darkhand Premium Member join:2003-07-28 Hilliard, OH |
darkhand
Premium Member
2014-Mar-18 4:47 pm
Fair Price for Mid 2011 21.5" iMacI inherited the above, model MC309LL/A last year. While I've always wanted a Mac, I just don't use a desktop.
I'm interested in selling it, but I don't want to give it away. I'm not sure I want to ship it either, as I have the box, but it seems to be missing some of the packing foam.
I did look on eBay, etc, but not sure if that is a reasonable determination of value. Does anyone have experience with this?
Spec: 21.5" Display 2.5 GHz quad-core i5 4GB of 1333MHZ DDR3 SDRAM 500GB 7200-rpm hard drive 8x SuperDrive
Any advice you can give me is appreciated.
Thanks, Adam |
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eBay is the best and IMHO only real basis for determining value. It's an auction, presumably seen by millions, where anyone interested can set a maximum price they'll pay. Auctions are wonderful and that's what I would use to determine value. Anything more or less would be cheating someone out of the true value. Sure, someone can guess at a value as to what it's worth, but if someone here guesses $500 (I'm making this up for the illustration) but there is someone would be willing to pay $800 (on eBay) what would you say is the real value? I'd say it's $800, not $500. Trust eBay's values...they represent the resale market. |
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darkhand Premium Member join:2003-07-28 Hilliard, OH |
darkhand
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2014-Mar-18 5:48 pm
Thanks, I guess I will track eBay for a week to see where values end up. |
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to darkhand
Cut your research time by 95% and turn on "completed listings" in the eBay search filters. It'll show the final selling (or non-selling) price for all the recently completed auctions.
Remember to adjust for eBay + paypal fees if you're ultimately going to post it privately. |
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Eddn join:2014-03-17 Bend, OR |
to darkhand
This 2011 year is very good year "Supports Airplay" keeps the value up No blemishes? Wireless keyboard and mouse or the optional Track pad? Going price should be from $700.00 to $800.00 ,$850.00 is prices here in Oregon. some try for higher prices on the dual core systems lost value!
Apple 2011 "Quad" cores strong improvement Card reader read 64 and 128 gig "take care not to drop card in Super drive.
note: keep extra batteries, mouse loves to eat batteries replace ever few weeks. 3 to 5 weeks is normal Great investment . |
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darkhand Premium Member join:2003-07-28 Hilliard, OH |
darkhand
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2014-Mar-19 9:44 am
Thanks! Want to trade for a year supply of Deschutes?
Wait, that wouldn't be fair to you! |
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lordpufferLegalize It Joe! Premium Member join:2004-09-19 Old Town, ME Nokia XS-110G-A Linksys Velop MX5300
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When you sell it, and have to ship it, I would recommend going to a local UPS Store and having them pack it (and ship it) for you. This is if you cannot pack it properly yourself, as it is an awkward item to pack if you are missing part of the original packaging. I have used my local UPS Store for packing awkward items that I sell for many years. I have never had a problem. However, each Store is independently owned, so I would look up the reviews for you local Store first. |
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