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luv2fly

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15. Likely not

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 07:50 AM

Jul 2021

Search eBay for similar items to get some sense of what they are going for. I tried to sell 4 old Mac's last summer and only asked 350 for all four and only got interest from one person who was creepy and I opted to discontinue negotiations with him.

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Anyone have an idee if a Mac desktop from the mid 80's is worth anything? [View all] sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 OP

Try here canetoad Jul 2021 #1

Appreciated. Haven't started to even look as yet. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #3

If it's in very good condition, some oddball collector will want it. eppur_se_muova Jul 2021 #2

Thank you for the reply. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #4

Legacy software BlueTexasMan Jul 2021 #5

I have a Compaq desktop, circa 1999, that has a boo-boo since around 2000. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #7

You'll have a hard time finding someone to whom it's worth something ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #6

One never knows. Worth looking into. I'll take any amount of $$ for what the market will bring. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #8

Go to facebook buy and sell, kijiji and craig's list and see how much they applegrove Jul 2021 #9

I'll have buddy boy check these out. He loves tackling this stuff. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #10

I wish i had done research when I sold a phone. It sold really fast and i had applegrove Jul 2021 #11

As in selling real estate or anything. You can always come down, but never go back up. 😁 sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #13

Yes. As a door stop. Rollo Jul 2021 #12

It may not even be in there. We moved in '16 so the box may simply have been used for other items. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #14

Likely not luv2fly Jul 2021 #15

Couple of Questions - Does it still work? Worried2020 Jul 2021 #16