Thinkpads Forum

I believe I could sell this here, CL or E-bay. What kind of price range would this model fetch in today's day?

Please do advise on 'price' range I should try for it on here & e-bay.

Thinkpad T43
Model 1875-DLU

Intel P-M 1.73 GHz
367 MHz
0.99GB RAM
1024x768
60GB 5400 RPM
Intel 915GM, 910 GML Express Chipset Family
Matshita DVD CDRW ??????????????
IBM Integrated 56k modem
Standard Juniper Modem ??????
IBM Thinkpad 1024 x 1768 LCD panel
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet ????????
Intel Pro Wireless 2200 BG Network Connection
Texas Instruments PCI-1510 CardBus Controller ????
Communications Port (COM1)
VCP For Network Connect (COM9) ???????????
SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio

WARRANTY:

Type: Model: Serial number:
1875 DLU
Status: Expiration date: Location:
In warranty 2009-08-28 UNITED STATES

Warranty service upgrades and maintenance services

Description:
This product has a three year limited warranty which includes a ThinkPlus warranty upgrade. This product is entitled to parts and labor and includes on-site repair service. Service is available Monday-Friday, except holidays, with a next business day response objective.

The specs are mediocre, especially the display resolution, but the warranty helps a lot. I would say $600 to $650 on Craigslist. You'd get about $100 less on both eBay (due to fees and shipping) and this forum (because people are cheap and/or already have too many Thinkpads, and shipping).

pianowizard wrote:The specs are mediocre, especially the display resolution, but the warranty helps a lot. I would say $600 to $650 on Craigslist. You'd get about $100 less on both eBay (due to fees and shipping) and this forum (because people are cheap and/or already have too many Thinkpads, and shipping).

Thanks pw. I love your high resolution laptops esp the QXGA stuff . Killer..

I agree with the price range that piano-guy gave you.

- Yak

personally I feel that its harder to make a sale on craigslist...and I live in Chicago

I've just sold a T42 with comparable specs on eBay for $550 shipped...you have a T43 which definitely sounds better to most buyers, and about 6 months more warranty, so you should be able to walk away with $550 at least...

CL I've never dealt with, I live in the middle-of-nowhere...

As for this forum, my limited experience tells me that only somewhat unusual and/or high-end machines sell well around here, although there are exceptions. I'll be posting a couple of "regular" machines a little later (or in the morning if I'm too wiped) so you can follow the posts and see how I fare with them...

All the best.

Thank you everyone, for the insights.

Jaydoublem wrote:personally I feel that its harder to make a sale on craigslist...and I live in Chicago

I've advertised on the Boston (big city) and Providence (small city) Craigslists and have found that it's actually easier to get things sold on the latter, despite the much smaller population. Perhaps one reason is that there are many more ads on the Boston site, which swamp out mine, whereas my ads on the Providence site are more visible. Another reason is that there's more competition on the Boston site.