What should I sell this Pismo for?

pink horse · 12-06-2007, 01:00 AM

I've got this G3 PowerBook which I believe is also known as a Pismo. Here are the specs:

500 MHz
256MB RAM
80GB Hard Drive replaced the 12GB drive
Firewire, of course
DVD drive
Looks almost new surprisingly
1MB Cache
8MB Video
OS X 10.3.9

I'm looking to step up to a G4 laptop that will perform better. I'll put it on eBay when I persuade my dad to let me do that. He didn't want me to put OS X on it, and still wants to have this around to run OS 9. I just have to temporarily get it back to the 12GB drive and put OS 9 on that drive again and all is good to go. I love this thing, but a G4 sounds so sweet. I would sell the charger (worth $70 alone) with it and of course the battery and DVD drive, so it works just as I use it.

How much do you think I could get for this?

urineanus · 12-06-2007, 04:49 AM

The pismo you have is a rare find due to the firewire and 500mhz clock speed, it could be worth a nice sum to the right collector.

pink horse · 12-06-2007, 11:40 PM

that's pretty cool. Looking through I see you say you've seen them go for about $300? With this one's 80GB and good condition (honestly it looks like it just came out of the box, except for the key marks on the screen...I think I'm gonna try to wipe that stuff away), do you think I could sell it for something closer to $400 or more? I could put tons of great OS 9 apps on it too and I have Office 2004 on there with iLife '03 it seems? I forget...I don't know if I made it clear or not, but I would leave in the 80GB...just a Buy It Now! price recommendation would be cool. Also, is the value of this thing going to go up as time goes on or will its value just decrease?