Hello, --- On Sun, 12/27/09, Wolf <[email protected]> wrote:
> i am thinking of selling my Macintosh Classic pretty soon, either at eBay > > or here (lem-swap??) Something else you may want to consider: Craigslist. The beauty of Cragislist is that you don't have to deal with the hassle of shipping, as well as getting cash-in-hand before parting with your gear. I don't know if you've sold on eBay before, (you didn't say where you've sold laptops) but PayPal (which you are required to accept) seems to be very pro-buyer just now. PayPal's modus operandi seems to be to simply suck money out of the seller's PayPal account if the buyer whines that their auction item wasn't shipped during the new phase of the moon, but during a half-moon instead (or whatever). The flipside, of course, is that going through Craigslist means you have to deal with people in person. Only you know whether or not this is something you're willing to put up with. :) > when the time comes, should i just take it to a UPS store and let them > pack it? I think that depends on the particular UPS Store. While you'd like to *think* that someone who purportedly packs and ships things "for a living" knows what they're doing, that's not always necessarily the case. I've heard stories of these folks (and other so-called "shipping centers") dumping monitors/towers into a big box half-filled with styrofoam peanuts, dumping in more peanuts on top and....that's it. Settling a shipping insurance claim under such circumstances can be interesting, to say the least. :) >coming from New York, how much should i expect it to cost, like to >California >or something? If you decide to sell on LEM Swap, the best way to go would be to offer the machine at price point X with the cost of shipping "to be determined," along with a request for the potential buyer's zip code so you can calculate shipping and get back to them with a cost. That way, you're not forced to overcharge them to ensure your costs are covered. eBay is a bit trickier in that you can't leave the cost of shipping up in the air. I'll let an eBay seller who has dealt with compact Macs answer that one. :) Best, James Fraser -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/
