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sprinkleeninow

(20,546 posts) Sat Jul 31, 2021, 12:35 AM Jul 2021

Anyone have an idee if a Mac desktop from the mid 80's is worth anything?

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Anyone have an idee if a Mac desktop from the mid 80's is worth anything? (Original Post) sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 OP

Try here canetoad Jul 2021 #1

Appreciated. Haven't started to even look as yet. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #3

If it's in very good condition, some oddball collector will want it. eppur_se_muova Jul 2021 #2

Thank you for the reply. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #4

Legacy software BlueTexasMan Jul 2021 #5

I have a Compaq desktop, circa 1999, that has a boo-boo since around 2000. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #7

You'll have a hard time finding someone to whom it's worth something ... Hugh_Lebowski Jul 2021 #6

One never knows. Worth looking into. I'll take any amount of $$ for what the market will bring. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #8

Go to facebook buy and sell, kijiji and craig's list and see how much they applegrove Jul 2021 #9

I'll have buddy boy check these out. He loves tackling this stuff. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #10

I wish i had done research when I sold a phone. It sold really fast and i had applegrove Jul 2021 #11

As in selling real estate or anything. You can always come down, but never go back up. 😁 sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #13

Yes. As a door stop. Rollo Jul 2021 #12

It may not even be in there. We moved in '16 so the box may simply have been used for other items. sprinkleeninow Jul 2021 #14

Likely not luv2fly Jul 2021 #15

Couple of Questions - Does it still work? Worried2020 Jul 2021 #16

canetoad

(18,122 posts)

1. Try here

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 12:41 AM

Jul 2021

The Vintage Mac Museum

How Much Is My Old Mac Worth?

https://vintagemacmuseum.com/how-much-is-my-old-mac-worth/

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I somehow doubt that there is any value in them apart from curiosity. Not even heavy enough to make a good anchor.

sprinkleeninow

(20,546 posts)

3. Appreciated. Haven't started to even look as yet.

Reply to canetoad (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 12:49 AM

Jul 2021

My neigbor buddy does IT jobs for me, and one day getting the overhead door to resume operation he noticed a Mac computer box. We didn't follow thru that day.

It's like an auto I guess. The actual parts are in totality costing more than the vehicle itself?

eppur_se_muova

(37,397 posts)

2. If it's in very good condition, some oddball collector will want it.

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 12:43 AM

Jul 2021

Check eBay for prices, but only ones labelled ***LIKE NEW*** or ***MINT CONDITION*** will fetch good auction prices. Or label it "not working -- for parts only" and sell if for a fraction of the shipping costs.

ETA: see the above response, posted while I was still typing.

sprinkleeninow

(20,546 posts)

4. Thank you for the reply.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 12:50 AM

Jul 2021

BlueTexasMan

(179 posts)

5. Legacy software

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 12:58 AM

Jul 2021

I don't know much about Macs, but I've heard that some of the older ones have software that is permanent and doesn't have to be leased every year. Good for some tasks depending what's installed on it. I think you could install some version of Linux on it, like Ubuntu. It's not hard or expensive to do that and it's relatively user friendly.

sprinkleeninow

(20,546 posts)

7. I have a Compaq desktop, circa 1999, that has a boo-boo since around 2000.

Reply to BlueTexasMan (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 01:10 AM

Jul 2021

My IT buddy makes faces when I say I'd like to get it running. It cost $2500 plus back then. What a waste of money.

Hugh_Lebowski

(33,643 posts)

6. You'll have a hard time finding someone to whom it's worth something ...

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 01:06 AM

Jul 2021

There's maybe collectors around but you'd better live in a BIG city if you expect to actually make a sale.

MHO, hope I'm wrong (if you actually need the money at all).

sprinkleeninow

(20,546 posts)

8. One never knows. Worth looking into. I'll take any amount of $$ for what the market will bring.

Reply to Hugh_Lebowski (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 01:13 AM

Jul 2021

I'm not counting on anything definitive.

applegrove

(123,113 posts)

9. Go to facebook buy and sell, kijiji and craig's list and see how much they

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 01:17 AM

Jul 2021

are selling for nationally.

sprinkleeninow

(20,546 posts)

10. I'll have buddy boy check these out. He loves tackling this stuff.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #9)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 01:24 AM

Jul 2021

He helps me with an issue:
"Beep, beep, boop, boop. Done." I'm tech challenged. I know only enuff to get by and be dangerous! 😄

applegrove

(123,113 posts)

11. I wish i had done research when I sold a phone. It sold really fast and i had

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Reply #10)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 01:40 AM

Jul 2021

multiple offers. I should have doubled the price but it was my first sale so I did not pick up the cues that it was underpriced.

sprinkleeninow

(20,546 posts)

13. As in selling real estate or anything. You can always come down, but never go back up. 😁

Reply to applegrove (Reply #11)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 02:55 AM

Jul 2021

Rollo

(2,559 posts)

12. Yes. As a door stop.

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 02:53 AM

Jul 2021

sprinkleeninow

(20,546 posts)

14. It may not even be in there. We moved in '16 so the box may simply have been used for other items.

Reply to Rollo (Reply #12)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 02:59 AM

Jul 2021

luv2fly

(2,479 posts)

15. Likely not

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 06:50 AM

Jul 2021

Search eBay for similar items to get some sense of what they are going for. I tried to sell 4 old Mac's last summer and only asked 350 for all four and only got interest from one person who was creepy and I opted to discontinue negotiations with him.

Worried2020

(444 posts)

16. Couple of Questions - Does it still work?

Reply to sprinkleeninow (Original post)

Sat Jul 31, 2021, 07:48 AM

Jul 2021

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Do you know the specs - OS version, how much memory, Hard Drive size and the like?

I'm not a Mac person, don't know much about them, but still have my first PC (still working!) an IBM PS2 came with Dos 6.0 and I upgraded to Windows 3.0, then 3.1 - 20 meg HD and i meg ram, upgraded from 54k.

I LUV the old stuff

Gotta be a wizard now to play with this new stuff.

I ain't no wizard

W

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