well, i did the deed. sold it for $1500 cash. i was able to keep my Mighty Mouse and the Airport Extreme card. coolest part of this transaction... the buyer GAVE me her Dual 1Ghz Quicksilver G4 for free, minus all the RAM and hard drives. but hey, this thing might even be able to hold me over for a while. i miss my G5 already but it was the right thing to do. 