Is there a market for Quadras?

[gamecat]

Hi. I'm trying to whittle down the pile of hardware in my garage and I've come up with a Qudra 800 (64mbRAM/ 500mbHDD/ OS8.0/ Monitor/ Keyboard/ Mouse/ Printer) that I'm ready to part with for cheap. I figure that it's old enough that only a true affecianado would be interested.

Can anyone (1) give me a ballpark figure of what it might be worth (I'm figuring somewhere around $50?), and (2) reccommend the best marketplace and/or forum for buying/selling classic hardware (I'm in the SF Bay Area).

Hope that this post isn't inappropriate for this forum. I just hate to see old hardware without a good home.

 

[pee-air]

Fifty bucks? Hmmm, I'd say a reasonable price for a Quadra 800 with a monitor and printer is somewhere between free and $20. These are machines that should really be retired. So people don't want to spend much money on them unless they're diehard collectors that need that one last bit or piece to complete their collection.

Truth of the matter is that these machines aren't useful enough to have any practical value, and they're not rare enough to have any significant financial value. So my appraisal stands at between $0 and $20.

 

[dbraverman88]

I would agree with pee-air. Also keep in mind that a smurf in good condition now goes for aout $50. I have seen then go for even than that. A smurf has much more funcitonal value than a quadra 800.

 

[Unknown_K]

$20 is a good price, shipping would be too expensive so find somebody locally. Try LEMSwap http://groups.google.com/group/lemswap?lnk=li

or the local freecycle (if you just want it gone).

 

[Bunsen]

Yes there is, and we're it

 

[gamecat]

Thanks all. $20 it is, or free. It's not about the money. It's just wanting old hardware to live on.

I'd keep it, but my garage is full of even older stuff. ;-)

 

[ChristTrekker]

Thanks all. $20 it is, or free. It's not about the money. It's just wanting old hardware to live on.

If I were anywhere within driving distance, I'd take it. *sigh* I need a Q800...

 

[mac2geezer]

gamecat

Do you still have the Q800? If so I would entertain the idea of springing for shipping if you're willing to pack it up. I would only want the Q800, keyboard, and mouse, no display or printer.

 

[QuadSix50]

I'd love to take a Q800 to complement my Q650.