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"Baloney."
I've sold dozens of macs at ebay, over 1000 sales overall. I'm speaking from experience. Ebay mac buyers ARE a uniform demographic. There might be 10-15% that don't fit, but high profile mac auctions are very predictable overall. Admiting ANY fault in a machine (past or present) damages the outcome of the auction.
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There is absolutely no value in overselling an item. Definitely note that the logic board has been replaced by Apple. Take a hit on the price possibly. It's not worth the potential unhappy buyer to oversell this item by omission, and it's the right thing to do, unless you need that extra $50 to buy medicine for a dying relative right now.
I have a similar dilemna-- I almost don't think I could sell my MCiB®™ because it's a ticking bomb and the next owner is going to be "it", almost certainly. 1 replacement so far, last summer.
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Some guy just asked if I could post or send some pics of the computer I have up at ebay - there are 5 pics in the auction taken by my camera. Morons!
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"I've sold dozens of macs at ebay, over 1000 sales overall. I'm speaking from experience. Ebay mac buyers ARE a uniform demographic. There might be 10-15% that don't fit, but high profile mac auctions are very predictable overall. Admiting ANY fault in a machine (past or present) damages the outcome of the auction."
I see your point. It's a minor a disagreement about terminology. Stability of prices or predictability of outcomes aren't indicators of a demographic uniformity. It's an indicator of market reality and buyer behavior.
However, I don't think the new logic board is necessarily either negative or positive. It's not a selling point to promote, nor is it necessarily a warning flag. If it's replaced by an Apple Certified Tech under warranty, it's not all that abnormal. It's not like the previous logic board's problem somehow "contaminated" other parts of the machine. But people make buying decisions based on irrational things. Even a false perception that something is" tainted" will override common sense for many buyers.
But again, we're talking about a machine with a slow processor that doesn't have a bright future ahead of it.
The fact that there are a lot of G3 iBooks in circulation on eBay (as a lot of people are looking to unload them, and making this decision maybe a year late) is likely more of a determining factor in outcomes. If a buy can choose among many, a logic board replacement may tip the balance.
Still, I'm amazed at the prices people pay on Ebay. Often it's a better place to be a seller than buyer.
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You can't go wrong being honest.
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Often it's a better place to be a seller than buyer.
Um . . . if you pick well, most sellers send you your item. Even on a good day a third of your buyers are going to be flakes.
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Speaking from experience, I sold my MicroCenter 900mhz ibook on eBay last November for a good price. Yes, the serial number was within the problematic range. However, I've had no problems with it and did not feel obligated to flag my sale with this info: "Hey! buy my iBook. You may have problems and then again, you may not" It's up to the buyer to do due diligence when purchasing used equipment with no guarantees. As long as you are honest in your description, you have nothing to worry about.
Also, I had the remainder of an Applecare contract on the iBook, so I knew the buyer would be covered no matter what. You, however, are in a grey area here. How you list it is up to you and your conscience.
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I'm still mulling this over, since I won't be listing my iBook until this weekend. Like I considered earlier, it might just be happy with the present logic board for the rest of it's days, which would make the whole thing a non-issue. I don't *know* how long this board will, or won't, last. None of us knows that about any of our computers. At least this one is covered under Apple's logic board replacement program, if it should go again (I can't believe they couldn't come up with a better fix for these).
I've noted MUCH slower G3's (like 500 mGhz) going for over $400 and $500 on ebay, which is a considerable amount. I *know* some of them have probably had this logic board issue also, but not one seller has mentioned such a thing.
The buyers for these older machines, they just want to get started with a Apple laptop that they can afford, and that they can surf the web on and send emails with (what most beginner buyers really care about). Anyone buying these machines isn't looking to run Illustrater on them (even though I have run Photoshop CS on it with no huge problems)
Sigh...
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It's all moot, anyway.
The truck with your new computer is going to park a block away from the house. Then, the driver will turn vaguely in the direction of the house, put his hand over his mouth to muffle the sound, and say "knock knock?"
DELIVERY EXCEPTION - CUSTOMER NOT AVAILABLE.
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Thanks Greg...
Remember, your new PB will be on that very SAME truck!
Pfftttt....
Kathy
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