How much could I get for my laptop on EBay?

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Raybdbomb

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Alright back in October of 2002 I paid $1900 for this laptop and I'm wondering what I could get for it nowadays if I were to sell it on ebay. Here are the specs:

Prostar 5654 Expert (5600D) purchased from http://www.xtremenotebooks.com
15.0" UXGA+ (1600x1200)
TFT Active Matrix Screen
ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 with 64MB DDR RAM
Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz Processor - 533MHz System Bus
1024MB PC2100/266 DDR Ram (2 DIMMs)
40GB ATA/100 HDD
8X16X10x24 DVD/CD-RW Combo w/Software
Smart Li-ion Battery
Second Battery
A/C Adapter
Sound Blaster Compatible 3D Audio
Carry Case
Operating System - WinXPHome

Machine is in ALMOST perfect condition. There is a small cosmetic crack (which is really not a problem at all) on the plastic on the back of the LCD and the screw covers are missing from the front.

How much should I expect to get out of this?

I know not a lot of people go for prostar because it's not as "big" of a name as Dell or HP or Compaq or IBM, but this laptop looked EXACTLY like the top of the line Alienware laptop at the time, and had the same exact parts, supposedly. Just different laptop "case". And EVERYBODY knows how cool Alienware is ;)
 
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CraigRT

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going to guess $1K or so, but that's only cause I am used to seeing low prices on used notebooks.
 
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AWhackWhiteBoy

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laptops tend to always fetch more than one would expect on e-bay. just do a search for similar laptops on there and their ending price and use some intuition.
 
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Raybdbomb

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Originally posted by: AWhackWhiteBoy
laptops tend to always fetch more than one would expect on e-bay. just do a search for similar laptops on there and their ending price and use some intuition.
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yea that's what i thought. people always spend more than i would on a laptop on ebay. the thing is, you search for "prostar" or "pro-star" or "pro star" and you get a combined 6 results. they're not big on ebay, that's for sure.

any tips for maximizing my gain out of this? :0
 
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w33bo

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put dell in the title :)
its "illegal" now on ebay i think, (false advertising), but youll sure get a lot more hits...
 
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Raybdbomb

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Originally posted by: w33bo
put dell in the title :)
its "illegal" now on ebay i think, (false advertising), but youll sure get a lot more hits...
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yea i'll say "prostar - easier than dell, hp, compaq and ibm, comparable to alienware"

:eek:wned:

blarg
 
jpeyton

jpeyton

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Originally posted by: shady06
umm, price checks are illegal
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You're illegal and I called immigration on your mom.
 
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n7

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Originally posted by: Raybdbomb
Originally posted by: shady06
umm, price checks are illegal
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is this a joke?
>:-|
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No, they don't like that here.

This is General Hardware, not "Hot Deals".

I don't know if it's allowed there either though.
 
Nocturnal

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Price checks are not allowed anywhere on this forum be it hot deals, for sale/trade, or general hardware. That's the rule.
 
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Yanagi

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Just chip it out on Ebay and see what you get for it, seeing as other laptops are beeing sold for premium i would guess yours would sell for a penny, then donate about $500 for me to a 6800U :p
 
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Originally posted by: jpeyton
Originally posted by: shady06
umm, price checks are illegal
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You're illegal and I called immigration on your mom.
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Price checks are not allowed here moron. You deserve a long vacation for this kinda comment.:)
 
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