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Buying a new battery before selling the 600E?
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:41 pm
by zodiac
Hello,
I am going to sell me old faithful 600E on eBay during the next week or so.
There is just one thing though: My battery died totally (wont charge) a couple of months ago. From your experience, would it be worth getting a new battery first (would be a copy, ~30 €) and selling it "with brand new battery". Or should I rather not bother.
The 600E sells for a bit over 100 € these days here in Germany.
Thanks for your advice,
Martin
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 2:42 pm
by whizkid
Do not buy a new battery. You'll never get the amount you spend. Some people won't believe that the battery is new, and some will think it's not worth as much as it is to you.
Let them buy their own battery.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:03 pm
by BillD
whizkid wrote:Do not buy a new battery. You'll never get the amount you spend. Some people won't believe that the battery is new, and some will think it's not worth as much as it is to you.
Let them buy their own battery.
+1...
Agreed... You'll never get the money back on what you'll spend for a new battery..
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:17 pm
by whizkid
If profit is your goal, consider parting out the machine. See what parts sell for individually and see how it comes out. In the states at least, you can often get more if you sell it in pieces than as one working unit. I'm not sure about the 600E though because of its age.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 3:29 pm
by tfflivemb2
I agree... Adding a battery only adds to the "cost" for you. It won't really make a large difference in the price that you sell it for.
Besides, the new owner might not care too much about the battery. Some people only use a laptop to free up the space that an entire PC takes up. I have sold several Thinkpads to people that didn't care about the battery at all.
Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 4:15 pm
by zodiac
Alright. Thank you very much for the quick advice everyone.
It would have just been a point to me, if someone came around looking for a good bundle and then thinking "Oh, no. First thing will be bothering about a new battery." A new battery would make the packet seem more complete.
But you guys are probably right. I had the same thoughts.
Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:49 am
by SAE140
zodiac wrote:Alright. Thank you very much for the quick advice everyone.
It would have just been a point to me, if someone came around looking for a good bundle and then thinking "Oh, no. First thing will be bothering about a new battery." A new battery would make the packet seem more complete.
But you guys are probably right. I had the same thoughts.
Just want to second all that's been said. I've just bought a 600E and the owner had done exactly what you were proposing.
But - I have no use for a Li-Ion battery, so I've now got a new-ish one I don't want, which will only go off with age, and which probably no-one on Ebay would believe is new !
Pity you don't live in Britain - you could have stuck it on your machine ....
Colin
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 10:45 pm
by Andersonjoe711
SAE140 wrote:zodiac wrote:Alright. Thank you very much for the quick advice everyone.
It would have just been a point to me, if someone came around looking for a good bundle and then thinking "Oh, no. First thing will be bothering about a new battery." A new battery would make the packet seem more complete.
But you guys are probably right. I had the same thoughts.
Just want to second all that's been said. I've just bought a 600E and the owner had done exactly what you were proposing.
But - I have no use for a Li-Ion battery, so I've now got a new-ish one I don't want, which will only go off with age, and which probably no-one on Ebay would believe is new !
Pity you don't live in Britain - you could have stuck it on your machine ....
Colin
I'll take it!!!!