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$50 for an orange iMac - reasonable?
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I once got a snow 700mhz model for free from Freecycle. I also got an indigo for free once, so you can do a lot better than $50 for one. If he wants to scrap it for $20, let him because it's not worth more than that. Heck, you can get a 1.42ghz eMac for $100 or less on ebay now so $50 for an orange iMac is no bargain.
Just saw this on CL, for comparison.
Good point, and one that always gets overlooked in these "what is x worth" discussions... out here on the prairie life is hard and I have to drive an hour through a blizzard (barefoot) to get to the nearest Value Village. Given the circumstances, just about anything locally available is worth at least $50 to me – I'd even call it a bargain.
No hillbillies here ('cause there aren't any hills) but the biker that runs the pawn shop will happily sell you an LCIII for that kind of cash (because it's an awesome graphics workstation... and no, it's not negotiable!).
Fortunately we have a recycling depot that doesn't lock the gate at night, so there are pickings to be had – you just have to be ready to run if the cops drive by.
:lol: That image really cracked me up! (Run, luddite, run!) :lol:
I'm in the midwest too (Kansas) and still don't think a G3 iMac is worth much of anything. Ya, we don't have much to choose from around here, but they are actually probably the easiest Macs to get. My question is, what do you want it for? Are you planning on actually using it for anything? If so, make sure its already maxed out in RAM as 256MB and 512MB sticks of PC133 RAM are stupid expensive and you don't want to have to buy any. It had better have an Airport card in it, and the HD should be upgraded from the piddly 6GB it probably was originally. Unless its got 768MB of RAM or better and a wireless card, its pretty well useless. Personally, I couldn't be bothered with an iMac under 600MHz. If you don't even plan on doing anything with it, then pass entirely. Find another one for free or $5.
Yep. On the other hand, if it is slot loading you could put those coloured case bits onto a 600MHz or 700MHz iMac. $50 is very expensive if you are only going to use the exterior of the case though.*If* the inner grey plastic is in good condition as well that might be useful for a faster iMac that has fallen apart inner grey plastic. Again, expensive but to some people in some areas it *might* be worth it.
Unfortunately the OP has not yet been told of the condition.
As I mentioned in my second post to this topic, it's to be given to a friend of mine, to replace an original bondi iMac which I gave him 2-3 years ago.
Thank you everyone for all of your suggestions so far. I will come in to the shop next week and attempt to reason with the shop owner directly.
That is all for now.
I agree with the other posts that $50 is way too much for most G3 iMacs. I couldn't get $20 for the slot load 350MHz one I had; ended up giving it to a small non-profit.
You can't really compare bulk lots to singles. Bulk lots are always cheaper because the seller is offloading the hassle of picking them up, sorting them and throwing out the dead ones to you instead of doing it themselves.
If it was a faster slottie with a fair amount of RAM, maybe
Well, true. I actually thought that it was a bit high even for a lot. OTOH, they are reputedly all in working condition. So if you actually had a use for 20 of the buggers, it's not too bad.
