[PSST]

Hello everyone.

I'm selling a FULLY LOADED and UPGRADED iMac on Ebay that I just listed tonight here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=2725921059

This is an auction for an APPLE iMac DV SE in GRAPHITE. I purchased this iMac in February 2000 and it is gently used but in like new MINT condition throughout. The specifications are ¥ iMac DV SE ¥ Graphite color (gray translucent) ¥ 400 MHz G3 processor ¥ 100 MHz bus ¥ 512 K L2 cache ¥Ê 15" shadow mask CRT display (13.8" visible image size) ¥ Video Card: ATI RAGE 128 VR with 8 MB VRAMÊ¥ÊVideo Out: VGA (mirror only) ¥ 56K internal modem/fax ¥ 10/100 Base-T ethernet for CABLE MODEMS ¥ (2) FireWire ports ¥ (2) USB ports ¥ Apple Airport capable (card not included) ¥Êsound in/out 16 bit mini ¥ internal Harman Kardon Odissey stereo speakers ¥ built in internal microphone ¥Êfront mounted dual mini headphone jacks ¥ÊOriginal Apple USB KEYBOARD with POWER BUTTON on it to start the iMac up from itÊ¥ÊApple Optical Pro mouse. THIS IMAC HAS BEEN UPGRADED BY A CERTIFIED APPLE TECHNICIAN WITH THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL UPGRADES: ¥ The MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF TOTAL RAM 1 GB RAM (in 2 RAM MODULES: 512 MB + 512 MB) ¥ 40 GB IBM DESKSTAR INTERNAL HARD DRIVE (7200 RPM) ¥ Apple (Internal) slot-loading CDRW drive 4X8X24 speeds. ALL ORIGINAL INSTALL and software CDs that came with the iMac and documentation such as: ¥ÊiMac Software Install (OS 9)Ê¥ÊiMac Software Restore (OS 9) ¥ÊWorld Book Encyclopedia 2 CD's ¥ iMovie ¥ Adobe Pagemill 3.0Ê¥ Quicken Deluxe 2000 ¥ Kid Pix Delux ¥ Also there's the SOFTWARE on iMac Install CD: AppleWorks 5.0 ¥ Bugdom ¥ÊFAXstf 5.0 ¥ Nanosaur ¥ Palm Desktop ¥ America Online 4.0 ¥ EarthLink ¥ Edview Internet Safety Kit ¥ Adobe Type Manager 4.5.2 ¥ Acrobat Reader 4.0 ¥ Disk First Aid. Will also include a copy of TOAST TITANIUM 5.0 on a backed up CD for the CD burner for Mac OS 9.0.4 or APPLE's DISC BURNER can also be used with Mac OS 9.1 and above. This iMac is compatible with every MAC OS system from MAC OS 9 through MAC OS 10.2.5 and beyond. The iMac has NO SCRATCHES on the outer casing, completely MINT with ORIGINAL BOX AND PACKING. EVEN THOUGH THIS MACINTOSH IS BEING SOLD AS-IS, I WILL OFFER A COMPLETE FULL REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED TO ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THIS IMAC WHATSOEVER, AND TO STAND DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR BY MY WORD. THAT IS MY OWN PERSONAL GUARANTEE FOR THE BUYER OF THIS AUCTION. This iMac has over $800 dollars of ADDITIONAL UPGRADES! I prefer a money order, cashiers check, PayPal (WITH A VERIFIED ADDRESS) or cash. ALL Payments must be cleared BEFORE shipping for mutual protection. Buyer pays shipping. Shipping will be approximately $50.00 via UPS Ground. The iMac will also be shipped with additional insurance for the FULL ORIGINAL AMOUNT of the iMac in this case $1499.00 plus the cost of the additional Upgrades at $838.00 for a total of $2400.00 all with ORIGINAL RECEIPTS for the iMac and receipts of the UPGRADES for the insurance. Payment is expected within 2 weeks. Thanks and good luck.

Please feel free to email me if you have any and all questions either through EBAY or post here. I'll answer any posts left here too.

Thanks for looking.

PSST

[PSST]

Sorry everyone, the reserve price is $500. So hopefully this is is a good price for everything?


Thanks.

PSST

[dettociao]

Seems a little high man.

[PSST]

Thanks for pointing that out dettociao:

I really appreciate it, because you made me stop and think that I should look at the iMacs and prices on EBAY.

I have been looking around that the auctions and for $425 was a G3/400 iMac pretty close to stock with 384MB of RAM 10 GB HD, DVD with identical specs to mine.

See it here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...;category=4603

Another for $450 Grape iMac, 128mb/10 GB HD/dvd/ no apple keyboard or mouse and worthless software here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...;category=4603

I would be ashamed to charge anyone for, much less include with a computer.
My grandma would probably use the CD's as COASTERS!!!

No apple OS CD's, wonder what happens if ever had to do a reinstall....

I'm trying to figure this out from another angle than my own:

- isn't 1 GIG of RAM good for OS X?
- I think most people woould rather have a CD burner over a DVD player, seems to me more useful, and a better value.
- The issue of the hard drive, well I think that pointless to even discuss, a 4400 rpm CRAP stock Apple Hard drive that makes more noise than storing data over a 7200 RPM HARD DRIVE.

I'm seriously thinking of canceling the listing from EBAY, though.

-ICNI has the slot loading CDRW drive for $225.00
HERE:
http://excalibur.icni.com:80/icni/de...0R5AQNS4S1DQJF

-Hard drives are easily $100-150
(I just put one in my TAM, even though it was a notebook drive)

-My Apple Certified Technicians is $79 dollars an hour for repair out of warrantee
(outside of Applecare after it has expired)

What does a 1 GB of RAM goes for these days???

I checked RAMSEEKER $67-$90 for ONE 512 chip so $140-180 for 2 chips.

Don't most resellers charge more for a keyboard and mouse?

MACRESQ has this:
used 400, 128/13/DVD, graphite, $499.99

POWERMAX has this:
used 400, 128/10/DVD, blueberry, $619

I got these prices on lowendmac here:

http://www.lowendmac.com/imac/ideals.html#slot

But wouldn't it seem $500 for my iMac would be CHEAP by comparison???

So is it OVERPRICED?? Man, I'm not GREEDY!

Let me know guys. Thanks.

PSST

[scottiB]

Keep the reserve. If no one buys, relist and lower the reserve $100.

Good luck.