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How much is this setup worth..?
J wrote:
"philo" wrote in message 17" Viewsonic P775 monitor AMD Thunderbird 1000 processor Asus A7V Socket A motherboard (with Promise controller) 512mb Ram Asus GeForce2 video card (deluxe model, I forget the name) SB Live Gold sound card 2 hard drives (60gb each, 120 total) Network card (I forget the name, but it's a good one) 450w Antec power supply Original Windows XP CD snip prob $200 or so. it's woth that much...but in today's market...it might be hard to get... so since he did not give you any special deal on the car... i guess you need not give him any special deal on the comp btw: my estimate may be off a bit... so you may want to check on ebay Guys, come on.. the original XP copy (/w certificate) is worth more than half of that. And even the most generic 17" monitor is worth more than $100, and this is a Viewsonic. We cracked the $200 mark just with XP and the monitor. Don't tell me the whole thing is worth no more than $200 at the very most. Well, I have a better attitude towards older machines. I would certainly give you $300 FOB my address, provided it has ECC memory, or even capability. Without ECC it is a disaster waiting to happen. I don't consider XP an advantage though. -- "If you want to post a followup via groups.google.com, don't use the broken "Reply" link at the bottom of the article. Click on "show options" at the top of the article, then click on the "Reply" at the bottom of the article headers." - Keith Thompson |
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On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:15:23 -0400, "J"
wrote: "Wes Newell" wrote in message newsan.2005.08.23.21.43.00.48750@TAKEOUTverizon .net... On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:26:33 -0400, J wrote: Guys, come on.. the original XP copy (/w certificate) is worth more than half of that. And even the most generic 17" monitor is worth more than $100, and this is a Viewsonic. We cracked the $200 mark just with XP and the monitor. Don't tell me the whole thing is worth no more than $200 at the very most. I can buy new 17" monitors all day long for under $80. But I never asked what you COULD find no-name generic 17" monitors for... first, we're talking about a brand name here, which is an instant price hike. No, Viewsonic is not a value-added name brand. Sony/etc are. It wasn't even a good monitor when new, and now aged. If it's clean enough to eat off of, and bright, crisp, less than 3 years old, it's worth $30. Second, you missed the entire point of the posting. The question was, what is the MOST (not the LEAST) I can charge for this system without screwing the guy over? The most you can charge is fair market value. If it were a friendly sale, it'd cost $100 or you'd just give it to him. That it is POSSIBLE to find the items cheaper is irrelevant. What's the MOST they're likely to go for? And what would be the sum total of all those highest-possible prices? It is MOST likely the box wouldnt' sell for over $200 because it has a mere 1GHz CPU in it. Plus, anyone out there looking for such a system is aware you're not the only person in the world with an old computer, so certainly they know price comparisions could save $. Again, I'm not looking to give the guy a good deal here. This guy sold me a used car top-dollar. Your argument is invalid. You chose to buy the car... if it was overpriced, you shouldn't have bought it. Similarly, you can set a price on the box and he accepts or declines. If he's just a stingy friend then just price it at fair value and skip the whole relationship it has to some past car purchase. He didn't screw me over, but after a bit of post-purchase researching, he was right at the limit. I'd like to return the favor. If you consider the box worth more than $225, you should keep it. |
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On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:10:21 -0400, "J"
wrote: nope that's about all it's worth on the market... you can get *NEW* systems complete for as little as $300... Oh come on, play fair. New systems at that price are 1-piece units. Yes, but they're NEW. Did you pay same price for that car as it sells for new? I mean current model new price, not past years' price since automobiles have gotten more expensive while computers cheaper and multiplie times faster. The kind that ship with AC97 audio and won't accept a sound card or video card upgrade of anykind. That's ridiculous. Any box with a PCI slot will. That's cheating. These are all brand names I'm selling, not generics, and obviously the system isn't a 1-piece. BUT, the pieces are only better than all-integrated was THEN, not necessarily now. Today an nForce2 motherboard's video may be as fast as your old GF2 card. The sound card is still better but how many people who dont' know a lot about computers really put extra value into which card it has? Of those people, how many buy old systems for more than $100? however...since the guy did not give you any special deal on the car... no harm in telling him $300... you can always negotiate Well, like I said. He sold me the car for what I would have paid for it from a used car salesman. No more, no less. I don't want to screw the guy. I just want to charge him the most I can for what the items are worth. You might need a gun and some drugs to make this happen. If you hate the guy that much just avoid him. You did take his offer on the car, when you could've countered or researched it beforehand. A bit of advice- always research value on any big-ticket item before purchase. Inevitably anything that's overpriced will be on the market longer, the percentage of bad deals is higher than good ones at any moment, relative to average deals. As someone else pointed out, the monitor, XP CD (I don't care if anyone thinks XP is worth $1, it's simply not being sold at that price anywhere) and Antec 450 power supply unit drive the price up higher than the estimates you guys gave me for everything combined. They're USED parts. Every part has a finite lifespan. The depreciation of it being "used" plus the reduction in lifespan, PLUS the technological depreciation, make any system over 3 years old, worth less than $300 unless you're talking about a server. C'mon. Help me get even with this guy for the damn car. (Without stealing.) The damn GeForce2 was a Deluxe! It came with 3D goggles for heaven's sake! Donate it to a charity and write it off... I wouldn't mess with the IRS though and suggest you value it reasonably. |
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Well, I have a better attitude towards older machines. I would certainly give you $300 FOB my address, provided it has ECC memory, or even capability. Without ECC it is a disaster waiting to happen. I don't consider XP an advantage though. Sheesh! I've got a new (old stock) P-IV with 768 megs of RAM that I've been trying to sell locally for $200. No takers yet. I wish more people like you lived in my hometown |
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On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:52:09 -0500, "philo"
wrote: Well, I have a better attitude towards older machines. I would certainly give you $300 FOB my address, provided it has ECC memory, or even capability. Without ECC it is a disaster waiting to happen. I don't consider XP an advantage though. Sheesh! I've got a new (old stock) P-IV with 768 megs of RAM that I've been trying to sell locally for $200. No takers yet. I wish more people like you lived in my hometown Try advertising it on the local college campus bulletin boards and include phrases like "Negotiable" and "OBO". |
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Try advertising it on the local college campus bulletin boards and include phrases like "Negotiable" and "OBO". There are a number of places I've posted it here in town... There are a few local "for sale"groups and also "Craig's List" I manage to sell a P-III or AMD-1000 now and then for $75 - $100. I can get $50 for a P-II if I include a monitor. and I've given away 100's of p1's free! The people in this town really don't seem to part with their money too easily But it I don't sell the P-IV that's fine...as I always like to keep a few decent machines around here in case one of my friends has an emergency. |
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"J" wrote in message eenews.net... I just upgraded my computer, and a friend of mine with very basic word-processing needs wants to buy my old one. I'm looking for some recommendation on what to charge him for it. One thing worth mentioning here is that this friend sold me his car two years ago, and didn't give me anykind of special "friend" deal on it. He charged me the most he could ask for for the vehicle without cheating or stealing. Let's call it fair, but upper-range fair. That said, I will return the favor. I don't want to rip this guy off. But I don't want to do him any special favors either. Which is why I'm asking you guys how much I could charge for the following without stepping over the invisible "screw him over" line. 17" Viewsonic P775 monitor AMD Thunderbird 1000 processor Asus A7V Socket A motherboard (with Promise controller) 512mb Ram Asus GeForce2 video card (deluxe model, I forget the name) SB Live Gold sound card 2 hard drives (60gb each, 120 total) Network card (I forget the name, but it's a good one) 450w Antec power supply Original Windows XP CD I think that's about it, off the top of my head. Everything's running great and smoothly. How much could I charge someone for this (upper end, without screwing anyone over)? Thanks. Max $300.00!! |
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How much is this setup worth..?
kony wrote:
You might need a gun and some drugs to make this happen. LOL. If I had a dollar for every time I used that approach....... Wait a minute! I do! Considerably more than a dollar for some of them. ;-) -- ~misfit~ |
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