Old Computer Software Programs

Yea, you can sell old software as collectable but it depends on a lot of factors.

I found that if it's out of the shrink wrap, it's not worth anything.

What used to sell really well are old apple manuals and software. I once sold a lot of old apple dot matrix printer manuals on ebay for 60 bucks or so. And most of them were in "not so great" condition. People loved to collect this stuff.

Also keep an eye out for old AOL CD's in wrappers. Here is one that sold:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/220968457193#ht_500wt_1182

Cheers!

Originally Posted by tyoon21

Also keep an eye out for old AOL CD's in wrappers. Here is one that sold:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/220968457193#ht_500wt_1182

Cheers!

I used to so enjoy throwing those away ; )

I knew about the older operating systems but I can't even remember the number of AOL disks I've tossed.:eek:

That's a shocker.

Check the policy on selling operating systems on Ebay, used to have to include a piece of hardware along with it so they wouldn't pull it. Not sure if that still applies, haven't listed any in awhile.

The AOL disk market has changed dramatically since the early 2000's. Used to be before people would buy large lots of the disks to get free internet time. After cable internet came out the market on AOL disks changed from internet usage to collectables. The best ones to see are anything shrink wrapped in a tin or if there is some character on it. I remember when the Harry Potter disks were hot items.

Here is a website that talk about this:

http://www.aolcollecting.com/

Originally Posted by miked

Well thanks to you two I'm having a crapy day. I think I tossed 10-15 of those aol packages. I may have some early Windows don't know if I save it or not. Seriously thanks for sharing, Mike.

Sorry about that Miked...hopefully your day gets better! : )

I honestly came across 3 of them (one in a tin) last week while picking laying on top of a box of old magazines, thought to myself "who would ever want these again?".

I would now. lol

I want to find some of them dos programs lol

Yeah, a lot depends on the title. I have Microsoft Train Simulation on Ebay right now and it is up to $19.99 with 6 days left. That is only 11 years old though. Others just don't sell well even if they were popular in their day.

Most stuff for collector's need to be still in their plastic unless it is a rare game.

I would not toss them, you can make some money selling old software. The $500 for DOS must be a joke to be honest, there are other shrinkwrap copies of the same thing going for little on ebay. I think somebody found a case of them and made a fake auction to able to sell the other copies for a good price.

P.S. If you find old copies of Ultima series in box (PC DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, etc with the cloth maps and metal trinkets) they seem to always sell for a few bucks on ebay (not even shrinwrapped).

Looked it up, because every now and then I run into this stuff, and I see it still being listed like this...apparently they haven't changed it for computers. Only the hardware should be specific to that software.

Printer or scanner software has to be sold with the printer or scanner from what I'm reading.

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM), bundled, or recovery software, is included with the purchase of new computer hardware. It is eBay policy that sellers can't list these types of software unless they are selling it with the original hardware.


To comply with eBay policy, OEM software must accompany the necessary hardware as described above, and the hardware must be specific and clearly stated in the listing.

Restricted:

OEM, bundled, or recovery software may be listed only if it is included along with the original hardware, such as the motherboard, hard drive, or computer sold with the OEM software.

Utility software and drivers bundled with peripheral devices, such as a printer or scanner, may be listed only if it is included along with the original peripheral device.

Not Allowed:

OEM, bundled, or recovery software being listed as a stand-alone item.

http://pages.ebay.com/help/policies/software.html