Csm Wanted Faq

Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 07:37:18 +0700 From: eharold@sunspot.noao.edu (Elliotte Harold) Subject: New version of the wanted faq From: elharo@shock.njit.edu (Elliotte Rusty Harold) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.wanted,misc.forsale.computers.mac,comp.answers,misc.answers,news.answers Subject: Macintosh for sale frequently asked questions (FAQ) Followup-To: comp.sys.mac.wanted Organization: Department of Mathematics, NJIT Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu Reply-To: elharo@shock.njit.edu (Elliotte Harold) Summary: This document answers a number of the most frequently asked questions about Macintoshes on Usenet. To avoid wasting bandwidth and as a matter of politeness please familiarize yourself with this document BEFORE posting. Keywords: FAQ, sale, for sale, Macintosh, Mac, macintosh, mac Archive-name: macintosh/wanted-faq Version: 2.3.0 Last-modified: July 14, 1994 Maintainer: elharo@shock.njit.edu Buying and Selling Macintosh Computers, Software and Peripherals ================================================================ comp.sys.mac.faq, part 5: comp.sys.mac.wanted & misc.forsale.computers.mac Copyright 1993,1994 by Elliotte Harold Please see section 5.8 of the general FAQ if you wish to redistribute or revise this document in any way. Archive-name: macintosh/wanted-faq Version: 2.3.0 Last-modified: July 14, 1994 Address comments to elharo@shock.njit.edu What's new in version 2.3.0: ---------------------------- This FAQ list now features URL's for a many resources. See the general FAQ list for details. 3.6: Direct from Apple Apple has discontinued catalog sales. 3.9: New Equipment Prices Many models have been discontinued and moved to the used equipment section. Most Quadras and PowerMacs have seen prices fall moderately between twenty and two hundred dollars. I've added some pricing on the new Powerbooks and Duo's as well as including the Apple Workgroup Server's for the first time. 4.1: Macrotime: PowerPC 603 machines have been pushed back to spring 1994 at the earliest, primarily because of problems with the 68040 emulator. 6.3: Does anyone know a good mail-order company? J&R Computer World (1-800-221-8180) is now an Apple authorized mail-order dealer. Table of Contents ------------------------------------------------------------------- I. Buying and Selling Used Equipment 1. Should I buy/sell on Usenet? 2. Where should I buy/sell used equipment? 3. I've decided to completely ignore your excellent advice and post my ad anyway. What should I do? 4. I've decided to completely ignore your excellent advice and buy something offered for sale on the net anyway. How can I avoid being ripped off? II. Fair Market Value 1. How much is my computer worth? …