The South WTB Macintosh Quadra 900 or Quadra 950

[famicomaster2]

I am on the lookout for a Macintosh Quadra 900 or 950. I do not require disk drives nor RAM nor CPU if you really want to strip it down. Yellowed/broken/scuffed plastic and chipped paint, dents, rust, etc do not bother me. This will machine will be possible candidate for modification (or restoration). Mainboard, case, PSU are all I require, though I would really appreciate having at least one of the original keys.

I was bidding on a pretty beat up 950 on eBay earlier but got outbid with 7 seconds left - Suppose that's how it goes. Next cheapest one is over 3x more expensive after tax+shipping! Guy says he has >12 of them but is unwilling to part with any of them for <$1000+shipping+tax because they are "Premium" collector items.
I would be more than happy to pony up a few hundred dollars, the unit I was bidding on went to what I thought was well within a reasonable price of $550+tax&shipping. Correct me if I'm possibly wrong on this.

Please, reply or send me a message here if you have one of these machines you would like to sell, especially if you are near the Birmingham area, as I would be available to pick it up. If not, I am okay with paying for shipping (Freight, if necessary, I know these machines are large and heavy).

Thank you for your time.

 

[famicomaster2]

Update: I would like to add that the Macintosh WorkGroup Server (WGS) models 95 and 9150 are also acceptable.

 

[Timo W.]

You could ask this seller if he is willing to ship to the US: https://www.ebay.com/itm/334551750312

Generally, these systems are way more cheap over here in Europe. A working 950 goes for less than 500€. (well, not that this is really cheap)

 

[famicomaster2]

I have no issue buying from Europe, but most sellers I find are unwilling to ship to me! Seller says three different times in description he will not ship outside EU, and while I did send a message just now offering to pay the high shipping cost and extra for his troubles, I do not have high hopes he will agree.

Thank you very much for the tip though, I will look on European listings in the morning and maybe I will find something.
If you come across anything yourself don't be afraid to let me know.

 

[Timo W.]

True, but sometimes they still do. I try the same when I see stuff I want on eBay US. And quite often, they agree to ship to me anyway.

But yeah, he states no shipping outside EU. If all fails, maybe you can find a proxy who does shipping from EU to the US for you.

As a reference for pricing: (auction, no stupid "buy it now" price)

Apple Macintosh Quadra 950 | eBay

Apple Quadra 950. The plastic is very brittle. Currently has System 7.5 installed. 3Com Ethernet Card.

www.ebay.com

 

[Unknown_K]

Why the sudden (last few years) interest in Q950's anyway?

 

[famicomaster2]

I speak only for myself, but until recently I had very limited space and money to house vintage machines like this. I had a reasonable collection of cheapo thrift store x86 stuff, but the vintage Macintosh stuff I always wanted was always out of reach price wise.
Now that I've got money and a decently sized place, I can afford to start getting more of this stuff without worrying about it being local or small enough.