The Value of this computer?

[Mayfriday0529]

My friend has a Pentium 350 computer and he wants to sell it to some lady that doenst know anything about technology for 150$ dollars, he said he should get paid that because he will change the processor to 600 and for his labor.

i say its a ripoff!!!!!

 

[SoylentGreen]

Ok.

 

[Joemonkey]

is it computer/monitor/mouse/keyboard/os/big enough hard drive and any applications she needs? $150 sounds reasonable to me if that is the case, heck if it is windows 98 the license is still around $80 for it

 

[dabuddha]

$50 tops

 

[warcrow]

Originally posted by: dabuddha
$50 tops

 

[Fritzo]

If it has on OS on it, a 56K modem and some software, that's fine.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: Joemonkey
is it computer/monitor/mouse/keyboard/os/big enough hard drive and any applications she needs? $150 sounds reasonable to me if that is the case, heck if it is windows 98 the license is still around $80 for it

old keyboard and mouse, all the software will be pirate software because thats all he has.
probably a 20 gig hard drive 128 ram and simple cd rom drive.

 

[austin316]

if someone is willing to buy it, the price is not too high.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: austin316
if someone is willing to buy it, the price is not too high.

yes some lady that doesnt know better.

I told him my friend and he said, business its business, i have to look out for myself and he said i was just jealous because he was making the extra cash.

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: austin316
if someone is willing to buy it, the price is not too high.

Bingo. Welcome to Capitalism.

Not more the 2 years ago a friend sold a complete 486 for nearly $100.

EDIT: Now, if he is lying to this lady for the purposes of making a sale that I cannont condone.

 

[nakedfrog]

Originally posted by: austin316
if someone is willing to buy it, the price is not too high.

My thoughts as well.
Plus, I'll bet he's not figuring in all the tech support he's going to have to do on it.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: austin316
if someone is willing to buy it, the price is not too high.

Bingo. Welcome to Capitalism.

Not more the 2 years ago a friend sold a complete 486 for nearly $100.

EDIT: Now, if he is lying to this lady for the purposes of making a sale that I cannont condone.

I dont think he is lying to her.

According to him. Since its a 350 system which he will buy a 600 processor and change it and then install windows 2000 (copy) and make sure its updated and running good, it should cost 150$.

edit: its not the first time he has done something like this.
he made a deal to make a guy a computer for like 800 bucks which i say it was ok, but in the end the motherboard he got for the system didnt work, so he took his system older motherboard and place that in the system instead and sold it to the guy, he then RMA the bad Motherboard and kept it for himself.

again i told him what a ripoff and he said "he wont know the difference"

 

[nakedfrog]

How about this: what kind of system can you pick up locally for $150?

 

[NutBucket]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
How about this: what kind of system can you pick up locally for $150?

Without a gazillion rebates......and free lifetime tech support

 

[Ausm]

1/2 of squat


Ausm

 

[imported_Pablo]

One MEEEELION DOLLARS.

 

[Mayfriday0529]

Originally posted by: NutBucket

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
How about this: what kind of system can you pick up locally for $150?

Without a gazillion rebates......and free lifetime tech support

he wont be doing free tech support, he probably charge her.

i think i created a monster, he was not into computer and i got him into it and show him the ropes and then we went to school for some classes on it.

Now he wont pay for any type of software always have to download it from online and he tries to make a quick buck anyway he can.