Determining the value of used Mac equipment

timdesignguy · May 31, 2004, 12:33 AM

Hello all - I'm looking for a "blue book" type of source to determine the current valuse of used Mac equipment. I know that at least one exists but can't track it down, and am not sure how quickly the value goes down with age. Any suggestions?

oingoboingo · May 31, 2004, 04:05 AM

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Originally Posted by timdesignguy

Hello all - I'm looking for a "blue book" type of source to determine the current valuse of used Mac equipment. I know that at least one exists but can't track it down, and am not sure how quickly the value goes down with age. Any suggestions?

Both www.lowendmac.com and www.everymac.com have estimated street prices for basically every Mac ever produced. My other suggestion would be to do an 'Advanced Search' on eBay, and check what prices the equipment you are interested in have been actually fetching from buyers. For the online auction market at least, no price guide will be more accurate than a list of the prices that people have actually been paying.

phillymjs · May 31, 2004, 10:35 AM

Don't bother with online price guides. Like the previous response said, if you want to know the true resale value of your stuff, do your own legwork-- search the completed auctions on eBay. Find five or ten completed items that are most like what you have (in terms of condition, accessories you'd be including with it, etc) and average their final auction prices, and that's the ballpark you should expect to be in.

~Philly

timdesignguy · May 31, 2004, 01:33 PM

I thought of ebay too. I'm bascially going to use the info to buy my Powerbook 17" and 20" display from my company on my exit (I'm the lone mac guy in a PC world so they won't miss it) and was looking for a basis of it's current worth to make them an offer while still getting a good deal for myself. Thanks for the suggestions.

furrina · Jun 1, 2004, 02:23 AM

www.craigslist.org

find your city. A great place to sell stuff without the ebay bs or at least you can find what others are selling theirs for.

May 31, 2004, 12:33 AM	#1
timdesignguy macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2004	Determining the value of used Mac equipment Hello all - I'm looking for a "blue book" type of source to determine the current valuse of used Mac equipment. I know that at least one exists but can't track it down, and am not sure how quickly the value goes down with age. Any suggestions?
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May 31, 2004, 10:35 AM	#3
phillymjs macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2002	Don't bother with online price guides. Like the previous response said, if you want to know the true resale value of your stuff, do your own legwork-- search the completed auctions on eBay. Find five or ten completed items that are most like what you have (in terms of condition, accessories you'd be including with it, etc) and average their final auction prices, and that's the ballpark you should expect to be in. ~Philly __________________ A junk faxer paid for my Power Mac G5 Dual 2.5GHz.
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Jun 1, 2004, 02:23 AM	#5
furrina macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: In tha 212	try craigslist if you're in the US www.craigslist.org find your city. A great place to sell stuff without the ebay bs or at least you can find what others are selling theirs for.
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timdesignguy Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2004	I thought of ebay too. I'm bascially going to use the info to buy my Powerbook 17" and 20" display from my company on my exit (I'm the lone mac guy in a PC world so they won't miss it) and was looking for a basis of it's current worth to make them an offer while still getting a good deal for myself. Thanks for the suggestions.
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