Kanga- Did I pay too much?

Hi. I just bought a Powerbook 3500 with a 250MHz processor, a 7Gig Hard drive, a 20X cd drive, an AC adapter, a bookendz docking station, and 64MB of ram for $26.00 + $20.00 shipping. Did I pay to much for this machine?
Also, I have a few questions.
the battery is dead, where can i get a new one for cheap?
does it have an ethernet port, or just 56k?
and what kind of ram does it use? i cant settle for 64MB.

You did not pay too much, you got too much. At least 100 too much. You specified 3500. Do you mean you got a PowerBook 3400? The specs for that model are here:
112393- Macintosh PowerBook 3400c/180: Technical Specifications
The 10BaseT Ethernet port is listed as optional on the /180 model, standard on the rest.
You can't get a new battery for cheap. Any battery made by Apple is now quite old. You may be able to get a serviceable used battery for cheap. You will have to shop hard for aftermarket RAM and batteries.
RAM is available here (battery, too):
Data Memory Systems 3400/180

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sunshine34 wrote:
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flaker22 wrote:
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garbri wrote:
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