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Messiahtosh · 11:04 PM

Starting at 4:45 today (April 23) and going until 4:45 on April 28th.

Starting off at $750.

PowerMac G4 Cube
�450 MHz G4 Processor
�20 GB Hard Drive
�Upgraded 32 MB Radeon Graphics Card
�192 MB of RAM
�Slot Load DVD-ROM
�Mac OS X 10.3.3
�Apple Pro Speakers With Grill Protectors
�Apple Pro Mouse
�Apple Pro Keyboard
�All original cables (Firewire, Modem etc)
�iLife '04

Mint condition G4 Cube with no crack lines that were an apparent problem with some models. It runs silently except for when the Radeon's fan kicks in.

The graphics card in the Cube was a BTO from the 16 MB card that was built in, it has really extended the useful life of this machine!

It is still a completely capable OS X machine, perfect for digital video and photography, email and word processing, as well as web design.

Messiahtosh · Apr 24, 2004, 02:37 PM

I cant believe nobody has responded to this.

Woehrle46 · Apr 24, 2004, 05:26 PM

Originally posted by Messiahtosh:
I cant believe nobody has responded to this.

pricing seems a bit... might just be me

Messiahtosh · Apr 24, 2004, 06:50 PM

Originally posted by Woehrle46:
pricing seems a bit... might just be me

It is a Cube man...they are sort of collector items.

kpne1home · Apr 24, 2004, 07:32 PM

Originally posted by Messiahtosh:
It is a Cube man...they are sort of collector items.

Yah but most cubes I've seen are wicked upgraded.

Justin216 · Apr 24, 2004, 08:01 PM

Originally posted by kpne1home:
Yah but most cubes I've seen are wicked upgraded.

Thing is, most people that really want cubes already have them. Without processor/ram/video upgrades, they really aren't worth the money to people..

bradoesch · Apr 24, 2004, 08:19 PM

The 192 MB seems pretty low. I would've been maxing out the RAM before I touched the video card. But that's just me.

Messiahtosh · Apr 24, 2004, 09:56 PM

Originally posted by bradoesch:
The 192 MB seems pretty low. I would've been maxing out the RAM before I touched the video card. But that's just me.

Hmm, it runs X just fine.

Lateralus · Apr 24, 2004, 10:16 PM

Hmmm... You're as annoying here as you are at AI.

discotronic · Apr 25, 2004, 12:26 AM

Originally posted by Messiahtosh:
Hmm, it runs X just fine.

Just don't open any apps.

Shaddim · Apr 25, 2004, 12:41 AM

Originally posted by Messiahtosh:
It is a Cube man...they are sort of collector items.

They were... they've kinda dipped in popularity lately, I suppose as it was said earlier that most people who want one have one.

Last one I saw, that was like yours (almost identical config), sold for $550.

Maflynn · Apr 25, 2004, 08:10 AM

The price does seem to high for a stock cube. The memory is way too low of OSX (yeah it will run if you want to call it running) and the hard drive is small compared to today's standards. I found my cube to be rather anemic with 192mb, it wasn't till I l upgraded did it feel a little more responsive.

Though I'm not an experianced ebay person, not having any feedback is possibly holding people back from bidding too. Well it does for me at least when I see things that I want there.

Good Luck
Mike

bradoesch · Apr 25, 2004, 09:25 AM

I found an error on your listing, you have 256 MB at the description at the top.

Messiahtosh · Apr 25, 2004, 11:54 AM

Originally posted by bradoesch:
I found an error on your listing, you have 256 MB at the description at the top.

It does not let you choose in smaller incriments.

Lateralus · Apr 25, 2004, 01:02 PM

"...This computer is as reliable as I am a seller..."

You sure you wanna be saying that when you have zero eBay feedback?

Messiahtosh · Apr 25, 2004, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
You sure you wanna be saying that when you have zero eBay feedback?

If it's true, why not? 3rd bid so far, up to $51.

Messiahtosh · Apr 25, 2004, 06:09 PM

eBay auction price is up to $361--getting closer to my minimum! Still have 3 days on this auction and already 34 bids? I think thats decent.

Macola · Apr 25, 2004, 06:12 PM

Originally posted by Messiahtosh:
eBay auction price is up to $361--getting closer to my minimum! Still have 3 days on this auction and already 34 bids? I think thats decent.

Not to burst your bubble, but the reason you have 34 bids is because someone who doesn't know how to bid has bid multiple times hoping to get a Cube for a few bucks. Also, keep in mind that serious bidders usually snipe, so you won't know until the closing few seconds...good luck, though. If I had the cash, I'd be sniping

Messiahtosh · Apr 25, 2004, 07:24 PM

Thanks man!

Messiahtosh · Apr 25, 2004, 09:55 PM

$610 so far...

Lateralus · Apr 25, 2004, 10:07 PM

There is no need for you to bump this thread so often. The Marketplace is not very active, even less so on Sundays.

Messiahtosh · Apr 25, 2004, 10:13 PM

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
There is no need for you to bump this thread so often. The Marketplace is not very active, even less so on Sundays.

There is a difference between bumping and updating.

Lateralus · Apr 25, 2004, 10:14 PM

No there is not.

gorickey · Apr 25, 2004, 10:19 PM

Wake me up when it's over please...thanks...

Luca Rescigno · Apr 25, 2004, 10:28 PM

You know, I have no idea why there need to be so many responses to a "for auction" thread. How many responses do most Marketplace threads get? It looks like about a third of them get a big zero, and at least half get less than ten. There are only a few scattered ones that get a lot of discussion over them. Then why, oh why, does an auction link have so many replies? Because Messiahtosh insists on constantly bumping his thread and bragging at how much the Cube is currently going for. Listen, if someone is interested, they'll click the link and bid on it. If they're not, they won't. Why do you have to draw all this attention to your auction, when there are a lot of people trying to sell other stuff through the actual forums?

Messiahtosh · Apr 25, 2004, 11:29 PM

Originally posted by Luca Rescigno:
You know, I have no idea why there need to be so many responses to a "for auction" thread. How many responses do most Marketplace threads get? It looks like about a third of them get a big zero, and at least half get less than ten. There are only a few scattered ones that get a lot of discussion over them. Then why, oh why, does an auction link have so many replies? Because Messiahtosh insists on constantly bumping his thread and bragging at how much the Cube is currently going for. Listen, if someone is interested, they'll click the link and bid on it. If they're not, they won't. Why do you have to draw all this attention to your auction, when there are a lot of people trying to sell other stuff through the actual forums?

I want maximum exposure.

CheesePuff · Apr 25, 2004, 11:34 PM

Originally posted by Messiahtosh:
I want maximum exposure.

Why does yours need more than anyone else's here?

gorickey · Apr 25, 2004, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by Messiahtosh:
I want maximum exposure.

Whore.

Lateralus · Apr 26, 2004, 12:04 AM

This is why he has been banned from AI repeatedly.

Messiahtosh · Apr 26, 2004, 12:10 AM

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
This is why he has been banned from AI repeatedly.

Yep, you hit the nail on the head! I dont see what's wrong with promoting one's auction. Afterall, this is the marketplace.

Messiahtosh · Apr 26, 2004, 12:12 AM

Originally posted by gorickey:
Whore.

Totally uncalled for.

Lateralus · Apr 26, 2004, 12:29 AM

You might wanna try reading Luca's post.

You need to get your act together before you get banned here too.

Luca Rescigno · Apr 26, 2004, 12:30 AM

Originally posted by PowerMacMan:
You might wanna try reading Luca's post.

You need to get your act together before you get banned here too.

It wouldn't do much. He'd just register a new username like he's done twice before at AI.

Captain Obvious · Apr 26, 2004, 01:31 AM

When I tend to post how I feel about things threads seem to get locked, so maybe if I mention how big a f*kcnut this new guy is the same thing will happen.
Also if I were you Mess, I would not annoy people with your auction. Nothing prevents them from making up a fake ebay name and launching your auction into the tens of thousands range and making you have to relist it over and over again.

bradoesch · Apr 26, 2004, 01:02 PM

Originally posted by Messiahtosh:
It does not let you choose in smaller incriments.

That's rather odd.

danbrew · Apr 28, 2004, 12:54 AM

I can think of one or two reasons right off the bat that an eBay user would have to legitmately ask for a refund based upon your description.

1. Your eBay description says it is a "quiet fanless machine" - not if you have the Radeon card.
2. You say it has 256megs of ram in your eBay description. It does not.

You're way overpriced imho.

Captain Obvious · Apr 28, 2004, 06:39 AM

You know whats odd? How can one get maximum exposure if there is no link to the auction?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=4126760157

You don't really think MacNN members are so mean spirited that they would pump up your auction just to screw with you, do you?

bradoesch · Apr 28, 2004, 11:09 AM

This thread is the most fun I've ever had in the marketplace.

Maflynn · Apr 28, 2004, 09:52 PM

So dude,
did you sell the cube? the auction ended but didn't the reserve wasn't met. I'm curious how high your reserve was for the cube.

Mike

Luca Rescigno · Apr 29, 2004, 09:38 AM

It was $750 as far as I know. I checked hours before the end and it was at $749.

Overpriced, if you ask me. It's basically stock, with only slightly more RAM and slightly better graphics. Upgrades are worth no more than $100 really.

discotronic · Apr 29, 2004, 10:29 AM

Originally posted by Luca Rescigno:
It was $750 as far as I know. I checked hours before the end and it was at $749.

Overpriced, if you ask me. It's basically stock, with only slightly more RAM and slightly better graphics. Upgrades are worth no more than $100 really.

If I remeber correctly the $750 was his starting price with a reserve. He changed that real quick when people began telling him the price was too high. This guy pi$$ed me off real early by saying that since he had been here for 5 years it was an unwritten rule that he get special treatment. He was trying to post his ad in the PowerMac section. Give me a break. Also, you price is way to high.