Selling Two Macbooks - need help with pricing

As a starting point, you can check Mac2Sell, eBay (including completed sales), and Amazon for prices of similar models, to get an idea of what a reasonable price may be. Then adjust the price to account for condition, configuration, remaining AppleCare coverage (if any), etc. You can also check the Apple refurbished store to see what similar models are selling for.

Depends upon where you sell - eBay (highest price point - most fees), CL, Forum.

I think 1600 is a little bit too much even with the 16GB RAM and SSD - upgrades dont really add alot of value. Most people looking for used computers are looking to get base setups.

GL

Also - I sold a base 2010 17inch MBP for 975 on CL about 6 months ago - it still had several months of AppleCare remaining.

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the first one, the $1600 price tag sounds right to me. The second one I would value it between $750-900, tops.

Factor in shipping costs and fees if selling through an online site.

Processor is about a $200 upgrade (new)

SSD is worth about $100 used - most 150

RAM worth about $60 used - most 75

MBP itself worth about 1200 (no AC) no box

IMHO

gochi said:

The SSD is going for $150-250 on eBay so I would say $150 for that
Nobody is going to buy used ram; 16gb new ram worth about $120

I have the AC, I have the box.

Also the 1680x1050 Hi resolution upgrade should be worth at least $100

HengeDock + DVI adaptor I'd say would be $50

The early 2011 macbooks go for about $1100- this is a late macbook with a faster processor and double the video memory + (AC/BOX) included. I think it should be worth $200 more than the early version so $1300 would be a decent deal.

So total being:

Macbook- 1300$
SSD- 150$ (256GB)
Ram- 100$
Hi res upgrade- $100
Henge dock + dvi adaptor- $50
Webcam not working - minus $50

Total coming out to:

$1650. (the webcam is not working). Is this a decent valuation or deal for the buyer?

thanks just trying to see what i should get for this system.

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I see 2012 base model Retinas go for ~1200 with some frequency now, and those have likely better SSD, better screen, faster processor, better graphic output, likely a few months on AppleCare so still eligible for an extension, etc so I can't see those selling for more than that. I see people 'trying to sell them for more, but those tend to stagnate on CL for weeks and months, probably till they finally accept a lower offer due to loss of patience and reality kicking in.

I'd I haven't been flipping 2010 or older models so I can't comment on that -- I know I personally avoid them as anything prior to the 2011 is a considerable down grade in performance. Nonetheless there is a market for them.

I'd scan for similar items on CL for a few weeks, then take the lowest price you've seen and consider it's actual cash value at ~5-10% less than the lowest price you've seen. Most people on CL just want a deal, so actual sale price is usually a bit less than what you see listed (obviously ignoring phishing scam postings). Then when you do sell always price it ~10% higher than you actually want, so people can negotiate that 10% off and you both feel like winners.

Check the completed listings on ebay to get a better pix of what sellers are getting. Then keep in mind that a $50 to $100 diff in your selling price can mean the diff between a happy customer, and one who regrets the purchase. Luck!