Why are vintage Macs becoming...expensive? - Page 3

DevixLuvic · Oct 24, 2012, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by WardC

There is a company in Riverside California called The NiCd Lady which will recondition your Macintosh Portable battery, install new cells, and ship it back to you.

Thanks! I will look into that. I do wish there was a way first to know for sure that my Portable still works before paying the $$ for a battery as I got it without one, but oh well...

Devix

billy98111 · Oct 25, 2012, 10:40 AM

I found an old PowerBook 1400c which had dead battery of course but was able to sell it for a decent amount. I just felt a little dumb trying to navigate through the file system.

AlexBass · Oct 26, 2012, 02:38 PM

Just found an unopened Xserve on ebay!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-IN-BOX-A...item43b45087a0

cocacolakid · Nov 1, 2012, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexBass

Just found an unopened Xserve on ebay!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-IN-BOX-A...item43b45087a0

It's from 2009 and has about zero collector value.

ChrisA · Dec 15, 2012, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SkyBell

...I remember the pizza box LC's selling for near pennies on the dollar, and now they bottom out around $30 or $40. Mac Plus's for cheap - no longer.....

I literally took a pickup truck load of LCs to the e-waste salvage yard a while back. Wish I knew they where worth $30 each.

But this is WHY they are worth so much now, as most are now gone to landfills and gold salvage in China there are fewer left on the market.

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Originally Posted by cocacolakid

It's from 2009 and has about zero collector value.

Yes but it is an 8-core xeon. They are still a powerful server. Not a collectable but still usable for video editing.

Lil Chillbil · Dec 24, 2012, 12:17 PM

Thats why I make a lot of friends who are into computers, Because when they want to sell or have no use for a old mac they give it to me. Recently my friend gave me his Mac Mini 1.42ghz G4 with slim apple keyboard and mouse with cinema display for free

gkarris · Dec 24, 2012, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil Chillbil

Thats why I make a lot of friends who are into computers, Because when they want to sell or have no use for a old mac they give it to me. Recently my friend gave me his Mac Mini 1.42ghz G4 with slim apple keyboard and mouse with cinema display for free

Is that the Aluminum Cinema Display?

Awesome setup and FREE?

Lil Chillbil · Dec 24, 2012, 04:02 PM

yes

absolutely free

I also recently got a blackbook in the box for free from the same freind

MacTech68 · Dec 24, 2012, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil Chillbil

yes

absolutely free

I also recently got a blackbook in the box for free from the same freind

Wow... stay on THAT friend's good side.

Lil Chillbil · Dec 24, 2012, 08:13 PM

I try

Jklapp · Feb 8, 2013, 02:26 PM

I'm still using a G5 but soon to be replaced with a 13" MBP once I decide whether to upgrade (RAM & SSD) myself or buy the pkg.
PowerMax didn't want the G5 on trade but said there are many people who still want them because of some publishing software they use and maybe its worth $300-400.
Hopefully I will be able to find a good home for it when the MBP arrives.

Oct 26, 2012, 02:38 PM	#53
AlexBass macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: London, UK.	Just found an unopened Xserve on ebay! http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-IN-BOX-A...item43b45087a0 __________________  13" Macbook Pro \| Intel Core 2 duo @ 2.4Ghz \| 8Gb 1066Mhz RAM \| 2 X 64Gb Samsung 830 SSD   16Gb iPhone 4 
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Dec 24, 2012, 12:17 PM	#56
Lil Chillbil macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California	Thats why I make a lot of friends who are into computers, Because when they want to sell or have no use for a old mac they give it to me. Recently my friend gave me his Mac Mini 1.42ghz G4 with slim apple keyboard and mouse with cinema display for free __________________ Check out my PowerPC blog http://whitetigerindustries.blogspot.com/
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Dec 24, 2012, 04:02 PM	#58
Lil Chillbil macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California	yes absolutely free I also recently got a blackbook in the box for free from the same freind __________________ Check out my PowerPC blog http://whitetigerindustries.blogspot.com/
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Lil Chillbil macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: California	I try __________________ Check out my PowerPC blog http://whitetigerindustries.blogspot.com/
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Oct 25, 2012, 10:40 AM	#52
billy98111 macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2012	I found an old PowerBook 1400c which had dead battery of course but was able to sell it for a decent amount. I just felt a little dumb trying to navigate through the file system.
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Feb 8, 2013, 02:26 PM	#61
Jklapp macrumors newbie Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Florida	I'm still using a G5 but soon to be replaced with a 13" MBP once I decide whether to upgrade (RAM & SSD) myself or buy the pkg. PowerMax didn't want the G5 on trade but said there are many people who still want them because of some publishing software they use and maybe its worth $300-400. Hopefully I will be able to find a good home for it when the MBP arrives.
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