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    IBM Thinkpad 701C Butterfly laptop

    I am trying to sell a broken IBM Thinkpad 701C Butterfly laptop. So far there are no bids and the auction ends in about 14 hours. I might lower starting bid a bit, but if the auction ends with no bids, my current plan is to escrap it.

    My question is this: generally I do not take apart laptops, but do you think that this one might have parts like the CPU that would make it worthwhile to take it apart? Of course, I am not talking about working parts, only escrap, since I have no way of testing them.



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    try $29.99 with free shipping, if that dosent work sell off the 2 ac adapters and scrap out the rest

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    scrap it

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    OK but by "scrapping" do you mean selling it complete or ripping it apart?

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    Some of those older processors and hard drives have decent refurb/resale prices. Try to look up the specific components you have on ebay. It may be worth parting it out if they are functioning.

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    Looks like it sold for a nice price.
    Grats.
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    It is one of the most collectable Thinkpads, but not worth as much as the PPC 800 series.

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