Am I asking to much?

what would you think this is worth?

Panasonic Toughbook CF-29HT mk3

1.4ghz
upgraded to 1.5gb ram
upgraded to 320gb HD * added 320 GB HD 10-10-2010 *
wifi a/b/g * EnGenius EMP-8602 *
brand new dvdrw
windows xp SP3
battery lasts for a little over an hour * also added new Panasonic Extended Battery 10-07-2010 lasts up to 5+ hours yellow tab *
touchscreen does not work
all ports and covers intact
extra ac adapter
extra standalone battery charger

 

Let's see:
MK-3 CF-29; I just bought a super clean one for $145 shipped, admittedly I got a good deal, say $200.
320GB HD; $65
EnGenius; $30
DVDRW; Included in mine
5 Hour Battery; $75
No Touch; -$75
AC Adapter; $25
Ram; $50
So your CF-29 is worth say $375. Remember, you are trying to sell this to people who know how to do what you did so your labor is worth nothing. I bought my MK-3 this week from a large company who cleaned it up to really like new, I'd give it a 9.75 out of 10, maybe a 10. This for less than I can flog the HD Caddy and the media bay drive for on the flea. I can bring it up to your spec for around $110 and 2 hours labor and be in it for $255, or sell it with the 60GB hard drive that came with it and be in it for $205. Virtually all the members on this forum can, or at least think they can, do what I just did. This isn't the fleaBay so you're not going to get your labor back and make a significant profit selling here.
CAP

 

Depends upon where you are trying to sell it. It will be difficult to sell a completed system here because we all buy someones crap and rebuild it. Now on fleabay or Craigslist you could probably sell it quicker because those people are looking for complete systems. I try to do a completed auctions search to get an idea of an items current market value.

Comparable cf29 sold on fleabay

Ancient Chinese proverb: Snow-cone machine in Alaska isn't worth as much as it is in Hawaii.

Well it's not so ancient and I doubt that it's Chinese either.

 

And that one is WWAN ready at least. Compared to that machine mine would need another $50 or 60 to get close, that's cost, no labor, shipping, or eBay and paypal fees. And, I stole the basic machine compared to what they are going for on the flea.
CAP

 

This could be the deal killer for you..."touchscreen does not work"
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"....we all buy someones crap and rebuild it...."

You gotta love that line!

 

Don't tell me, let me quess: a retired SBC unit ( CF-29HTM50BM); correct?

Guess I've been lucky here; all mine work.

 

wow the extra parts alone are worth 300.00, but you do find that people in forums are cheap. just the way of the internet

 

Um... People in forums aren't neccessarliy cheap... Just knowledgeable. You should look on the Internet (eBay and other sites) to see what your model may be worth. You definitely will get a different answer here.

And if it is a retired SBC unit.... Deduct 50%...

 

there is a difference between knoweldgeable and cheap but its not that far. but i know when one wants to buy they go cheapest when they want to sell they go highest.

sometimes you just know

 

Well you asked. I'm not cheap, I just know how to buy used computers as do most of the other people here, those who don't want to rebuild their own. Surprisingly, a search of ended listings on eBay shows that it is rather easy to get $600+ for a not very high spec CF-29 IF IT HAS A TOUCHSCREEN, quite a lot more if it has GPS! People even seem to want backlit rubber keybosrds. My angst about what to do with the MK-3 is gone, its out of here. I was thinking about building a Linux machine to play with, but this one can be sold as "mint/like new" so its gone.
CAP

 

We all start off with a cheap model missing parts and end up putting lots of money in them in the end


The only complete models that you have a chance on selling here on the forum for the higher prices are fully modded types
I sold a cf-29 for $900 , but that was a while ago and the cf-29 prices have dropped 35% or so in the last few years

 

so other than gps and touch screen mine should run easily 600.00 by toms value

 

There were a few basic models that sold here around the same time as mine sold for $400
The custom built-in gps add's quite a bit of value

If I was selling it I would drop the price to $400 ,and sell the optical dvd-rw and newish battery separately

The dvdrw should sell for $100 , (I have sold them lately for that price), and the yellow tab battery $70 approx

 

On the bay, no HDD is worth about $400. With HDD and XP SP3 it's like $600. Paint it red and bloat it with useless free cnet software then it will be in CF-31 price range

How does that guy with $1k CF72's have such good feedback? I wanna know the secret!

 

The secret is that the buyer leaves feedback right away after he opens the package
and they look at the brand new looking Toughbook all the extra goodies they received

Wait a few months when the paint starts to scratch off
Then they either loose the Chinese extras or they stop working

And before Zig gets on here and argues with me on this
I will tell you I have painted quite a few Toughbooks in the old days
Both cf-71's and cf-72's and they all look bad after a while
You can not beat the standard finish
Like Rick and Teo ,
I only buy the best condition models these days so there is no need to put on new cosmetic parts and paint them

 

I'm not sure what listings you are looking at, but I'm seeing ex SBC stipppers selling for less than $100. The original question was, "why no takers for my ex SBC at $600?"
CAP

 

The only way to "paint" a Toughbook is powder coating.

 

I haven't came across many 29H on the bay besides mine. I'm still shocked the touch screen still works! I guess I missed that $600 title.

 

Then you just aren't looking in the right place.

Deal Train SBC Toughbooks

All my Model CF-29HTM50BM Toughbooks from Deal Train have had working touch screens (YMMV).

 

im confused why are the sbc toughbooks bad?

 

They're not bad, just most of them are really beat including cracked or broken lower cases, and have bad touchscreens. If you're a careful shopper you can find used CF-29s in much better shape for not a lot more money. I have just bought a CF-30 and a CF-29 MK3 for $540 and $122 respectively. Both are complete including hard drives and caddies, and both would need more than cursory inspection to determine that they had ever been used. Cosmetics don't really matter, when you think of it there is a downside to a really clean Toughbook, you find yourself reluctant to toss it around for fear of marking it up which kind of defeats the purpose. I'm babying that CF-30, I don't want to mess up the "new" look. I'm selling the CF-29, it's too clean for my purposes. Cosmetics are vitally important when you are trying to sell used computers for top dollar.
CAP

 

They are just well used and usually need a bit of work. One needs to pay attention when buying them or just be prepared for the possibility of more repairs than you originally thought. Sometimes you may end up with a parts machine.
They are more in the fixer upper class than the toss a HDD in em and fly class.

 

other than the touch not working. which I wouldn't use anyway. its in great shape. I just plug in my gps and it puts along like its the king.

do like my yellow tab. it goes for so long.

 

Wonder if the Touchscreen on this one still works...

Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Pentium M 1.4GHz 512MB - eBay (item 270700166970 end time Feb-05-11 09:00:58 PST)

mnem
*agitating-ily*

 

<Snicker>

"Screen is cracked. There is NO image on the screen."

BTW: this is the same seller I bought my 4 retired SBC units ( CF-29HTM50BM) from: Deal_Train.

 

I love this.... "The touch screen option has not been tested and we cannot guarantee that it works."

Um... I can guarantee that it doesn't! HA!

 

Now now, TB: that's the same thing thry wrote on all four of the SBC CF-29s I bought from them, and three of them work just fine (haven't messed with the fourth one yet; so cannot say as to its touchscreen).

 

wow a cf 30 for $540, i look on ebay every now and then hoping to find something that cheap