what's it worth?

johnb1 · Apr 29th, 2008, 06:37 PM

okay, we're doing some spring cleaning and my mom wants me to get rid of some old Mac stuff, and I don't know what it's worth. Mind you, I'm not going to post anything here yet, because like I said I don't know...here's what I have: Original Airport Graphite Base station, 2 zip disks, PB G4 original dvd's, PB 3400 boot disk, G3 battery, OS 8 (original) and a bunch of other bits n' pieces including a dead powerbook G4- I think I may be able to snag the Airport card, and maybe, just maybe
get something good out of all this stuff....I spoke with one of two used mac dealers here in town -the other one wasn't there, and maybe I could get $100 for the dead powerbook--a very big maybe...shame, really, but what are you going to do?

again, any inklings or thoughs on this collection of stuff welcomed... I know I won't
make much on it, but maybe someone can find a use for it...

John B

chas_m · Apr 29th, 2008, 07:00 PM

	Quote:			Originally Posted by johnb1
	Original Airport Graphite Base station, 2 zip disks, PB G4 original dvd's, PB 3400 boot disk, G3 battery, OS 8 (original) and a bunch of other bits n' pieces including a dead powerbook G4- I think I may be able to snag the Airport card, and maybe, just maybe get something good out of all this stuff.

Original Airport Base Station -- $20, maybe up to $50 if you find a buyer who's WAY behind on his/her technology needs.

Zip Disks -- $1 each

PB G4 DVDs -- you'll need to specify which model, but someone would probably give you $20 for these.

PB3400 Boot Disc -- worthless

G3 battery -- do you mean for an iBook or something?? If it still holds a full charge, that's worth maybe $75.

OS 8 - worthless

Dead PB G4 - depends on what you think is wrong with it, but you might get $100

Original Airport Card -- that might get you up to $100. We used to sell those for more than that all the time.

So overall, we're looking at maybe $300-350 if you're quite lucky. A Mac User Group, if there is one near you, would be a good "first stop" to try and sell em at minimal expense. Dealers will of course not give you what those pieces are really worth, since they (of course) want to resell them at a profit, but if you get an offer from them and it's convenient, take the money and run.