Hello,
>If anyone has any helpful hints or can assist in the appraisal, any would >be
>appreciated!
This sort of thing ("How much is an XYZ Classic Mac worth?") comes up all the
time on this list; I'm sure that a hard and fast answer would help you greatly.
Unfortunately, to the best of my knowledge, there is no such thing as a hard
and fast answer when it comes to used computing gear.
The problem with computing technology of any kind is that, as it ages, the
demand for it typically drops off precipitously. Meaning that there is little
demand for a computer that was first introduced in 1993 in 2012. As far as
collectors go, an old computer -might- be worth money if it is a particularly
noteworthy machine (e.g. an Altair 8800) or one of which a relatively limited
number was made (e.g. an Apple I).
Unfortunately, the LC III doesn't fit either of those descriptions. Apple made
a lot of those and I haven't heard of the LC III ever being a rare or
sought-after machine. In fact, someone was giving away an LC III on this very
list earlier in the month:
http://tinyurl.com/akjlcn4
Since there are, so far as I am aware, no price guides published that deal with
used computer equipment values (they'd hardly be worth the putting together,
let alone the printing), what I would advise you to do would be to talk with
your local IRS office and see what they have to say concerning tax deductions
based on old computing equipment. You can tell them that the computer you have
on hand sold for $1,350 when it was introduced in February of 1993.
I say all this because it sounds like you are looking for some sort of
definitive value and "whatever someone is willing to pay for it" is as
definitive a value as I've ever seen assigned to computing equipment dating
from the 1990's.
Also, while it may look just fine on the outside, the LC III is subject to the
same "capacitor rot" that other Apple computers from the same era are afflicted
with:
http://68kmla.org/wiki/Capacitor_Replacement
Hopefully, Paul Allen and company plan to replace the capacitors as part of the
restoration process. The nice thing about being Paul Allen, I expect, is that
money is never a problem. :)
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
Best,
James Fraser
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