Ok folks, you have negotiate the prices on the machines at the U of M property disposition. Last week I walked out of there with three 7300, all with hard drives, and with memory configurations as follows: 48megs, 64 megs, and 96 megs. They were all marked differently... One was marked at $75, the others were $200. I paid $50 each for them.
The biggest problem is you have to have someone go with you, otherwise, you might find you walk away to look for a mouse or power cord or something only to come back and find that someone has walked away with a part of the system you were building. They mark the machines high (especially those in the cage... They have 233MHz beige G3 desktops and monitors for $499! That's outrageous), but I always talk them down. Find the machines that have been there for MONTHS (look at the stickers on them) and Steve or Larry will be more likely to let them go for $50-$75. Also, they have no idea what they are doing.... They think that the 7500 and 7600 are newer/better machines than the 7300 because of the number system Apple used. I purchase G3 upgrades from OWC and then turn around and sell them. Be careful... Sometimes people will swap things like covers and steal the drives, video memory, etc. They usually get stuff in on Fridays, making Monday a good day to go. They currently have most of their machines marked at $200, and they won't sell them for that. Soon, they will start making deals to clear their shelves. Good luck. Mike Fion 4/21/02 12:34 AM, Larry Russell at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> A lot of what they've got there >> has been there for months and isn't selling >> because they're charging too darn much. > > My one visit to UM surplus was last fall. > All PowerMacs, nothing older. Most seemed overpriced, > and most had NO HARD DRIVES. Take your own PPC boot floppy! > > I bought an 8100 for $25. That may have been a mistake, > as I've had lots of start-up failures with it. I have not > used it much as a result. I've had it all apart twice > checking connections. > > Pram battery measures 3.65 volts. > Video card is firmly seated. > I took out half the RAM. No improvement. > > start-up circuit or power supply problem? > > Larry bought a Lemon? > > ( Outdoor lights need lamp shades too! * http://www.darksky.org/ ) > -- MichiMac is sponsored by Dan Knight of <http://lowendmac.com/>. / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> MichiMac list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/michimac.html> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/michimac%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
