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likemyorbs
Oct 17, 2008, 06:09 PM
i just sold my whitebook for $900 to some guy on craigslist. didnt have to deal with ebay seller fees or anything. it was 2.4 ghz, 4gb ram. i feel like i got top dollar for it. any thoughts? im amazed how macs retain value...


synth3tik
Oct 17, 2008, 06:10 PM
You got $900 because someone needed firewire. The old MBs are going to be highly desired for awhile I think.
likemyorbs
Oct 17, 2008, 06:12 PM
You got $900 because someone needed firewire. The old MBs are going to be highly desired for awhile I think.

he could have gotten a new one for $100 more...
ec51
Oct 17, 2008, 06:28 PM
he could have gotten a new one for $100 more...

Where's that deal? Refurb is 1,049 and new is 1249
likemyorbs
Oct 17, 2008, 06:35 PM
Where's that deal? Refurb is 1,049 and new is 1249

no i mean the new low end white macbook, the $999 one
Abstract
Oct 17, 2008, 06:44 PM
Refurb is 1,049 and new is 1249

Most of those refurbs are new anyway. It's Apple's way of clearing old stock after a big announcement.

Although you may actually get a refurbished unit when you order one. However, a refurbished unit is, in my opinion, usually better than a new unit in most instances, since it has been checked while new machines have not. You rarely hear of people coming in here and slagging off their newly purchased refurb. ;)
mcdj
Oct 18, 2008, 01:03 AM
i just sold my whitebook for $900 to some guy on craigslist.

you got cash I hope.
marvel2
Oct 18, 2008, 03:02 AM
I don't think macs retain value as well as they use to.
dinaluvsApple
Oct 18, 2008, 08:06 AM
great deal if u ask me
iMav
Oct 18, 2008, 08:14 AM
You definitely got top dollar.

Congrats.
likemyorbs
Oct 18, 2008, 02:45 PM
you got cash I hope.

of course i got cash!! i even brought one of those markers with me that the stores have to make sure its real.
DCSMAC
Oct 18, 2008, 03:05 PM
how much would ebay fees be if i sold a MBP for about $1500?
likemyorbs
Oct 18, 2008, 03:16 PM
http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

i would say somewhere around $50, but thats a rough calculation
eman
Oct 18, 2008, 05:40 PM
how much would ebay fees be if i sold a MBP for about $1500?

By the time you pay the ebay listing fee, ebay selling fee and pay a Paypal fee, you're looking at about 12% total. About $180 on a $1500 sale. Not a bad take for ebay for just hosting some small files for a few days.
doubleohseven
Oct 18, 2008, 05:43 PM
A bit off topic, but quite interesting. I went on the Mac2Sell website to give me a rough estimate on how much I would get for my MacBook for if I were to sell it. Well, I did an estimate before the event, and after the event (today). Here's the figures (in AUD):

Left picture shows the amount I would have got for it if I sold it before the event, and the pic on the right shows its current value.
Lurchdubious
Oct 18, 2008, 05:47 PM
i just sold my whitebook for $900 to some guy on craigslist. didnt have to deal with ebay seller fees or anything. it was 2.4 ghz, 4gb ram. i feel like i got top dollar for it. any thoughts? im amazed how macs retain value...

That's a great sale! I'd be selling my blackbook if my wife didn't need it.

And yeah, craigslist > ebay any day.
likemyorbs
Oct 18, 2008, 11:19 PM
By the time you pay the ebay listing fee, ebay selling fee and pay a Paypal fee, you're looking at about 12% total. About $180 on a $1500 sale. Not a bad take for ebay for just hosting some small files for a few days.

but definitely a rip off for the seller.
alphaod
Oct 19, 2008, 01:00 AM
i just sold my whitebook for $900 to some guy on craigslist. didnt have to deal with ebay seller fees or anything. it was 2.4 ghz, 4gb ram. i feel like i got top dollar for it. any thoughts? im amazed how macs retain value...

You did get an awesome deal. I'm trying to sell my comp.