Expert opinion needed - what is the Value of My PC?

Question

I am looking to buy a new computer so i plan to sell my old laptop, but I don't know a reasonable price, it's IBM Thinkpad, quite old, very slow, planning to sell on eBay for usage or spare parts, has MS Office '03 and virus scan etc. installed, here is the system info from PC Doctor, if this means anything to anyone:

OS Version Windows XP

Windows Version 5.1 (Build 2600)

Service Pack Service Pack 2

System Type MS-DOS or PC-DOS System

Registered Product Name Microsoft Windows XP

Registered Organization

Registered Owner ***********

Current Build Number 2600

Registered Product Id 55274-OEM-0011903-00107

User Name **********

Computer Name HOMET30

Total Physical Memory 255 MB (in use for virtualization)

Free Physical Memory 58948 kB

Virtual Memory 1022120 kB

Maximum Swap File Size 761016 kB

Free In Swap File 173328 kB

Page Size 4096 bytes

CPU Type Intel 1200 MHz Pentium 4

CPUID Information Identifier=GenuineIntel, Family=15, Model=2, Step=7

MMX Available Yes

System Type AT/AT COMPATIBLE

System BIOS Date 07/17/03

System BIOS Version IBM – 2060

Video BIOS Date 03/05/2028

System Directory C:\WINDOWS\system32

Windows Directory C:\WINDOWS

Temp Directory C:\DOCUME~1\*********\LOCALS~1...

Serial Ports COM2: COM3: COM4: COM5: COM6: COM7: COM8: COM9

Parallel Ports LPT1

Video Adapter ATI MOBILITY RADEON 7500

Logical Drives 1 - C:=47370928 kB

Mouse Type Microsoft, or IBM PS/2

Keyboard Type Enhanced 101 or 102 key US and Non US keyboards

Default Printer HP DeskJet 930C/932C/935C

AC Line Status Offline

Battery Charge Status High

Estimated Current Battery Charge 87%

Estimated Current Battery Life 1:18 hours

please give me price in GB Pounds

minimum sell price £50 (US$ 95)

Answer 1

Your best bet is eBay but I think you'd be lucky to get £50 for it if there are similar going for less.

Electrical goods lose value very quickly and as you've already stated, yours is old and slow.

If you put it on as spare I doubt you'd even get £ 50 for it.

as an example, just went on to ebay and there are 3 1.6 Ghz Thinkpads that are currently priced from £ 30 to 50

Answer 2

Just put it on auction on eBay, and put a reserve on it. It's your best chance to get most out of it. I think you should easily get your 50 quid for it.

Answer 3

start an auction on ebay for $100 us and wright down on there most the specs except for the bios version the registered key etc most ppl wont even read it and or are to stupid to understand it

Answer 4

255MB memory so you are telling me that you can't put more than a demo version of a software in it. it's really old i don't know ifu will beable to sell it for 100 bucks

Answer 5

Second hand PC's and Laptops other than Apple Macs have a very very low reasale Value, Particularly when my watch has more memory and processing power than the laptop.

Sorry but how about 50 pence!! its worth more as scrap for its components.

anything LESS than a Centrino is worth NOTHING!

and even they are  around £100 max at one year and £50 at 2 years then around £25 at 3.. get the picture..

old Macs sell for at-least £150 with 1 yr old iMac selling for £550 -750..

thats why macs are so good and investment they have a second hand value.