How much is my Laptop worth??

[Joe270]

A colleague recently gave me a old laptop because he couldn't get it to work. I did some trouble shooting and it turns out the RAM module was loose. Anyways I have no use it and I want the sell it. The problem is I have no clue how much its worth. Its a:

HP Omnibook 6000
14.1 Screen
P3 650Mhz CPU
256 RAM
10GB HD
24x CD ROM
Windows XP Pro installed.

I was thinking maybe $120??, Anyone got a estimate?

Thanks

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I believe the no price check rule is still in effect.

 

[Joe270]

I believe the no price check rule is still in effect.

I never heard of that rule if its against the TOS then never mind.... Thats a silly rule if you ask me. Whats the harm in asking peers for a price check.

 

[corkyg]

You might be able to get it on the For Sale/Trade Forum. It's actually a good rule. You can also do a Google for the value.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

A colleague recently gave me a old laptop because he couldn't get it to work. I did some trouble shooting and it turns out the RAM module was loose. Anyways I have no use it and I want the sell it. The problem is I have no clue how much its worth. Its a:

HP Omnibook 6000
14.1 Screen
P3 650Mhz CPU
256 RAM
10GB HD
24x CD ROM
Windows XP Pro installed.

I was thinking maybe $120??, Anyone got a estimate?

Thanks

At the most $50. You can get a netbook for $200 that is much better.

 

[Zensal]

At the most $50. You can get a netbook for $200 that is much better.

According to eBay, they are going for between $35 - $120.

As with WaitingForNehalem, I have no idea why someone would pay that much for it, but I guess a fool and his money are easily parted.

 

[IlllI]

whoever buys it will have to replace the battery
yeah and people on ebay tend to overbid on things. i always find it funny how some people pay more for things there than they would have paid at retail store

 

[Joe270]

I listed the item on Craigslist for $100, and already got 20 responses

 

[skriefal]

I listed the item on Craigslist for $100, and already got 20 responses

Good luck. But I've found that the majority of Craiglist respondents are scammers. Perhaps the proportion of scammers will be less here due to the specifics of the item being sold.

 

[yhelothar]

Good luck. But I've found that the majority of Craiglist respondents are scammers. Perhaps the proportion of scammers will be less here due to the specifics of the item being sold.

I once listed my desktop for kicks at a rip off price. Got a crapload of emails... all were scams.

You might be able to get extra for that laptop if you have some interesting/useful software on there that would cater to a certain group. Maybe have a good office suite/powerful note taking software and sell it as a budget student note taking machine? Office software should run decently on that system.
But then again, the battery is probably worthless and getting a replacement battery would be not worth it.

 

[JackMDS]

I never heard of that rule if its against the TOS then never mind.... Thats a silly rule if you ask me. Whats the harm in asking peers for a price check.

It all depends on the traffic and the nature of the members.

I know few BBS' that allow price check.

The traffic on them is much slower than here, and the members are adults that looking for personal bargains, thus it never starts an "Ugly Bidding War".

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In any case, I sold few of these few weeks ago. I had to reduce the price to around $50-$60 + ship in order to actually sell it.

You have to take into consideration that to make it really workable as a simple computer, you have to put upgrade to at least 512MB RAM and add a Wireless card.

P-4 class with more memory, larger HD, and wireless, go for $120 to $160 (dependent on battery and general condition).

The emergence of Netbooks for $299, and 15.6" Core2 Duo foraround $400, reduced the value of old Laptops in the last for monthes.

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