Hey congrats! Let us know how it goes. I feel the same way about Phobio. I have had great experiences with CashForYourMac.com and would use them again, but this time with my iPad Pro, Apple's allowance was almost the same. Ten minutes in the store versus shipping and waiting ... yeah, that was easy.
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Anyone with online Trade-in experience: how picky are Apple about "physical condition"
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I guess I’m confused, I thought you had made a Genius Bar appointment already?
if you have, or if you can, and the store is reasonably convenient, if it was me I would go in for the Genius Bar appointment and let them check it out.
I think its something that's typically handled through sales appointment since GB appt's you have to cite a specific issue for your appt / trade in is not a selectable option. and stores in my state apparently aren't doing sales appt's right now just pick up online orders and GB.
its needlessly confusing but I got direct confirmation they'll do it at my GB appt time.
To me none of that merits a price reduction BUT I would go in store to be sure
I just have a bitter taste in my mouth mailing in to roll the dice, so couple months ago traded my iPhone 8 I got from eBay unlocked for $800 in bill credits on AT&T over 30 months for 12 Pro, by giving it into a corporate store and getting confirmation on the spot instead of their mail in program.
Don't want to deal with mailing, their discretion, then mailing back.
I traded in Beats solo 2 to Amazon couple years ago, and they lowballed the crap out of me when they literally looked untouched but they said they weren't in the like new condition and it was more like fair condition assessment. I demanded my property back and it took several weeks more to get it back, after taking several weeks to get to the place where it was inspected. Garbage experience I won't do again.
I highly suggest you use Macmeanoffer.com They are honest, honor quotes, and will PayPal you the money in a few days. I have used them several times. They pay the shipping.
You're right, but I thought I might attach them anyway, because why not: they might be useful to others in the future when my trade-in is complete and I report back on what happened.
I've made an account with them and filled out their form. I'm not going to cancel my Apple order quite yet, but it does seem like they'll pay me more than Apple will, especially because the MacBook has 16GB of RAM.
for what its worth this is the only scratch on my 2020 i5 space grey. otherwise everything is tip top. if it were silver wouldn't have shown up
I don't think its going to be a problem whatsoever at the store, but left to the discretion of 3rd party / some anonymous inspector with no accountability and mailed off, nah.. don't wanna doubt it or leave it to error
I don't think its going to be a problem whatsoever at the store, but left to the discretion of 3rd party / some anonymous inspector with no accountability and mailed off, nah.. don't wanna doubt it or leave it to error
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Here in MR land, that scratch would mean a loss of $150 - $200.
Here in MR land, that scratch would mean a loss of $150 - $200.
Possibly 3rd party too, if the inspector is having a horrible day and/or a total Karen (be it male, female)
That scratch would be very hard for me to live with. I would have to put some Duct tape on it to cover it, or sell it for a M1.
its not for the faint of heart hahaThat scratch would be very hard for me to live with. I would have to put some Duct tape on it to cover it, or sell it for a M1.
it happened while anxiously waiting for my 12 pro on launch day to be delivered, where it nicked I'm glad that's all it did.
another inch off the side would've been the screen causing a crack possibly instead of just an edge scratch (that you can see but not feel)
consider myself lucky overall
Try CashForYourMac.com too. You'll get an instant quote on the site without waiting. They also pay for insured shipping, which I don't believe MacMeAnOffer does.
Guess again. It seems you didn't tap on the Get Cash & Trade-in Offer button ... the big green one? I did your exact specs and got this:
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well that's kind of annoying and confusing but
got the full $670 for my i5 2020 Air, no problem.
...but they sent it over Apple Cash, and I will now pay the list price / 12 months.
In other words, no discounted monthly installments its as if I hadn't traded in a laptop financing wise, and I can use the pool of Apple Cash refund amount towards the hiked monthly installments as needed instead. That's fine really, just a different way of going about things.
It's because I traded in store, ONLY if you mail it do they just apply a discounted monthly amount like you signed up for when you did Apple Card + trade in contingency. The in store trade in has no way of working with the financing to incorporate the trade in price.
It sounds like I'm now going to pay upfront tax on $899 instead of price difference of $229 too once the switch occurs that I hadn't traded in a laptop, which is another $54 or something but... peace of mind of not having laptop lost in the mail or valued way lower I suppose.
Apple Card people - at any point can I change financing to just pay the lump sum off vs. 12 month installments? edit- digging around in the app it appears can pay early whenever
got the full $670 for my i5 2020 Air, no problem.
...but they sent it over Apple Cash, and I will now pay the list price / 12 months.
In other words, no discounted monthly installments its as if I hadn't traded in a laptop financing wise, and I can use the pool of Apple Cash refund amount towards the hiked monthly installments as needed instead. That's fine really, just a different way of going about things.
It's because I traded in store, ONLY if you mail it do they just apply a discounted monthly amount like you signed up for when you did Apple Card + trade in contingency. The in store trade in has no way of working with the financing to incorporate the trade in price.
It sounds like I'm now going to pay upfront tax on $899 instead of price difference of $229 too once the switch occurs that I hadn't traded in a laptop, which is another $54 or something but... peace of mind of not having laptop lost in the mail or valued way lower I suppose.
Apple Card people - at any point can I change financing to just pay the lump sum off vs. 12 month installments? edit- digging around in the app it appears can pay early whenever
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Well, congrats on getting the trade done today. That in itself must be a relief. Interesting that's how they do trade-ins when you pay monthly on the Apple Card.
Pretty sure i clicked that button but nothing happened. Either way, that cash offer is worse than what Apple quoted me.
the possibility of doing an in-person trade-in seems more friendly and reliable, but also isnt feasible for me and would be more of an inconvenience in a normal situation as well: that Apple Card financing quirk is real strange, too. Glad it worked out well.
I did a trade in of an iPhone that was in pristine condition several years ago. When I received payment it was less than I was promised and the company handling the trade-in for Apple claimed the phone had scratches. (It didn’t—at least not when I sent it in.) Needless to say, I will never do a trade-in by mail again. I’ve actually had better results with in-person trade-ins at the local Best Buy—higher trade-in value and no ridiculous allegations of imperfections.
Hmm, maybe I’ll just go to Best Buy, then. That’s a good suggestion, thanks.
After using their online trade-in tool, they only want to give me $425 for it, which is close to half of what Apple offered, sadly. Also, I purchased the M1 MacBook through Apple's Education store to get $100 off, and it seems like that's not something Best Buy does.
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I've done a few good trades with BB over the years, but the value for my iPad Pro for which Apple gave $525, BB only offered $200. Many times BB was higher than Apple, but maybe they're pulling back.
And yes, you're correct, BB does not have an education store.
Edited: BB does offer some good open box deals on Apple gear, and I've read posts here of good experiences with the various conditions available. I've seen savings of up to $100 for open box Apple machines in the excellent category. In some cases the shipping for open box items is faster than the regularly priced item. In some metros there are open box items available in-store.
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this is the first trade-in Ive ever attempted: typically I try to find someone else in my circle to sell it to. Do you use some kind of sleeve or skin on the macbooks? Because I think that’s really the only way to keep them completely pristine, I think.
I keep my MacBook in a neoprene sleeve when not in use or when traveling with it. It only has a couple of small scuffs from my Apple mouse hitting the side of the case a few times while in use. The case has definitely kept the MacBook in excellent shape vs just carrying it in a bag with other items.
I also try and find a family member or friend to sell on to. Gives them a good deal and gets me a few more $ than trading in.