Where can I sell my great condition 15" Powerbook w/ lots of software?

Question

I need to sell my laptop to purchase a PC (for my job). I have tried listing it on craigslist.com and eBay but had little response. Does anyone know where a better place to sell it would be? It is in immaculate condition and was purchased w/ all the software for over $3000. I am selling for $1250. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

The price you should expect to get for your TiBook will depend on which model you have and how "pimped out" it is. A 1GHz TiBook will fetch the most, but you didn't specify which model you are selling, the condition it's in, and what comes with it.
A quick check of eBay seems to indicate that TiBooks are not really moving anymore. I suspect that the release of the Mactel Powerbook, as well as the newer 1.67GHz PowerPC Powerbook, has pretty much killed the used market for TiBooks. People can pick up a nice 1.5GHz AlBook for about $1500, now, and that PB has USB 2.0, can handle more RAM, comes with a larger and faster hard drive, and supports Airport Extreme, as well as having many other improvements over the TiBook. Deciding to spend $1200 for your PB vs. $1400 for that one seems like a no-brainer.
I did see one TiBook on eBay that had two bids and a current price of $2000, but I suspect that one was "bid-inflated", as no other TiBook 1GHz that I saw came even close to that. $900 would be a reasonable price, but I think you might be lucky to get even that. I'm thinking $700-800 might be more likely.
One thing to keep in mind: Bundling software does NOT really increase value, unless the versions you're including are pretty close to recent and you're including the original installation disks. Most people who buy used Macs wipe the hard drives and start all over, so if you're only including "pre-installed" software, don't even waste your time.
Good luck, though!