fair asking price for powerbook

[d0e]

g4 1.5ghz, 2gig ram, 80gig hard drive, superdrive and backlit keyboard. i have all original boxes and packing, thinking of a upgrading but would have to sell this first. should i pull the 2 gigs for separate sale replace the stock 512 or 1gig that came installed?

[vicrock]

Search of recently completed items on e-bay yields a price between $750 and $1100.

Interesting to me since it is the exact machine I am using which I would like to trade up for a new MBP - was hoping to wait for 10.5 - but maybe not.

[tuqqer]

I'm presuming this is a 15 inch. I'd sell it NOW. I personally think there's no better time to sell used Macs than the week *before* the MacWorld Expo. You'll never get a better price.

I used to think leaving the RAM in made for a higher sale, but now I'm not convinced. I recently sold my 1.8 MacBook, and I removed the 2gigs I'd put in it, and replaced it with the 2 256 chips. Sold for top dollar ($975). I then used the 2 gigs in the new Black MacBook I got.

Then again, if you can't use the RAM in a new machine, you may be better off selling with it in it.

[d0e]

yeah i'd like to try to find a buyer with in the next two-three weeks max. thinking i'm pull the ram and put the original back in, maybe make a bit more and not be stuck with extra ram i'll never use.

[viaripatti]

People here in the SF bay area looking on CraigsList Know the difference between the last rev. 1.67Ghz Powerbooks with the Hi-density 1440pixel screens and those 1.5Ghz with the lower 1280pixel screens. The 1.67s are now sometimes going for around $1000loaded(asking and getting being two different things).
Even the market for those first intel models is collapsing a bit and I see some of those 2.16 Ghz intels going for around $1400.

Yes, you'll get your best price on eBay because midwesterners don't have access to these kinds of direct-sell urban markets and they usually bid stuff up beyond practical price.