$600 for 20" iMac G4 LOL

Altemose said:
Are you near Wilmington? Perhaps you could offer to buy it for $50 after appraisal!
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I am on the other side of the United States, in fact. xD I have noticed that the price for one of these has gone down on eBay recently. Sure, there is still a demand for them, but they are sadly REALLY showing their age by now. Granted, I still enjoy using one. Two years ago, you could be lucky to get one for under the average $100 price tag. Now I see them going for an average of $50. I actually bought one in 2012 but was not pleased with the condition after what I had paid. I ended up returning it, but I later got two from a person for free. (both 12-inch, 800MHz and 1.07GHz).
 
Reminds me of the guy in the MR marketplace a while back who was under the impression that his 2.7GHz G5 with 4GB RAM was worth... $1000. He also had a 30" ACD listed for $1500. When I told him he was overvaluing by about 60% his response was "prices are different in the UK". Some people really do have no clue...
 
Where there is an apple logo, there is a group of sellers who believe that it is worth big money, even though it may not be.
 

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BaddestArvai said:
People in my local craigslist are crazy too. There is an ad for an Aluminum PowerBook G4 and she wanted $300!!! Another person is trying to sell an iMac G3 for $250!!! Seriously check out the Milwaukee craigslist page, you will be amused!
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I live in Milwaukee, and I can back this person up. The craigslist for our area is generally terrible, with only a good find every couple of months or so. *sigh* If only more people wanted to get rid of PPC macs...
 
repentix said:
Look at this, these, just one hell of a deal!!!

"http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-APPLE-IPOD-FM-RADIO-TUNER-WITH-EARPHONES-FOR-NANO-IPOD-VIDEO-/161409794608?"

or this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/COLLECTORS-AMAZING-APPLE-iPOD-CLASSIC-1ST-GENERATION-STORE-POSTER-VINTAGE-/151399711242?pt=Art_Posters&hash=item234020420a
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Yeah thats the same guy (samsonbible) who posted the $4,000 iBook

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/samsonbible/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

Something's fishy...
 
repentix said:
Look at this, these, just one hell of a deal!!!

"http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-APPLE-IPOD-FM-RADIO-TUNER-WITH-EARPHONES-FOR-NANO-IPOD-VIDEO-/161409794608?"
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My favourite bit is the $60 shipping charge to the UK for that little package. Bargain.
 
I envy all of you. I've been wanting an iMac G4 for YEARS, but it's impossible to get one for less than ~250$ (15" model, without box or accessories), or 300$ for a 17" panoramic model. The 20" model is about 350-400$ easily without box, so the prices you call 'ridiculous' are only slightly above average here.

Obviously, I don't live in the US. If someone knows where to buy PowerPC macs at US prices outside the US, please contact me :roll eyes:

PS: 25$ for a working TiBook in its box. :eek: I'm one of those who would kill for it.
 
At the opposite end of the spectrum, my finger hovered over the bid button on this stonking bargain but I really did not have the houseroom for all this metal

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291259617449

to be honest, I would have been most interested in the PM G4 and stripping the G5s for HDs, mounts, Graphics Cards and ODDs. I already have enough Cinema Displays.

If anyone is interested in a boxed TiBook, I have a feeling this one is going to go cheap.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331338475242
 
weckart said:
At the opposite end of the spectrum, my finger hovered over the bid button on this stonking bargain but I really did not have the houseroom for all this metal

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291259617449

to be honest, I would have been most interested in the PM G4 and stripping the G5s for HDs, mounts, Graphics Cards and ODDs. I already have enough Cinema Displays.

If anyone is interested in a boxed TiBook, I have a feeling this one is going to go cheap.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331338475242
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Oh wow, kinda mad I missed that lot of PowerPCs.... What a buy...
 
Local pawn shop place (Cash Converters) had a G5 Powermac. Because it looks just like the recently outgoing Mac Pros, they wanted £500...

That was six months ago. I presume they had given the guy who sold it to them a pretty penny, as it's only just gone down to £250, and they won't take any offers.
 
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