers want to plug in, watch, enjoy — not gamble on whether a spoilt TV can even be repaired.
$80–$180 for simple faults
$150–$350+ for panel-related issues
$200–$500 for certain OLED/4K backlight failures
Nobody can guarantee if the spoilt TV can actually be fixed.
Even technicians won’t promise results until they open it.
This is why the junk value of spoilt TVs are extremely low.
The only salvageable components are:
small circuit boards
minor copper parts
Spoilt TVs In Private Homes
1. MCST prohibits dumping at lift lobbies and bin rooms.
Spoilt TVs left in common areas will trigger immediate complaints or fines.
3. Bulky item disposal slots are often restricted.
4. Landed homes have no centralised disposal points.
5. Spoilt TVs are large, heavy and fragile.
Therefore, private property residents need safe, legal and proper TV disposal services in Singapore.
Bleak Reality: You Can’t Sell a Spoilt TV
Buyers want entertainment, not uncertainty. A spoilt TV offers: no guarantee or convenience and entertainment
Even expensive TVs becomes junk the moment the panel dies. It doesn’t matter how much you paid last time. That’s why proper disposal is the only realistic option.
Safely Dispose of a Spoilt TV in Singapore
Here are your legal, realistic disposal pathways:
1. Engage a Professional Junk Disposal Service
This is the most common and most efficient method for private properties.
✔ move the TV safely through lifts/lobbies
✔ avoid damage to walls or flooring
✔ comply with MCST rules
✔ provide responsible recycling
✔ offer same-day or next-day disposal
not all condos offer it
many limit sizes
only certain days are allowed
items must be placed neatly at designated areas
some MCSTs may reject certain junk
Common Misconceptions About Selling Spoilt TVs
❌ “My TV is 65 inches, sure got value.”
❌ “It was $2,000 last time, cannot be junk now.”
Electronics depreciation is brutal — once spoilt, value collapses.
❌ “Scrap dealers will take it for parts.”
Transport + labour > the small junk value of internal boards.
❌ “Someone will buy it for repair.”
Not in today’s Singapore market. Buyers avoid risk.
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