[Price Advice] Best buy open box for MacBook

Redrum509 · Mar 2, 2013, 06:00 PM

So best buy has a MacBook Air for $818.99. It is the 2012 11 inch model. Bestbuy.com has said they have had 1 available only for awhile now. Now my question is has anyone ever been able to make a better deal? Like if I said I had $650.00 cash I could buy right now would they sometimes do that? Any good stories of haggling and getting a really good deal? Thanks

Spink10 · Mar 2, 2013, 06:04 PM

Yes there have been people that were able to negotiate with a manager - dropping it 20% is unlikely.

davidinva · Mar 2, 2013, 06:08 PM

I wish our local BB had Macs in stock. They are an order-only store. Have iPads , iPhones, and iPods, but not Macs. Price doesn't sound too bad to me, but depends on the specs.

Redrum509 · Mar 2, 2013, 06:23 PM

I know that had that 10% off open box coupon awhile ago so I was thinking maybe 20% might not be to far off if I offered cash on the spot on a item that's been there for awhile.

Spink10 · Mar 2, 2013, 06:26 PM

Try it - its just unlikely - unfortunately. Otherwise I would be flipping more Macs.

Redrum509 · Mar 2, 2013, 06:40 PM

Anyone have any luck haggling?

zObsidian · Mar 2, 2013, 08:06 PM

Best Buy doesn't care if you offer them cash on the spot or a credit card, makes no difference to them. It's not like you're buying stuff at a flea market.

$650 is going to be well below their cost price, $800 sounds fair.

Redrum509 · Mar 2, 2013, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by zObsidian

Best Buy doesn't care if you offer them cash on the spot or a credit card, makes no difference to them. It's not like you're buying stuff at a flea market.

$650 is going to be well below their cost price, $800 sounds fair.

I know but sometimes they really want to get rid of there open box items because they are harder to sell. I've heard of some people haggling and getting very good deals.

Spink10 · Mar 2, 2013, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Redrum509

I know but sometimes they really want to get rid of there open box items because they are harder to sell. I've heard of some people haggling and getting very good deals.

Then go to BestBuy!

Redrum509 · Mar 2, 2013, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Spink10

Then go to BestBuy!

Lol I will be. I was just also wondering if anyone has haggled before. Wanted to hear some stories.

lokster · Mar 3, 2013, 12:10 AM

nothing wrong with going to best buy and asking if they would haggle down the price to something you want.

kensic · Mar 7, 2013, 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Redrum509

Lol I will be. I was just also wondering if anyone has haggled before. Wanted to hear some stories.

try it and report back please!

Mar 2, 2013, 06:00 PM	#1
Redrum509 macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2012	Best buy open box for MacBook So best buy has a MacBook Air for $818.99. It is the 2012 11 inch model. Bestbuy.com has said they have had 1 available only for awhile now. Now my question is has anyone ever been able to make a better deal? Like if I said I had $650.00 cash I could buy right now would they sometimes do that? Any good stories of haggling and getting a really good deal? Thanks
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Mar 2, 2013, 06:04 PM	#2
Spink10 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2011	Yes there have been people that were able to negotiate with a manager - dropping it 20% is unlikely. __________________ cMBP 2012 15" 2.7, 8GB, Samsung 830 256GB, 650M 1GB, Hi-Res AG / MBA 2011 11" 1.6, 4GB, 128GB SSD / iMac 2011 27" 2.7, 12GB, 1TB HD, 6770M 512MB / iPhone 5 16GB / iPad 4 16GB / Time Capsule 2TB
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Mar 2, 2013, 06:26 PM	#5
Spink10 macrumors 68020 Join Date: Nov 2011	Try it - its just unlikely - unfortunately. Otherwise I would be flipping more Macs. __________________ cMBP 2012 15" 2.7, 8GB, Samsung 830 256GB, 650M 1GB, Hi-Res AG / MBA 2011 11" 1.6, 4GB, 128GB SSD / iMac 2011 27" 2.7, 12GB, 1TB HD, 6770M 512MB / iPhone 5 16GB / iPad 4 16GB / Time Capsule 2TB
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Mar 3, 2013, 12:10 AM	#11
lokster macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2010	nothing wrong with going to best buy and asking if they would haggle down the price to something you want. __________________ iPhone 4 16gb 2012 iPad 3 16gb 2012 iPod nano 8gb + Silver Lunatik Watchstrap
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Mar 2, 2013, 06:08 PM	#3
davidinva macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, USA	I wish our local BB had Macs in stock. They are an order-only store. Have iPads , iPhones, and iPods, but not Macs. Price doesn't sound too bad to me, but depends on the specs.
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Mar 2, 2013, 06:23 PM	#4
Redrum509 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2012	I know that had that 10% off open box coupon awhile ago so I was thinking maybe 20% might not be to far off if I offered cash on the spot on a item that's been there for awhile.
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Mar 2, 2013, 06:40 PM	#6
Redrum509 Thread Starter macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2012	Anyone have any luck haggling?
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Mar 2, 2013, 08:06 PM	#7
zObsidian macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2010	Best Buy doesn't care if you offer them cash on the spot or a credit card, makes no difference to them. It's not like you're buying stuff at a flea market. $650 is going to be well below their cost price, $800 sounds fair.
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