Before I sell my iMac?

I recently upgraded to a new iMac, but the old one still works. I've gone thru and deleted my business and personal files. Then did a secure empty trash. Erased the external HD. Is there anything else I should do before I sell it for my protection?

Ken,
By erase and install, I was referring to booting from the distribution disk that came with your Mac and using disk utility to erase the Mac's HD. Then proceed with the installation process up to the point it reboots and presents a welcome screen just like a new system. Then turn the system off.
This Will erase all the programs except those that come with the OS.
Regards,
Captfred

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I recommend you to erase the hard disk using a Disk Utility's security option and reinstall Mac OS X. If your iMac came with DVDs:
1. Insert the OS X disc and press C key when your Mac starts.
2. Go to Utilities > Disk Utility, select Macintosh HD, go to Erase tab and erase the disk. If you want, press Security Options and select one of them, but the erase will take more time.
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There are several ways to sell. You can list it on eBay. You can join LEM-Swap for buying & selling Mac stuff. http://groups.google.com/group/lemswap After you join, post a FS (For Sale). List it on your local Craig's List - http://www.craigslist.com/ One advantage of Craig's list is that it can be pick-up, instead of costly shipping & a buyer can check it out.
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Apple won't buy it back from you; however, there are some authorized resellers (at least here in the US) that will accept your Mac as a trade-in and then apply that money to the purchase of a new one. They will offer you less because they want to make money selling it, but that way you don't need to sell it yourself. But I don't know if there are resellers in Germany offering this service.
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