333 MHz Lombard in good shape. Price?

[silvarios]

I could use a faster laptop, but nothing terribly fancy. I found a PowerBook G3 Lombard (bronze keyboard) in good shape and decent specs:
333 MHz, 192 MB RAM, 4 GB hard drive, DVD, FireWire PC card, and an OS X installation disc (still trying to figure out what OS X release).

The seller wanted $100, but I'm shooting for $75. Should be good for basic web, email, and simple writing. Unfortunately, the battery is basically dead and a newer battery with at least some charge will set me back another $50-$100, depending on whether I can snag a used, but still good unit, or have to pay full price for a new battery.

Even with the battery being dead, being able to have a semi-portable Mac a wee bit newer than my PowerBook 1400c would be nice. My goal was to try to score a decent shape and specced WallStreet for $25, but most sellers still want at least three times that amount for their WallStreets.

Any thoughts? Better deals out there on eBay, one of the mid Atlantic Craigslist, LEM Swap, that I may have missed? Thanks.

[SteveJobs]

$45

[silvarios]

$45. Sound reasonable. I'm actually offering $50 in my initial correspondence. If the seller decides to shoot for more, I'll understand, but I'm certainly not paying $100 (although the going rate for Lombards seems to support that 3 digit price). Thanks.


Nathan

[mattkime]

I think I'd cave and pay the extra $50 rather than spend more time shopping around.

[silvarios]

Not a bad thought mattkime. I'm still waiting to hear back about from the seller about my $50 offer. I'd happily pay $75. $100 just seems more than what the Lombard should be worth. I have this notion that $100-$150 for an older PowerBook is Pismo money.

I'm not in a rush to pick up a PowerBook as my current desktop Macs are all G3 powered (not particular new either, but OS X works well enough). This Lombard certainly seems nice and has decent specs for my particular low end use. I guess my response is moot until I get a response from the seller. I appreciate the thoughts.


Nathan

[jdc]

i just paid $80 for a 14" 266 wallstreet in pretty good shape -- but a lombard for $75 -- well i was ROBBED!!

[incognegro]

there's a pismo on a certain CL for $200, 512 ram and an airport card.