Well, I guess there's always the cheating way: get a cheap working Mac from a non-techy and sell it for more than you bought it for. Looking at some completed listings on eBay shows that this could actually work, if I market it right (hey, just like Apple ^_^).
On Jun 16, 9:20 pm, iJohn <zjboyguard-ggro...@yahoo.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 9:58 AM, Austin Leeds > > <firepowerforfree...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I've been doing a little looking around on eBay lately, as well as my > > college, and I'm perceiving a market for inexpensive but useable > > computers. > > Having looked about on eBay a month or three ago when a friend's eMac > was showing signs of approaching death, I would speculate that one of > the big problems with what you are proposing is something which, in > another context, I think you would refer to as a "plus" for Macs. But > in this context it would be a potential negative, for you at least. > > For whatever reason, Macs seem to hold value a lot longer than non-Mac gear. > > I would think that would make it hard to do what you are proposing. > Unless you can find dead gear for cheap and breath life back into it. > But even that approach is not as easy as you might expect. When > bidding on "as-is" Mac's I found that pretty much anything with a > functioning LCD screen would be driven up in price by the folks who > break them up and part them out. I think they can get a very good > price for a replacement LCD screen. Then the rest is gravy, as they > say. > > It's a nice thought but I'm not sure how you would be able to fill the > need of this group looking for "inexpensive but usable" systems. What > could you really offer them? (Ouch! That's sounds harsher than I > really meant it to. But hopefully the meaning I intended is clear. :-) > > -irrational john -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
