How do I sell my old PowerBook G4?

Does anybody know of a reputable company - either online or in New York? My PowerBookG4 (40 GB, 867 MHz, 768 MB RAM, battery not working) is pretty worthless to be, but I would like to see if I can sell it for something... a $100, perhaps?
help!
thanks
Necator

Online, you have Craigslist or Ebay, which is an auction site. Ebay you need to have an account to buy or sell. It's not difficult to set one up. Craigslist is very popular and I don't think you need to set an account up.
Ebay reaches a very wide audience and if you word your ad right and accompany it with detailed photos you have a good chance of selling it. You also get to choose to auction it or set a buy it now price. Auctioning is the most popular. How high the price goes depends on how many people see your ad.
www.ebay.com
http://www.craigslist.org
hope this helps.... Is it the 12" G4 by any chance. They still fetch a good price.

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