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Selling 11" MacBook Air 2011 Model w/ i7 1.8GHz

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yetieater

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May 6, 2007
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Hi knowledgeable folks:

I have an 11" MacBook Air in like-new condition that I purchased last July to use at school. It was specced from the Apple Store as a Build to Order (BTO) unit. I opted for the CPU upgrade from Intel i5 to Intel i7 processor, which cost $200 at the time. The total out of pocket expense for the machine was over $1300.

Everything else on the MBA is stock. 128GB SSD, 4GB RAM.

What is a fair asking price for it now, and what is the best place to get buyers to act?
 
I was in a similar boat a while back, I had a 13 Macbook Pro i7 2.7, with a Scorpio Black 750, and 6 Gb of RAM. I was able to get a net of 1380 on eBay. What I recommend is to use a client like GarageSale Trial and take a lot of pictures in natural light, then give a lot of detail and explain to the buyer why you are selling the machine. Also this goes without saying but CLEAN THE COMPUTER! Make it look factory fresh, I use Rubbing Alcohol (91%) for the Unibody, Keyboard, and Trackpad. I would use water (purified bottled) and a clean microfiber on the display.

As for price, I would put 1,300 as the Buy It Now price, and 1,200 as the Auction Price

Hope this helps,
macfan74318
 
What about selling on this forum? I understand that there is a trading post that appears after you reach 150 posts. I'm not far from that, but I don't know if it's worth the effort.

Thanks for the tip on Garage Sale, BTW. I've got the program and it works great.
 
yetieater said:
What about selling on this forum? I understand that there is a trading post that appears after you reach 150 posts. I'm not far from that, but I don't know if it's worth the effort.
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I'm not at the limit, but what I've read is that you'll get a lower price but have less PayPal fees and hassles selling on MR.

Have you thought about Craig's List?
 
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