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Message: <blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 998303">must ... be ... diplomatic ...The machine you're showing there is, as you probably know, pretty old. In mint condition it's worth maybe $350US. In its present condition I personally wouldn't have paid $10 for it.Those hinges are very badly damaged and must be entirely replaced, which is quite a job. <a href="http://www.powerbookmedic.com/xcart1/home.php?cat=407" target="_blank">Here's a company that sells the part and tools you need</a>. I think you'll see just from this where I'm going here ...The trackpad is part of the top case, so you're probably going to need to source and replace that as well.As you say this has been "fallen on" I'd suspect the logic board or the screen is in bad shape too.I wish you a lot of luck with this project ...</blockquote>