Unfortunately, I am not sure what a fair price would be. “Since I want to give some money to a friend of mine for Christmas, I have decided to sell my Macintosh IIsi computer. The serial number sticker attached to the case shows date of. “I am the original owner of the Bondi Blue iMac Rev C, which is usable and in excellent shape for it’s age. But this can be a tough value to determine, there isn’t a blue book or single exchange available for old Macs. Being familiar with old Macs and visible on the web, I understand why folks are asking me this question. Both Apple's recycle program and Gazelle said my computer was worth around ~$350 but I feel like I could easily get more out of it.Īlso, what is the best route for selling a Mac? I was thinking I'd either try eBay or the MR Forums.The Vintage Mac Museum tends to get several emails per month from people with older model Macinti, looking to sell their systems and wondering how much they’re worth. Here are some pictures I've taken of the computer so the body can be assessed.

trackpad is in perfect condition, screen has no scratches, no hinge damage) and all the hardware works fine. The only two major things about it are that one of the little black feet on the bottom is missing and that there's a small dent on the top of the lid, other than that the computer has the basic wear and tear. The original charger has some tears but I bought a second charger to replace it that works just fine.Īs far as the actual computer, I'd say it's in fair shape. The original fan had failed, but it was replaced with a new one at the Apple Store by an Apple Store employee.Īll ports work as well. OS X Mavericks (10.9.3), originally shipped with Lion Original Battery (91% health/5192 of the original 5770/949 cycles) It's the entry level model, with these specs:

I'm thinking about maybe selling my MacBook Pro that I currently have and putting the funds towards a new rMBP (the $1500 13-inch rMBP is the one I am eyeing) but I wanted to see what my trade in value is before I decide to sell it, to make sure I'd be asking/getting a fair price.Īs far as the tech specs, the computer is ~3 years old (Manufactured in October 2011 according to Battery Health, and it was bought in December of 2011 brand-new from Apple).

Apple macbook pro 2011 trade in value