Best Way to Sell an iMac

[pja786]

Hey All,

What would you say the best way would be to sell an iMac in a way that maximizes profits?

The debate that I'm having with myself is whether to sell it either in parts or as a whole unit and whether to sell on Craigs List or eBay.

Thanks

 

[Repo]

iMac parts: iMac and power cable.

 

[UnseenLlama]

Hey All,

What would you say the best way would be to sell an iMac in a way that maximizes profits?

The debate that I'm having with myself is whether to sell it either in parts or as a whole unit and whether to sell on Craigs List or eBay.

Thanks

What do you mean in parts? You would dismantel the iMac entirely and sell each part?

If I were you, I would sell the complete machine.

 

[UnseenLlama]

iMac parts: iMac and power cable.

Don't forget the wireless keyboard and mouse....or trackpad. 😀

 

[pja786]

What do you mean in parts? You would dismantel the iMac entirely and sell each part?

If I were you, I would sell the complete machine.

By parts I mean the logic board, ect. So yeah, I'd have to dismantle the innards of the iMac.

 

[Jazwire]

If its more than 3 years old the logic board and display would be the only parts of any real value "parted" out.

Ram - Worthless
HD - Worthless
CPU - Worthless

Cant see as I'd see anyone buying the case.

You would get a lot more selling it complete.

 

[flipster]

Craigslist is the way to go.

A lot of uneducated Mac people go there looking for discounts. (But don't know that they're getting ripped off).

I see posts for 2009 24" iMacs, 3.06 GHz, NVIDIA GT130 512mb for $1400.

 

[penduboy]

Craigslist is the way to go.

A lot of uneducated Mac people go there looking for discounts. (But don't know that they're getting ripped off).

I see posts for 2009 24" iMacs, 3.06 GHz, NVIDIA GT130 512mb for $1400.

🙂 coz they don't have time and knowledge to compare to

 

[spectre51]

Craigslist is the way to go.

A lot of uneducated Mac people go there looking for discounts. (But don't know that they're getting ripped off).

I see posts for 2009 24" iMacs, 3.06 GHz, NVIDIA GT130 512mb for $1400.

From what I have seen and experienced eBay gives you a better chance for more money than craiglist.

 

[pja786]

From what I have seen and experienced eBay gives you a better chance for more money than craiglist.

This could be true, but craigslist does allow you to talk to the buyer in person, and thus potential better bartering. So I could post a price higher then what I actually want and that way I have some padding in between prices. I don't think it would hurt to post it on CL for a few weeks to see how it does and then if no luck post it on eBay.

 

[spectre51]

This could be true, but craigslist does allow you to talk to the buyer in person, and thus potential better bartering. So I could post a price higher then what I actually want and that way I have some padding in between prices. I don't think it would hurt to post it on CL for a few weeks to see how it does and then if no luck post it on eBay.

That is true. Face To face does offer some fraud prevention too. Much safer to do a face to face transaction.

 

[panzer06]

That is true. Face To face does offer some fraud prevention too. Much safer to do a face to face transaction.

As long as the CL buyer doesn't rob you at gunpoint. I prefer at a distance transactions. Either way both CL & eBay would get more than selling in the marketplace here.

Cheers,

 

[pja786]

As long as the CL buyers doesn't rob you at gunpoint. I prefer at a distance transactions. Either way both CL & eBay would get more than selling in the marketplace here.

Cheers,

Haha good point, I'll make sure to have my glock concealed in the event of any close encounters.

 

[Georgio]

I sold my 3 year old iMac duo (3.06GHz) on Ebay earlier this year for £970.

Weird thing was I had 70 watchers the first time I listed it, but no one bidded.
So I waited a week then relisted and it sold immediately; I even had people in Russia and Italy wanting me to ship to them.

Just shows if at first you don't succeed... 😉

 

[spectre51]

Haha good point, I'll make sure to have my glock concealed in the event of any close encounters.

That and make the meeting in a public place with lots of others around.

 

[animefanotaku]

I recently sold my 2009 Core 2 Duo 15" MBP (nvidia 9600gt) for $1200 on Ebay.... which is only $100 less than I paid for it nearly two years ago off of Apple's refurbished store. That along with a 16g iphone 3gs I sold for $250 on CL helped me get the 2011 iMac 🙂

 

[pja786]

I recently sold my 2009 Core 2 Duo 15" MBP (nvidia 9600gt) for $1200 on Ebay.... which is only $100 less than I paid for it nearly two years ago off of Apple's refurbished store. That along with a 16g iphone 3gs I sold for $250 on CL helped me get the 2011 iMac 🙂

Wow that's a good price for you. I'd be happy getting if I got $500 just because it's a 2006 PPC. It's in great shape though, it runs well and it is in great cosmetic condition.