Sorry; Dad's satellite internet service is erratic & I ended up making 2 threads. Please delete this one, moderators. Thanks. Richard.
From the looks of it, it should be pretty cheap. If it's still covered by AppleCare, they will repair it for free. If not, it's still $200-$300 total. If you would like to sell it in the future and add it to your macbook pro fund, its worth fixing it. But otherwise, I would say it's not worth, since it's an old laptop and the net value is probably around the $400-$500 priceline.