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TekMonkey · 31st Jul 2005, 07:06

http://digg.com/apple/1000_Used_iBoo...r_Richmond,_VA

A school in VA is selling 1000 G3 iBooks @ 500mhz for $50 a pop. You have to go there August 9th to pick one up. It's a 2-3hr drive for me, so I'm not certain I'll be able to get one.

If anyone is in Richmond, grab one for me and I'll paypal you the money.

Lovah · 31st Jul 2005, 11:21

bargain

macdude425 · 31st Jul 2005, 16:10

That's a great deal, but it's not worth a nine hour drive...

mattthegamer463 · 31st Jul 2005, 23:29

if someone lives nearby could they grab me one, ill paypal the $50 + shipping costs + some extra for the trouble. PM me if you can do that for me. i live in toronto, ontario, canada, so it isnt too far for shipping.

mattthegamer463 · 1st Aug 2005, 16:12

aww, come on, someone must live in the area to get me a ibook! ill give you $20 plus the 50 and shipping costs. come on! someone please PM me.

DrDing · 1st Aug 2005, 16:46

holy crap that is amazing...i might actually consider going from massachusetts...

TekMonkey · 1st Aug 2005, 17:53

I'm considering making the two-hour trek, but I'm afraid I might not be able to get one. It's been publicised a lot, so there will be a lot of people there. The gates are opening two hours before they even start selling them. I'm sure there will be very long lines.

greywolf · 1st Aug 2005, 23:58

That's only a couple of hours for me as well. May be worth it. Oh and mattthegamer463 only "one per person", kind of makes it hard for someone to pick one up for you!

mattthegamer463 · 2nd Aug 2005, 00:25

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Originally Posted by greywolf

That's only a couple of hours for me as well. May be worth it. Oh and mattthegamer463 only "one per person", kind of makes it hard for someone to pick one up for you!

oh... didnt see that. never mind then.

DrDing · 2nd Aug 2005, 19:32

i just received word from one of my friends in richmond...he says people are coming in from canada and that the line is "50 miles long." in other words...i dont know if it is worth it...

TheMuffinMan · 2nd Aug 2005, 21:28

hehe I'm picking one up for myself (live in midlothian, they're selling them at the local racetrack)

You can't camp out which is what I was planning on doing when it was still kinda hush hush, then Henrico changed the location and announced it everywhere so now everyone knows. I'm still going by to pick up one.

Also it's limited 1 per person, line forms at 7 am on the 9th, official sale starts at 9am

TheMuffinMan · 3rd Aug 2005, 20:42

Henrico Country residents only, so I'm outta luck

TekMonkey · 4th Aug 2005, 07:40

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Originally Posted by TheMuffinMan

Henrico Country residents only, so I'm outta luck

Wha...? No way? Link please?

sui_winbolo · 4th Aug 2005, 07:57

Damn, what a great deal. Hell I'm sure they could sell them for $100 and sell all of them like hotcakes.

XUntitled · 4th Aug 2005, 10:46

The link for the Henrico Country residents only is the link on in the first post. Its an thread that keeps getting updated. And yes since the county changed it to residents only I'm sure they will be checking ID's.

TheMuffinMan · 4th Aug 2005, 18:30

Ya, our drivers licenses say where you live, mine is Chesterfield, friend lives in Henrico (I hate him), so they will definitely be checking IDs

XUntitled · 4th Aug 2005, 19:11

Fake ID's anyone? Or, I'm sure that a quick trashing session at 5 am would yeild a cable, phone, or other kind of bill that would probably pass by the people running it. Of couse you'd have to not worry about the illegal side to that ;O

TheMuffinMan · 4th Aug 2005, 21:43

HAHA, it is tempting to do it, I work in Henrico, I was gonna try to get an ID for that

Reason they did it is because Henrico County residents paid for the laptops with their taxes

greywolf · 5th Aug 2005, 06:22

If they are unable to sell all of them to county residents, then they will have yet another sale for "everybody" to get rid of the remainder. So there is still hope.

Sunny-D · 7th Aug 2005, 07:18

omg, apparently the students in that county were given the option to buy them from the school for $50. a measly $50 would have gotten them a decent laptop. or a pretty good profit on eBay. if my school ever sells off the iBooks theyve got, ill be first in line to buy one.

31st Jul 2005, 07:06	#1
TekMonkey I enjoy cheese. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chantilly, VA, USA Posts: 3,082	Used G3 iBooks for $50 http://digg.com/apple/1000_Used_iBoo...r_Richmond,_VA A school in VA is selling 1000 G3 iBooks @ 500mhz for $50 a pop. You have to go there August 9th to pick one up. It's a 2-3hr drive for me, so I'm not certain I'll be able to get one. If anyone is in Richmond, grab one for me and I'll paypal you the money. __________________ ComputerKing: "Dude! I write my signatures by my self! do you think that I go store to make him write for me! you funny..."

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31st Jul 2005, 23:29	#4
mattthegamer463 Mod Master Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,805	if someone lives nearby could they grab me one, ill paypal the $50 + shipping costs + some extra for the trouble. PM me if you can do that for me. i live in toronto, ontario, canada, so it isnt too far for shipping. __________________ Latest Work: Boombox Build Project PCB- Complete Digital Picture Frame 2.0- Complete RumbleMouse - Complete Latest Project: TestPC- Complete Lian-Li PC7: C2D E6600, XFX 8800GTS 640MB, Corsair 2GB PC6400, 320GB Seagate Barracuda, EVGA 680i SLi, OCZ 850W Last edited by mattthegamer463; 1st Aug 2005 at 04:02.

1st Aug 2005, 16:12	#5
mattthegamer463 Mod Master Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 2,805	aww, come on, someone must live in the area to get me a ibook! ill give you $20 plus the 50 and shipping costs. come on! someone please PM me. __________________ Latest Work: Boombox Build Project PCB- Complete Digital Picture Frame 2.0- Complete RumbleMouse - Complete Latest Project: TestPC- Complete Lian-Li PC7: C2D E6600, XFX 8800GTS 640MB, Corsair 2GB PC6400, 320GB Seagate Barracuda, EVGA 680i SLi, OCZ 850W

1st Aug 2005, 17:53	#7
TekMonkey I enjoy cheese. Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Chantilly, VA, USA Posts: 3,082	I'm considering making the two-hour trek, but I'm afraid I might not be able to get one. It's been publicised a lot, so there will be a lot of people there. The gates are opening two hours before they even start selling them. I'm sure there will be very long lines. __________________ ComputerKing: "Dude! I write my signatures by my self! do you think that I go store to make him write for me! you funny..."

31st Jul 2005, 16:10	#3
macdude425 Modder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mr. Roger's Neighborhood Posts: 50	That's a great deal, but it's not worth a nine hour drive...

1st Aug 2005, 16:46	#6
DrDing Modder Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 53	holy crap that is amazing...i might actually consider going from massachusetts...

1st Aug 2005, 23:58	#8
greywolf Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 381	That's only a couple of hours for me as well. May be worth it. Oh and mattthegamer463 only "one per person", kind of makes it hard for someone to pick one up for you! __________________ Current (long unfinished) Project:Pinky2 "Oh well, not perfect but I'll live with it."

2nd Aug 2005, 19:32	#10
DrDing Modder Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 53	i just received word from one of my friends in richmond...he says people are coming in from canada and that the line is "50 miles long." in other words...i dont know if it is worth it...

2nd Aug 2005, 21:28	#11
TheMuffinMan Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 356	hehe I'm picking one up for myself (live in midlothian, they're selling them at the local racetrack) You can't camp out which is what I was planning on doing when it was still kinda hush hush, then Henrico changed the location and announced it everywhere so now everyone knows. I'm still going by to pick up one. Also it's limited 1 per person, line forms at 7 am on the 9th, official sale starts at 9am

3rd Aug 2005, 20:42	#12
TheMuffinMan Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 356	Henrico Country residents only, so I'm outta luck

4th Aug 2005, 07:57	#14
sui_winbolo Network Engineer Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bottineau, ND Posts: 1,306	Damn, what a great deal. Hell I'm sure they could sell them for $100 and sell all of them like hotcakes. __________________ :: XBOX 360 / / SPARTAN sui ::

4th Aug 2005, 10:46	#15
XUntitled Supermodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: PA Posts: 454	The link for the Henrico Country residents only is the link on in the first post. Its an thread that keeps getting updated. And yes since the county changed it to residents only I'm sure they will be checking ID's.

4th Aug 2005, 18:30	#16
TheMuffinMan Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 356	Ya, our drivers licenses say where you live, mine is Chesterfield, friend lives in Henrico (I hate him), so they will definitely be checking IDs

4th Aug 2005, 19:11	#17
XUntitled Supermodder Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: PA Posts: 454	Fake ID's anyone? Or, I'm sure that a quick trashing session at 5 am would yeild a cable, phone, or other kind of bill that would probably pass by the people running it. Of couse you'd have to not worry about the illegal side to that ;O

4th Aug 2005, 21:43	#18
TheMuffinMan Supermodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 356	HAHA, it is tempting to do it, I work in Henrico, I was gonna try to get an ID for that Reason they did it is because Henrico County residents paid for the laptops with their taxes

5th Aug 2005, 06:22	#19
greywolf Supermodder Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Maryland, USA Posts: 381	If they are unable to sell all of them to county residents, then they will have yet another sale for "everybody" to get rid of the remainder. So there is still hope. __________________ Current (long unfinished) Project:Pinky2 "Oh well, not perfect but I'll live with it."

7th Aug 2005, 07:18	#20
Sunny-D Multimodder Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Undisclosed Location, NY Posts: 200	omg, apparently the students in that county were given the option to buy them from the school for $50. a measly $50 would have gotten them a decent laptop. or a pretty good profit on eBay. if my school ever sells off the iBooks theyve got, ill be first in line to buy one. __________________ Eternal Project::\|AMD XP 2500+\|\|Abit NF7-S\|\|2x 256mb PC3200 Corsair Value Ram\|\|ATi AiW 9000\| \|WD800JB\|\|Seagate 40GB\|\|Lite-On 8x DVD+/-RW 2.4xDL DVD+R\|Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM\|\|Win XP\|\|Logitech MX1000\| \|Audio equipment::: \|5G iPod Video 30GB\|\|Sony MDR-V150 Studio Monitor Headphones\| \|JVC MX series 460 watt stereo\|[/color] Laptop::\|\|Apple G3 Powerbook @ 266Mhz\|\|320 MB RAM\|\|4 GB HDD\|\|250 MB Zip Drive<--Currently dead (dog chewed cord)