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Macintosh Classic 1991

andif

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Hi All, 


 
Please have a look at my February 1991 Macintosh Classic. I think its one of the cleanest I have ever seen and I am wondering would anyone have any idea what one in this condition working is worth ?
 
By the way yes it has its cover I just removed it to replace the battery. 
 
Thanks
 
It does look factory fresh - I had an SE that turned up that was like that, I mean the cables were supple, and it even smelled new too!  I would love to know how these examples were stored, to end up like this.  It might help all of us to preserve the compact macs that we already have, a bit longer.

As for price, I think the market for Classics right now is still going up as more of these succumb to cap issues (from the few of these that I have worked on, these little buggers go bad fast when they go - the compact electronics allows the cap goo to do more damage) and it also depends on what the collector is looking for and what additional items come with it e.g. the original box, original packaging, disks, power cord, mouse, correct keyboard and whether any yellowing is present.  Also, your venue is going to dictate the price

The realistic range for these models is probably from 30 to 180 dollars in the US, obviously having more of the original 'stuff' is going to help the price, but re-capping for this model is needed to ensure that it still works when you want to sell it.  I think that you would need a 'hook' of some kind to get much more than that - something really unusual, which would make it stand out from the rest of those on the market.

 
Hi Juror and everyone else. I am in Australia and recently on eBay this one sold for $411.66 AUD which is roughly $304.92 USD. Here is the description:

[SIZE=12pt]Tested and working Apple Macintosh Classic![/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Almost 25years old it shows how far MAC’s and PC’s have come, for its age it has very little yellowing and is in great working condition. Only had the one owner.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Comes with[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Original Apple Keyboard (M0116) and spring like adb cable 
Apple Desktop Bus Mouse (G5431) 
240v Power cord
operating system is Mac OS 7.1[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Everything needed to get going straight out the box.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Will be boxed and packed well for post/courier.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Feel free to ask questions I will do my best to answer, happy bidding![/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Specifications[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Apple Macintosh Classic features an 8 MHz 68000 processor, 2 MB of RAM and a 1.44 MB disk drive and a 40 MB hard drive in a sleek, compact all-in-one case with a 9" monochrome display.[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]Apple Macintosh Classic (M1420) – Manufactured January 1992[/SIZE]

[SIZE=12pt]System software Z1-7.1[/SIZE]
 
Sidenote that this isn't an ebay pricing or seller feedback forum. We should, however, be able to have a nice productive conversation about pricing and market conditions.

The thing that I'd be aware of is that every "market" is going to be different, and it's going to vary from literally day to day.

The person who had both the desire and the cash for an AUD$400 Macintosh Classic already has their system, and it's relatively unlikely that they want another.

Remember, the Classic sold for USD$999-1499 new at the tail end of a time when you simply couldn't get a new Mac for under about $2500. The whole reason it existed was to be cheap and be sold in high quantities to homes buying first or secondary computers, as well as to schools.

If you've got one and you take good care of it and do any necessary physical maintenance (keeping up with the batteries or not keeping a battery in it is a good start, it may need to be re-capped, possibly on both the motherboard and the analog board) then you might be able to pass it along for a bit, but I wouldn't specifically count on it.

 
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