tg@chmsr (T. Govindaraj) (11/09/90)
I would appreciate help in determining the reasonable sale price for the following: Macintosh II 80Meg Hard Disk (Seagate ST296N) 5 Meg of RAM Apple 13" RGB color monitor, 256 color card Apple Extended Keyboard Comes with Microsoft Word 4.0 and SuperPaint 2.0 The system is about three years old (87.12.11) (except for the hard disk, which is 1.5 years old (89.3.27)). I am thinking of selling the system since it has seen little use for a year because of a NeXT and a Sun that sit close-by. I had advertised in the net for $3,500 several days ago. While several people were interested in the monitor (and an IW II), no one wanted it for that price. Thank you very much. Please send mail to the address below. _____________________________________________________________________________ T. Govindaraj +1 404 894 3873 (voice) tg@chmsr.gatech.edu +1 404 894 2301 (fax) tg@chmsr.uucp; 128.61.3.10 School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology 765 Ferst Drive, ISyE-0205, Atlanta, GA 30332-0205, USA _____________________________________________________________________________
gaynor@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor) (11/09/90)
In article <16735@hydra.gatech.EDU> tg@chmsr.gatech.edu (T. Govindaraj) writes: >I would appreciate help in determining the reasonable sale price for >the following: > > Macintosh II 80Meg Hard Disk (Seagate ST296N) > 5 Meg of RAM > Apple 13" RGB color monitor, 256 color card > Apple Extended Keyboard > Comes with Microsoft Word 4.0 and SuperPaint 2.0 > The system is about three years old (87.12.11) (except > for the hard disk, which is 1.5 years old (89.3.27)). First, face one thing. You're selling your Mac at a -bad- time. Apple's emphasis is on low-cost Macs. And the IIsi can easily be perceived as a more capable machine than the II. The advantage your II has is its NuBus slots, robust power supply, and capability to be upgraded to a IIfx. The IIsi on the other hand, has it's sound, 512k 32-bit clean slotted ROMs, fast 68030, small case, warrenty, and it's the newest kid on the block. You're going to have to price your II well below a comparable IIsi to be looked at, unless you manage to catch the eye of someone who needs lots of NuBus slots, but not a IIfx. I can get a IIsi for ~$3500. Price your II just below $3000. $2995 may be just $5 less than $3000, but that "2" makes a lot of difference in perception. Play up the NuBus slots, and the cheap upgrade to a IIfx. And of course, place "or best offer" in your ad. That'll get you started... -- Jim Gaynor - Systems Analyst 1 + "This is Serious. He is Lost. The Ohio State University ACS-FM-OCES | We must begin the Search at once." gaynor@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.ed | -Rabbit, from gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu + "The House at Pooh Corner"
eaw@Alliant.COM (Eric Woudenberg) (11/10/90)
In article <16735@hydra.gatech.EDU> tg@chmsr.gatech.edu (T. Govindaraj) writes: >I would appreciate help in determining the reasonable sale price for >the following: > Macintosh II ^^ $2100 ($2295 "new" (from spares) from pre-owned electronics, 90 warr.) > 80Meg Hard Disk (Seagate ST296N) ^^ 350 ($465 quantum new from clubmac, 2yr warr.) > 5 Meg of RAM ^^ $150 ($37 * 4 at current commodity prices) > Apple 13" RGB color monitor, ^^ $250-300 ($599 used from pre-owned electronics, 90 warr) > 256 color card ^^ $150 ($399 used from pre-owned electronics, 90 warr) (new rasterops 264 is $399 in macweek) > Apple Extended Keyboard ^^ $100 ($159 used from pre-owned electronics, 90 warr) > Microsoft Word 4.0 and SuperPaint 2.0 $50 $3150 my guess, certainly not much more than this. Eric Woudenberg