FS: Macbook Pro 15" 2.8 GHz Mid 2009

[geastman]

I am sorting out what to do with my son's mid-2009 15" Macbook Pro. Original owner, new from Apple Canada in January 2010. It has been essentially unused since July 2012 when it was replaced with a retina display model.

The good

It's a 15" Macbook Pro
It has 4GB RAM and a build-to-order 7200 rpm 500GB hard drive
A somewhat noisy fan was just replaced at the Apple Store, so quiet.
It includes box and all original accessories.
Apart from issues listed below, it is in good cosmetic and working condition. The Apple Store ran diagnostics and found no other issues.

The bad

It was dropped early in it's life (from bed height). The aluminum lid has a slight bend in the right rear corner, and there are a couple of small dents (lid, keyboard rest).
The optical drive seems to read cds but not dvds. Haven't tried burning.
The battery is depleted (Apple Store term). It holds some charge, but don't count on over an hour.
The keyboard backlight is "out" on the left third or so of keyboard.
There are three small light bleed spots on the display. Google Macbook Pro bleed and you will find it is a not uncommon problem.

Before disassembling and selling valuable innards and accessories (logic board, in particular) I thought I would gauge interest here. Avoiding the hassle of parting out is worth something, but I am not giving it away.

I would take $500 immediately. I will not consider anything below $350.  If you are interested within that range, please PM or phone Gord at 613-831-1441. Located in Stittsville, if you want to check it out.

Here is part of  System Profiler output:

Hardware Overview:

  Model Name:   MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier:   MacBookPro5,3
  Processor Name:   Intel Core 2 Duo
  Processor Speed:   2.8 GHz
  Number of Processors:   1
  Total Number of Cores:   2
  L2 Cache:   6 MB
  Memory:   4 GB
  Bus Speed:   1.07 GHz
  Boot ROM Version:   MBP53.00AC.B03
  SMC Version (system):   1.48f2
  Serial Number (system):   W800404Z64C
  Hardware UUID:   64B3016D-9321-5AF0-AF78-BF6F9C409B77
  Sudden Motion Sensor:
  State:   Enabled

ST9500420ASG:

  Capacity:   500.11 GB (500,107,862,016 bytes)
  Model:   ST9500420ASG                           
  Revision:   0007APM2
  Serial Number:               5VJ3C0L9
  Native Command Queuing:   Yes
  Queue Depth:   32
  Removable Media:   No
  Detachable Drive:   No
  BSD Name:   disk0
  Rotational Rate:   7200
  Medium Type:   Rotational
  Partition Map Type:   GPT (GUID Partition Table)
  S.M.A.R.T. status:   Verified

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