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Need help identifying/pricing old computer

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Rou

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Hello! I recently found an old computer while going through my late grandmother's belongings, and was hoping perhaps someone could help me identify what these components are and maybe if they're worth anything. I was going to toss them but I feel like it'd be a shame to throw them away if there's a chance someone might want them. I'll attach some pictures of the items below. Please excuse the stickers and dust, I have not yet had a chance to clean them. I'm really at a loss here about what to do so any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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Computer cover says it is a 486SX 25MHz. Low end system for 1993. If working, good chance someone might want it though shipping will comprise most of what you get for it. May be more valuable if it has special cards or a working hard drive. The 5.25" floppy has value on its own, expect $30 - $50 for it.

Packard Bell CRT. Who knows. CRT monitors are hard to ship and that model is big (17") and heavy (about 75 pounds IIRC). Decent resolution though, up to 1280 x 1024.

APC UPS: A new battery will be needed for it. You might be able to sell it for shipping.

Emachines 101 key PS/2 keyboard: Used PS/2 keyboards clog Goodwill and tend to go for $5 and under. You might be able to give it away with the computer.
 
That looks like a nice little 486 system. Prices on eBay (for just CPU units) vary quite a bit. At a glance, similar items can go for perhaps $40-$130 dollars, but that depends on a lot of factors.

A few thoughts:
Pop the top off to determine if there are any special cards installed (I doubt there are but it is always worth checking)
Is that an AT form case? Usually DELLs have propitiatory form factors, but if can take a generic AT motherboard, that would be of more interest to people.
Is there a barrel battery on the motherboard? If so, has it leaked, damaging anything? Or is there a Dallas/Odin integrated clock battery, and if it does is it soldered on to the board? If it has a simple coin cell battery instead, those are the best.
That 5.25" floppy drive is a plus. If you do decided to trash the system, at least remove the floppy drive. That would be an easy ~$20-$30 on eBay. One can never have to many floppy drives.

The keyboard is just a standard cheap PS/2 Windows keyboard, if it works with the CPU unit, just include it with that.

The monitor looks decent, but nothing special. According to the specs it should be capable of at least 1024*768*85mhz. But the more desirable VGA CRTs are usually late 90s, early 00s, or special early models like from IBM. Shipping is usually prohibitive. If you offer the set for local pickup via craigslist or similar you might get some interest.

You can forget about that back-ups. The battery is probably dead or near dead, and just a huge paperweight. You can still buy similar devices.
 
Thank you guys so much for your responses, it's been a really big help. I'll look inside for the stuff you mentioned, but I think I'll likely put it up on craigslist and see if anyone local is interested. I think even if I don't get much or even end up giving it away, I wouldn't mind too much. But I wanted to get an idea of what I had first, so once again thank you for all your help!
 
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