Re: FS Loaded //Gs, Software, MISC.

[supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer)]

spec@vax2.concordia.ca (Mitchell Spector) wrote:

>    To add to your comment, I think it is totally unrealistic, to say
>the least, when someone asks US$700 for an Apple IIgs system. No IIgs
>is worth that today--unless we're talking about a "Mark Twain", with,
>say, a box loaded with several Apple made Ethernet cards, as well as
>a couple of Video Overlay Cards and SuperDrive controllers thrown in
>for good measure. ;-)
>
>    A stock Apple IIgs setup consisting of a CPU, 3.5 and 5.25 floppy
>drives, RGB monitor and 1 MB memory is worth maybe $50 today. If you
>add extra memory, a hardrive and accelerator you might be able to get
>double or triple that price.

I think the problem is between what a person can get by
selling a decked out GS as one system or selling each
software and peripheral separately.  Sell a decked out GS
as one system and you are bound to be dissapointed with
the sale because you won't get much out of it.

HOWEVER, Steve Buggie's advice is also much more useful
than yours, Mitch.  Breaking up a decked out GS system
will bring the seller more return if you think about it.  Sell
each software separately.  Sell the printer, modem, memory
board, accelerator, and peripheral cards separately.  Sell the
hard drive separately.  Sell everything, then plug the 1MB
original memory card back in, add the 5.25" drive, and sell
the remainder for your suggested $50.  Or even better,
sell the motherboard, the 1MB memory card, the 5.25"
disk drive, the case, and the power supply separately.

This will get the user much MORE than $50!