Keegan Alex wrote:
Hi Folks, A local school is looking a selling 300 or so Apple II/IIc/IIe's and probably 100 or more Macintosh Plus systems. All that I've tested work and boot-up fine, plus they have many printers, monitors, and floppy drives for most Apple II's, and TONS of software. I was going to offer then $3000 for the lot and see what I could get on EBay. I figure if there are 400 units in all (which I know there's more then that, just haven't counted them yet), and I sell them on average $10 each, that'd be a nice profit. I checked EBay, and there were very few Apple II systems listed, and I saw no Macintosh Plus systems listed. So this tells me either there's either no demand, or folks like their systems and don't want to let them go. What would you guys estimate the street value of a full Apple IIe/IIc or Mac Plus system go for? Thanks for any ideas or suggestions. Keegan.
Was offered a similar deal e few years ago. Only real differences were the price was $100cdn and the school was a few hours away. Discussed it with another A2 enthusiast and decided against it. School machines are usually pretty bare bones and usually have a lot of felt pen markings. Some have holes drilled for eyebolts or other security systems. Then of course there's what the kids have done to them! Mac Pluses have no practical value anymore. I can pick up 030 and 040 Macs for free. Last week I picked up 8 Power Macs(5200CD) for free. No one else wanted them. If some of those IIcs are IIc pluses or some of the IIes have hard drive you may have some value but short of that I'd likely offer $50 to $100. Likely yours would be the only offer anyways Wayne Before someone asks what I'm doing with all these Macs. I check them out and give them to a couple of teachers and guidance counsellors who place them with kids that would never be able to otherwise get a computer.