[Price Advice] Fair Price

elberto1 · Dec 10, 2012, 01:37 AM

Hi Forum Experts,

I'm trying to sell a heavily-modified MBP Late 2007:

2.2Ghz c2d
4Gb Ram [Double what it came with]
512mb GDDR3 Graphics Card [Quadruple what it came with]
1Gb 7200 Rpm [Octuple what it came with; plus quicker rpms]

The video card was changed when I took my computer in for video card repair. I did a graphics check on bootcamp using PCID. It pointed out that my video card now has 512mb. Also, it can run games it never could before (HL2: Lost Coast; SC2 etc.).

What price do you think I could get for it? (Old - I know!)

GGJstudios · Dec 10, 2012, 01:38 AM

As a starting point, you can check Mac2Sell, eBay (including completed sales), or Amazon for prices of similar models, to get an idea of what a reasonable price may be. Then adjust the price to account for condition, configuration, remaining AppleCare coverage (if any), etc.

gngan · Dec 10, 2012, 01:42 AM

I don't think you will get a lot more than other similar models. If people wants a good spec computer then they will be looking at more 'modern' computer. Therefore, potential buyers will only be people that who don't cares much about spec and people that can't afford newer Mac.

throAU · Dec 10, 2012, 01:43 AM

4gb of ram brand new today is about $25
a 1tb drive, brand new today is about $120 if that.

i.e., the value of your secondhand components will be significantly less.

not sure on the GPU, but I'd suggest that if you were to add say $70 on top of the current ebay value of the base spec machine that machine was built from you'd be somewhere in the ballpark.

No, you won't get your money back...

elberto1 · Dec 10, 2012, 03:15 AM

Appreciated.

Dec 10, 2012, 01:37 AM	#1
elberto1 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012	Fair Price Hi Forum Experts, I'm trying to sell a heavily-modified MBP Late 2007: 2.2Ghz c2d 4Gb Ram [Double what it came with] 512mb GDDR3 Graphics Card [Quadruple what it came with] 1Gb 7200 Rpm [Octuple what it came with; plus quicker rpms] The video card was changed when I took my computer in for video card repair. I did a graphics check on bootcamp using PCID. It pointed out that my video card now has 512mb. Also, it can run games it never could before (HL2: Lost Coast; SC2 etc.). What price do you think I could get for it? (Old - I know!)
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Dec 10, 2012, 01:42 AM	#3
gngan macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: MacWorld	I don't think you will get a lot more than other similar models. If people wants a good spec computer then they will be looking at more 'modern' computer. Therefore, potential buyers will only be people that who don't cares much about spec and people that can't afford newer Mac. __________________ 2011 13'' MBP i5 with Dual HDD (128GB SSD + 1TB HDD) + 8gb RAM; iPhone 4S, iPod Nano 6th gen; iPod Nano 3rd gen; iPod Wheel; White iPad 2 3G+Wifi; Airport Extreme&Express; WD 2TB HDD; Canon 5D III
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Dec 10, 2012, 01:43 AM	#4
throAU macrumors 68020 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Perth, Western Australia	4gb of ram brand new today is about $25 a 1tb drive, brand new today is about $120 if that. i.e., the value of your secondhand components will be significantly less. not sure on the GPU, but I'd suggest that if you were to add say $70 on top of the current ebay value of the base spec machine that machine was built from you'd be somewhere in the ballpark. No, you won't get your money back... __________________ MBP (early 2011) - Core i7 2720 2.2ghz, Hires Glossy, 16GB, Seagate Momentus XT 750GB Mac Mini (mid 2007) - Core2 Duo 1.8, 2gb, 320gb 7200 rpm iPhone 4S, iPad 4
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Dec 10, 2012, 03:15 AM	#5
elberto1 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012	Thanks all! Appreciated.
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Dec 10, 2012, 01:38 AM	#2
GGJstudios macrumors Westmere Join Date: May 2008	As a starting point, you can check Mac2Sell, eBay (including completed sales), or Amazon for prices of similar models, to get an idea of what a reasonable price may be. Then adjust the price to account for condition, configuration, remaining AppleCare coverage (if any), etc.
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