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Forrest
Yes, I’m interested in a clamshell iBook battery. Do you accept PayPal?
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backtothemac
Are they new or used? I would love one. Do you accept PayPal?
therieau
therieau
Good morning. They're third-party NOS and have never been used. I've been pulling them out of their boxes and have been charging them in my own iBook to see if they work, take a charge, and hold a charge. Also, I'm out of town right now so there might be some delay. PayPal is fine.
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backtothemac
Yeah, I will grab one or two of them. Let me know when you're back in town and I will get with you. Thank you so much for this. I just got a near mint 466 that still has the original battery and believe it or not it holds a full charge and lasts six hours, but I am sure its days are numbered. Thank you so much again!!!
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backtothemac
Hey Bob, just let me know when you're back in town and your PayPal. Hope you are well!

-Chuck
therieau
therieau
Howdy! I'm back in town. My PayPal address thing is: btherieau@mac.com. It's gonna be $100 even for two batteries. I'll start testing tonight, so in the meanwhile, please send me your address so I can get the USPS labels started.

Thanks!
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backtothemac
Hey buddy. Just sent over. I am hoping that a couple of them still hold a full charge. This one was for the first day and now it won't last more than about an hour. I can't find a battery tool for OS9 to see what the life is like on the one that I have.
therieau
therieau
Oh my goodness! I threw a preliminary charge on both batteries before I packet them up (they'll be in the post tomorrow) and they charged without a hiccup and ran just fine. The dates on the boxes are 2006, so they're not super old, and they seem to be working great.
I don't have too many left, though. I guess it's time to start charging eleventy-million dollars for them, eh?
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backtothemac
LMFAO. Yes. I think you may be at that point. I am hoping that they will last 3 hours. That would be amazing. This one was solid at close to 6 for a few days now it will only go about an hour at most. They just aren't out there. That is the problem. Parts and batteries just don't exist out here anymore for these old systems and it is a shame.
therieau
therieau
Agreed. My iBook is pretty rough, but it still runs and has a nice bright screen. It's running one of the oldest batteries in the collection and I can get a few hours out of it.

I just got a notice from USPS that the package should arrive on Saturday by 9:00 PM. Here's the tracking number: 9405503699300604892987
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backtothemac
That is awesome. 3 hours would be amazing. This one was super solid the first day and then just went to poop. I am trying to find an app like coconut battery to test it. This thing is pretty flawless. Can't believe I found it.

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backtothemac
So it has been delivered. The USPS guy put it in a locker and put the damn key in another mailbox.
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backtothemac
So actually, it says delivered to the mail room of our condo, but it isn't there. So they may have put it in a locker, but they put the key in the wrong box. I will try to find out Monday. LOL. You have more of these don't you?
therieau
therieau
I have a few more, yes. Sorry to hear about the postal service screw up.
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backtothemac
It is okay. We live with it here. I should have told you before you shipped it. That is my bad. I am sure it is in one of the lockers. I will update you tomorrow and let you know. :)

Thanks again for everything!!!
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backtothemac
Hey buddy. I got them. They were in the mail room. :)
therieau
therieau
I'm glad it worked out. Did they arrive in good shape? This was part of my Throw In More Bubble Wrap project.
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backtothemac
Yep. They are solid. Great battery life on both of them. :) Thank you so much for these. It has gotten a new life!
therieau
therieau
That's great to hear. I've been pretty happy with them too.
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