I've bought several compacts and a IIcx in the past six months. All have been run-of-the-mill models (no Color Classics, SE/30s, etc; we won't count the 128K since it was free).
In one lot, I paid $20 for a pair of Macs--a Classic and a Plus. Both worked and had some upgrades (storage, RAM). That comes out to $10 per Mac plus some goodies.
In another, I paid $70 for an SE with a dead hard drive and 1MB RAM.
The others--an SE for $50 with an Ethernet card and a dead hard drive, $15 for a dead IIcx with a monitor, another SE for $20 with dual floppies.
Last year, I paid $50 for a Classic and $50 for another Classic. Both had upgraded RAM and working hard drives.
The only other old Mac I've bought since Steve Jobs died (which is when prices went up) was an LCIII with a monitor (but also squealing issues) for $25. This was late 2011.
In 2011, pre-Jobs death, I paid $70 for a lot of Macs which included two Centrises (610 and 650), a Quadra 700, an LCIII, two SEs, a IIvx, and a Plus. This was a STEAL, even if one of the SEs was parts-only and the LCIII had a dead HD. However, the parts SE had a Dove 030 inside!!! Every now and then lots like this will show up, but they aren't common anymore.
In other news, I need to quit buying so many old Macs. Counting parts and software, I have spent $245 on old Macs so far this year. I'll swap someone for a 12" RGB or buy a copy of Carmen Europe for Mac this year, but that will be it!!! (Of course, I may also need to pick up more PRAM batteries soon, but that's just routine stuff...)
In one lot, I paid $20 for a pair of Macs--a Classic and a Plus. Both worked and had some upgrades (storage, RAM). That comes out to $10 per Mac plus some goodies.
In another, I paid $70 for an SE with a dead hard drive and 1MB RAM.
The others--an SE for $50 with an Ethernet card and a dead hard drive, $15 for a dead IIcx with a monitor, another SE for $20 with dual floppies.
Last year, I paid $50 for a Classic and $50 for another Classic. Both had upgraded RAM and working hard drives.
The only other old Mac I've bought since Steve Jobs died (which is when prices went up) was an LCIII with a monitor (but also squealing issues) for $25. This was late 2011.
In 2011, pre-Jobs death, I paid $70 for a lot of Macs which included two Centrises (610 and 650), a Quadra 700, an LCIII, two SEs, a IIvx, and a Plus. This was a STEAL, even if one of the SEs was parts-only and the LCIII had a dead HD. However, the parts SE had a Dove 030 inside!!! Every now and then lots like this will show up, but they aren't common anymore.
In other news, I need to quit buying so many old Macs. Counting parts and software, I have spent $245 on old Macs so far this year. I'll swap someone for a 12" RGB or buy a copy of Carmen Europe for Mac this year, but that will be it!!! (Of course, I may also need to pick up more PRAM batteries soon, but that's just routine stuff...)