[CommonSense]

As the title says, I'm about to sell my B&W G3. It's painful to see it go (needless to say), but money's getting tight, and hell, I have a Pismo and a G3-upgraded 9500 to cover me. (Plus, if something REALLY cool comes out at MWNY, I won't feel so guilty thinking about buying it.)

So what I'm wondering is . . . should I sell it more or less as it came, or sell it with my additions? It currently has 448 MB RAM; an Adaptec SCSI U2W/LVD card; and an extra SCSI-LVD2 Seagate 9 GB drive (in addition to the stock 6 GB Ultra-ATA). I figure I could use the SCSI card and drive in either the 9500 or a future machine. The RAM I can't, really, because it won't fit in the 9500, and any new hardware will require PC133 (or hell, maybe it'll be something totally new and incompatible with current sticks), and only one or two of my sticks are 133's. On the other hand, I have a Dell (yes, shameful, I know) I could pop them into, and my sister's got an iMac DV (the last of the fruit flavor series) that I've successfully used PC100s from the B&W in before.

Anyhoo. Putting yourself in the mindset of a buyer, would you rather buy something fairly basic and add your own extras, or buy it with the extras above? (Admittedly, it's not like I added a TON of stuff or anything . . .)

Wow, enough questions for you?

[Eccent]

Keep all the extras. Ebayers like whole packages because ebay buying is a pain in its current state. If you spent a lot on your SCSI setup, put a reserve.

Also, try not to make double posts.

[rambo47]

I've sold a fair amount of stuff on eBay and I can tell you from experience that buyers love extras. Extra RAM is a big selling point. Everybody knows you always need more RAM, and many folks are intimidated at the thought of installing it themselves. If they can say, "That's one thing I won't have to worry about," you'll get a better price.

The other thing buyers respond to is an actual picture of the computer. Not stock photos of a B&W from Apple's site.

A clean description of your computer laid out with bullit points for the features, plus color for the extras like RAM, really catch somebody's eye. Don't forget to mention any cosmetic faults , and be clear about payment methods and shipping charges. this avoids arguments later and keeps buyers from backing out. "You never said I had to pay and extra $40 for shipping.." is the beginning of somebody weaseling out of the deal.

Lastly, if you're not already signed up with PayPal, I urge you to do so. It's free, and is the easiest way to let folks pay for their purchase. Get your account verified. It's a simple process and the PayPal web site will walk you through it. Being verified means if you stiff a buyer by keeping his money and not sending the computer PayPal will give him back his money. It's like a buyer's guarnatee against fraud. If someone is going to send you something like $1000, they'll want to use iEscrow or some other service to protect themselves. That's only smart. Unfortunately it costs about $30 to use for a $1000 purchase so this adds to the cost of the purchase. Nobody likes to pay more.

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CommonSense, tell me what you are asking for the computer bare and then with all the extras. I might just be interested in it. You can email me the specs and speed to if you like...limac@bellsouth.net.
Thanks,
Ivan Childers