How much is this desktop worth?

[lmw2184]

Dell Dimension 4700 C, P4, 2GB ram

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I posted the link cause this is my moms computer and I'm not sure what it has in it since the power supply is trashed.

How much could I sell it for with no power supply and no harddrive?

 

[SlasherIT]

You won't be able to sell it for more than 100 bucks, maybe 50 bucks. Seriously, just keep it and use it as a backup computer or something like that or donate it to an orphanage or charity or something.

Slasher

 

[Magron]

yeah i was thinking 50 bux myself
and that's to somebody who has a use for it.
most ppl won't.

 

[SlasherIT]

Just donate it or keep it yourself, seriously. Where are you going to sell it? Online?

 

[fseal]

Honestly? I'm not sure it would be worth the money to even ship it somewhere...

With machines like that you /may/ be able to find someone to take it like a school or library or find some place you can donate used computers. Or maybe to a desperate friend? Though it being in non-operational condition... maybe not even then. It really is pretty much recycle material. I've thrown away (recycled of course) more powerful machines than that. :/

But try looking up P4 800 2gig ram on ebay and see what people are getting (realizing that those are probably mostly still working machines)

 

[Anak]

Unfortunately not as much as you may think. $150. to $200. US on Ebay.

 

[SlasherIT]

@Anak, sure its up there for that price, but no-one will buy it, trust me .

 

[lmw2184]

I just wanted a starting point. I was guessing with a bad power supply and it's specs, I only expected $50-75 out of it. Why keep it when it will just sit around and collect dust? She already has a laptop she uses 99% of the time anyway.

And no I wouldn't ship it. Sell it local. Most likely craigslist. Ebay sucks btw. lol

 

[Anak]

@Anak, sure its up there for that price, but no-one will buy it, trust me .

I realize that, I just threw it out there for a baseline.

I just wanted a starting point. I was guessing with a bad power supply and it's specs, I only expected $50-75 out of it. Why keep it when it will just sit around and collect dust? She already has a laptop she uses 99% of the time anyway.

And no I wouldn't ship it. Sell it local. Most likely craigslist. Ebay sucks btw. lol

Just a baseline....I use craigs myself, and even there you have to watch.

 

[richyrichuk]

why didnt u search compelted listing on ebay.


highs and lows of ebay.


low
Dell Dimension 4700 XP Pro 1GB RAM 160GB HD P4 2.8GHz | eBay


high
Dell Dimension 4700 P4 3.4GHz 1GB 250GB DVD/RW XP PRO | eBay


i am actually suprised at that price, i'd pay neither for that machine/

 

[Magron]

why didnt u search compelted listing on ebay.


highs and lows of ebay.


low
Dell Dimension 4700 XP Pro 1GB RAM 160GB HD P4 2.8GHz | eBay


high
Dell Dimension 4700 P4 3.4GHz 1GB 250GB DVD/RW XP PRO | eBay


i am actually suprised at that price, i'd pay neither for that machine/

LOL how do ya think business get away with the abysmal practices they force on us these days? Consumers are idiots.

 

[fseal]

Well plus, those were working machines. The OPs machine is missing parts which would cost $100 to fix (unless you had them lying around). Very few people would buy an old machine that is in non-working shape for more than like $20. It's impossible to tell if anything/else/ is wrong with it (I.e. power supply frying could have taken out the MB at the same time).

 

[Britton30]

Uhhmmm, $1.78 if lunch is included.

 

[lmw2184]

why didnt u search compelted listing on ebay.


highs and lows of ebay.


low
Dell Dimension 4700 XP Pro 1GB RAM 160GB HD P4 2.8GHz | eBay


high
Dell Dimension 4700 P4 3.4GHz 1GB 250GB DVD/RW XP PRO | eBay


i am actually suprised at that price, i'd pay neither for that machine/

I probably wouldnt either. well $50 maybe. You can't get a whole lot of a computer for $50 and its not like this is from 1974. I know many people rockin junkier and older crap than this today. You guys wouldn't buy it cause youre all tech savvy geeks who want the latest and greatest.

 

[SlasherIT]

Well its in a not working state, to get an additional PSU and... no. The person buying it probably wouldn't even know what a PSU is, and wouldn't be bothered to buy a new PSU, which would be almost the same price as the sale price of the desktop... So no-one would buy it.

Slasher