Anyone up for a cheap B&W G3?

[BillHarrison]

Local craigslist guy has 6 available, for 100$. Problem is, I have to buy all 6, and dont have any use for that many.

All work, 300mhz, no HD, 1 stick of ram (Unknown, assume 32mb).

100/6 = 16.67 Each.

I want one. I would even buy 2 to get the deal done, so if anyone else wants a b&w G3 for 16.67 + shipping hit me up.

All have cd drives, type unknown. He is selling them as is, but I will test before shipping.

Kind of a B&W g3 group buy!

[weazbert]

where are you located?

guestimate shipping to 49503?


thanks

[SmurfBoxMasta]

I'll give ya $60 for 2 of them, paypaled & shipped to 29063, IF you will guarentee no DOA, AND clarify the exact specs, ie....ram, video card, optical drive, condition prior to payment :)

jlmk asap please :D

ps....pics would be nice too!

[kalisphoenix]

I'll give ya $60 for 2 of them, paypaled & shipped to 29063, IF you will guarentee no DOA, AND clarify the exact specs, ie....ram, video card, optical drive, condition prior to payment :)

jlmk asap please :D

ps....pics would be nice too!

Wow. I didn't know that you could photograph, inspect, pad, box up, and ship two Power Macs for $13.33 a pop. That's a hell of a deal.

[phungy]

Is it this G3?

[kalisphoenix]

Is it this G3?

No. http://lowendmac.com/ppc/g3c.shtml

[phungy]

$18 for that?! Count me IN!

I'd like to know specs as well. Pics would be nice. I call dibs :)

[livingfortoday]

How much would one be shipped to zip 60657? Thanks!

[kalisphoenix]

Wait a minute. If they're 300MHz, then that makes them Revision 1 Blue & Whites, right?

I don't mean to crap the thread, but Rev. 1 B&Ws should be avoided at all cost.

[phungy]

Wait a minute. If they're 300MHz, then that makes them Revision 1 Blue & Whites, right?

I don't mean to crap the thread, but Rev. 1 B&Ws should be avoided at all cost.

I see. Well, OP, let us know if these are Rev. 1 B&Ws. TiA.

[BillHarrison]

Wait a minute. If they're 300MHz, then that makes them Revision 1 Blue & Whites, right?

I don't mean to crap the thread, but Rev. 1 B&Ws should be avoided at all cost.


No problem. I would assume these are Rev 1 units. For those who dont know, these have a mildly retarded onboard IDE controller. It only supports one device per cable, and even at that has a few issues with non-stock drives, a quick ebay search will yield you plenty of information.

That said, they are 16.00 each, and would probably do 50ish on ebay. They have plenty of PCI slots, so adding a "real" drive controller would not be tough. They are older machines, and thats that.

I am only charging real shipping to anyone intersted, so check yourself, my shipping zip is 44221.

I am not going to go through any exceptional amount of hassle for this, its just something I figured a few people might be interested in. If not, no problem.

[livingfortoday]

Okay, well, if I assume the package will be 35lbs (the B&W's were 28lbs), by Parcel Post shipping should be $11.91. So. If you could ship me one for $30 total cost to me, I would take one.

[DMPDX]

Okay, well, if I assume the package will be 35lbs (the B&W's were 28lbs), by Parcel Post shipping should be $11.91. So. If you could ship me one for $30 total cost to me, I would take one.

I bet you got that quote online. I got a similar one to ship my B&W G3 to california(to socal from portland, oregon) And I ended up paying $60.00.
-dsm

[SmurfBoxMasta]

Well,

I just checked @usps.com and got ~$17 for parcel post. Thats from OP's zip to mine, which is basically coast to coast! And I shipped a B&W to LA/CAL. last year & shipping was ~$13. I know shipping has went up lately, but it has NOT doubled. Also, I shipped 22 large, heavy gifts for xmas, w/o any real surprises ........

Hence my offer of $60 for 2 of them, which I will now increase to $70 :D

jlmk :)

[phungy]

Came out to $19.90 for me via Parcel post. Weight =35 lbs, shipping as a large package. I guess that'd be close to $40 for me. Hmm...

EDIT:

Anyways, I'm still interested.

[dllavaneras]

Wow, that's some deal! may I wask what you intend to do with those macs? use them as a file server/jukebox, maybe?

[SmurfBoxMasta]

If ya b askin me, 1 is fer a rugrat learnin box, the other a file/music server
project for da garage/workshop :)

[Nukemkb]

Yep - I'm in for one. good deal!

[phungy]

Would this be worth getting and upgrading yourself? I'm tempted but not sure if I should spend money in this direction...

EDIT:

Anyways, I am still interested. Keep us updated!

[ReanimationLP]

I dont get why everyone says the Rev 1 is so bad. My Rev 1 took two hard disks, one WD and a Maxtor, for years with no problems, no corrpution, anything. o.O

[Chef Medeski]

I dont get why everyone says the Rev 1 is so bad. My Rev 1 took two hard disks, one WD and a Maxtor, for years with no problems, no corrpution, anything. o.O

I got 2 HDs hooked up with CD player, no problems. Rev. 1. THEY ARENT BAD.

[kalisphoenix]

I dont get why everyone says the Rev 1 is so bad. My Rev 1 took two hard disks, one WD and a Maxtor, for years with no problems, no corrpution, anything. o.O

Probably because even Apple admits (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=24342)
that Rev. 1's can't handle slave hard drives (http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=58193).

Not to mention everyone else on the Intertubes screaming about it.

But I'm glad yours worked great. I'm sure somewhere out there is a guy who wonders why people complained so much about the Apple III :)

[livingfortoday]

Any news on these? My offer of $30 shipped for one still stands, if you're willing.

[phungy]

I'm still interested and curious what the specs are.

[SmurfBoxMasta]

Any news on these? My offer of $30 shipped for one still stands, if you're willing.

my offer is still good too, but it seems like the OP has went awol :D

[acedickson]

I've got two hard drives in my B&W and have for nearly 2 years. It works just fine. It must depend on the machine.

[SmurfBoxMasta]

I've got two hard drives in my B&W and have for nearly 2 years. It works just fine. It must depend on the machine.

yea, some of the last ones off the production line got the new controller chip before they officially announced/made the revision, so there are a few hundred or so out there that actually work right :)

[BillHarrison]

Nah, here I am. I have enough interest, will contact the seller to ensure they are still available, then purchase them. As long as all goes well, will post here later today to confirm and begin accepting payment.

BTW, here is the craigslist post in case anyone wants a pic, and no, the monitor is mine.

:D

http://cleveland.craigslist.org/sys/257982646.html

I will contact him today and get this done.

Bill

[barr08]

If ya b askin me, 1 is fer a rugrat learnin box

This line made me LOL, I'm not sure why...

Should I seek help?

[SmurfBoxMasta]

This line made me LOL, I'm not sure why...

Should I seek help?

yea I sometimes go a bit overboard with the southern-style humor, but thats what happens when you a have yank livin in da south for 20+ yrs.....makes me remember where I am :p

If anyone needs help, it's probably ME :eek:
But thats ok, 'cause I b moving north this year anyways........

[livingfortoday]

So, did anything ever come of this?

[BillHarrison]

So, did anything ever come of this?

I am waiting to see if I can get enough people interested, still missing a couple.

If everyone wants to post after this, with how many you want, and for sure, and we will get this deal rolling!

[SmurfBoxMasta]

I am waiting to see if I can get enough people interested, still missing a couple.

If everyone wants to post after this, with how many you want, and for sure, and we will get this deal rolling!

Ok, from what I see, you said you were buying 2, LFT wanted 1, and I spoke up for 2. Total of 5 dibs.........
weazbert & phongy asked about 1 ea also

If no one else chimes in during the next few days or so, I guess I'll take 3 of em (for $100) to get things moving :p

[livingfortoday]

*sigh* :(

[phungy]

Only reason why I didn't confirm yet is cause prostuff1 hasn't gotten back to me yet about B&W parts..if he doesn't have them then I don't want the G3..

[SmurfBoxMasta]

Deal, no deal, whats da deal with this...... :confused:

[Chef Medeski]

Well if this doesn't go through I have my B&W up for sale. Sure its not as cheap but atleast its in workin condition with 10.4. ;)

[gwimby]

Heck, this isn't to far from me!

If the deal happens I'll throw my hat into the ring for one, if the option goes down to me.

way better craigslist stuff in cleveland, my columbus craigslist is just lots of students dorm stuff.