This is the cheapest G5 I could find that didn't say Parts or Repair on it:
http://cgi.ebay.com/power-pc-g5_W0QQitemZ250494997439QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item3a52aa53bf&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_500wt_1182
$247.50 - bidding type auction. someone got lucky
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-PowerMac-Dual-G5-1-8Ghz-512MB-MEM-160GB-HDD-FAST_W0QQitemZ290344109697QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item4399db8681&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_5807wt_1167
$535 - Buy It Now.
Low End Mac Deals
1.8 GHz dual (PCI), $469, DV Warehouse
1.8 GHz dual (PCI-X), $500, Mac of All Trades
All of those are bone stock or almost stock.
I would put the value closer to $500, it's just that you can get a good deal on eBay, so depending on how you look at it, the value is less.
The G5 is still holding excellent value. How many 5 year old PCs do you know of that are still worth 25% of their original sale price? Most PCs that old are crushed. The G5 still has excellent functionality at this point and I think the only thing that will kill it off will be the mass proliferation of Intel-only apps.
Sometimes I wonder if Apple really does do things to try to make it hard to use old Macs. You spend $2000 on a Mac and it lasts for 7 years (assuming I can get another 2 years out of a G5 before hitting major Intel roadblocks) and Apple doesn't really like that. When this G5 is finally retired, I'll get an 8-core Mac Pro and I expect to get another 7 years unless they do something artificial to limit that.
http://cgi.ebay.com/power-pc-g5_W0QQitemZ250494997439QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item3a52aa53bf&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_500wt_1182
$247.50 - bidding type auction. someone got lucky
http://cgi.ebay.com/Apple-PowerMac-Dual-G5-1-8Ghz-512MB-MEM-160GB-HDD-FAST_W0QQitemZ290344109697QQcmdZViewItemQQptZApple_Desktops?hash=item4399db8681&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14#ht_5807wt_1167
$535 - Buy It Now.
Low End Mac Deals
1.8 GHz dual (PCI), $469, DV Warehouse
1.8 GHz dual (PCI-X), $500, Mac of All Trades
All of those are bone stock or almost stock.
I would put the value closer to $500, it's just that you can get a good deal on eBay, so depending on how you look at it, the value is less.
The G5 is still holding excellent value. How many 5 year old PCs do you know of that are still worth 25% of their original sale price? Most PCs that old are crushed. The G5 still has excellent functionality at this point and I think the only thing that will kill it off will be the mass proliferation of Intel-only apps.
Sometimes I wonder if Apple really does do things to try to make it hard to use old Macs. You spend $2000 on a Mac and it lasts for 7 years (assuming I can get another 2 years out of a G5 before hitting major Intel roadblocks) and Apple doesn't really like that. When this G5 is finally retired, I'll get an 8-core Mac Pro and I expect to get another 7 years unless they do something artificial to limit that.