Ibook g4 what to do, 3 beeps on start up.

Hello,
You will have to bare with me as I'm not well up on macs but hoping you can provide some ideas.
Ive had an Ibook g4 for years now and its never failed me untill roughly 5 months ago when I tried to turn it on and I got 3 beeps on start up (apparently no good banks).
Ive looked around and its something to do with my Ram. Ive looked inside and it looks like that i have built in Ram as there are no ram sticks inside, otherwise id simply pull them out and reposition as seen on other articles. Ive also been quoted 50 pound from a local shop to just diagnose the problem!
Ive seen that on ebay people are fetching 80 - 100 pound for faulty G4's, but not sure what to do. So my questions to you are:
- Should I try and get it fixed, will this be expenisve, is it worth it for this product, and where do I get it fixed?
- Does anywhere trade in macs towards a new one?
- Should I just put it on ebay and hope for the best?
Not sure what to do or who to turn to but I cant leave the thing lying there much longer as its served me well for years!
Thanks in advance for any of your ideas
Kerrie

Hi, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
If there is no good RAM and there is no RAM installed in the one user-accessible RAM slot, then that means that the built-in RAM which is soldered to the logic board has failed. The iBook is not worth the price of the repair.
You could sell it on eBay, but you might get more out of it if you disassemble it and sell the parts. Also, if you can get the battery to charge, I would suggest charging it up until two lights flash on the battery indicator (which will set it up for storage), so you can sell the battery, too.
Since I don't know which exact model it is, check out iFixit's index page for G4 iBooks, and get ready with a screwdriver and spudger.
http://www.ifixit.com/Device/iBook_G4
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