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Apple to Launch In-Store Mac Trade-In Program in the U.S. and Canada Next Week
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Good points. It seems they’ll simply be checking for the same conditions as they do now: Powers on, keyboard and display function, no significant damage. They won’t be checking anything beyond that. Users should simply ensure their data has been deleted - preferably with zero out.
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oh same here. If you’re off contract and payment plans, trading up can be done yet you’re still paying a difference. Since day one, we could sell iPhones unlocked as the international markets that didn’t have them at the time paid top dollar. A new iPhone was roughly the same cost and I’d often make a $100-200 USD profit.
However, the conditions listed above are based on specials that only have been on occasion and require gift cards and more. This allowed owners to do it any time of the year without specials and discounts while pocketing the difference.
Slightly off topic but does anyone else experience horrible typing in comments on MacRumors using mobile Safari? Spellcheck and predictive text are atrocious for some reason. I’ve had to edit comments dozens of times.
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I miss my LC I from 1991. I added in 1992 a PDS 40 MHz 68030 "jumping bean" accelerator. That LC was a nice box, and rather portable too. I would take it to my campus computer lab jobs, and borrow a VGA monitor, and work on location.
That’s an excellent point as I’ve had estimates for my Mac Pros that don’t take into account updates to RAM and solid-state drive, etc. I did call Apple a few times regarding built to order options and updates to systems that don’t show by simply using serial numbers and was informed the estimated price will increase if you phone them and explain any additional hardware that has been added to the device assuming it also follows Apple’s protocols. I have updated a few Mac Pros with non-Apple solid-state drives that Apple said they would take into account for the price differences which surprised me.
Only problem with eBay are the fees. On $625 you would pay $62.50 to eBay and $18.42 for PayPal Fees if you had to pay for Shipping lets say around $30 for an iMac. you are left with $514.44 still $264 more then apple, But that does not include all the time spend. Taking photos uploading and shipping. Its not so cut and dry when your time is worth more then that additional gain.
This is true, but still, the extra money made is like 5 hours of work for me, so pretty well worth it. 5 mins to take the pictures, packing it takes no time when you keep the iMac box (never throw that away), shipped with UPS ground (my company has the highest UPS discount and our Shipping clerk handles the label - we basically have a UPS store in the office), I think shipping to Texas was like $17.
Probably nothing.
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Exactly.
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Oh there are way more problems with eBay than the fees. They will screw sellers themselves, if buyers don’t screw them enough. I’ve been screwed by a buyer that basically didn’t read the posting or the original specifications. He used me to test hardware and then sent it back abused. He pulled a dispute even before we finished discussing his issue. eBay took his side and screwed me out of all shipping costs.
But it's a 2016 MBP, I literally can't change anything even if I wanted to. Also, they don't just ask about specs, they even ask me what machine I have (i.e. is it an iMac, a Mac Mini, Macbook Pro, etc), and the year (which again, is something the serial number should be able to give them).
Even if they have to ask about the SSD and RAM, condition, etc, there are things that the serial number should absolutely tell them.
I assume it was a joke, but not as much of a joke as you'd think. My 2016 MBP would get me 420. It also obviously depends heavily on the way you specced it, "2016 MBP" could be any configuration of machine across three different models.
I posted in an iMac thread but maybe here is better
Can someone explain this - I was curious what my 2019 iMac might fetch so I entered my serial number on the apple.ca site which led me to this link: https://phobio.com/tradein/apple-ca/
However, the outcome lists my iMac as an i9 256GB model when in fact I have an i5 512GB
What gives besides the ridiculous $1,550 Canadian it offered for the i9 - less than half of what I paid for the i5!
Can someone explain this - I was curious what my 2019 iMac might fetch so I entered my serial number on the apple.ca site which led me to this link: https://phobio.com/tradein/apple-ca/
However, the outcome lists my iMac as an i9 256GB model when in fact I have an i5 512GB
What gives besides the ridiculous $1,550 Canadian it offered for the i9 - less than half of what I paid for the i5!
After 3 trade-in transactions, my experience has been that they don't offer many options for listing machine condition (other than "turns on" or "doesn't turn on"). They offer just enough $ to tempt you to send in the machine, but anything less than "new in the box" condition (even tiny smudges on it) will drastically drop the offer. The bet is that you'll give up and let them keep it, or cave and agree to a lower value. I'm now looking at local refurb/consignment shops and donations to schools/charities as a better option.
Ha! For my 2019 15.4" MacBook Pro with 2.4 GHz 8 core i9, 1 TB SSD and 32 GB, they graciously offered to recycle it for me! What a deal!
There has to be a glitch or something with that site. The serial numbers don’t even match up on my computer telling me I have an i9 256GB when it’s an i5 512GB.
They will probably tell you that they can recycle it for FREE... lol
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For iPhone and iPad, we do have a trade-in program in Canada. I have asked for quotes here and the valuation is similar to the US. They only want recent devices and will only take more or less spotless ones for a trivial amount of money tho. Basically, it's not worth it if they will take it. Having a second device on your hand is worth more than what they are willing to give you.
If they really start the mac trade-in, then it's new.
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Still pretty low. I would keep the mac for that price.
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The buyer is taxed, yes. You can report, but FL has no state income tax. eBay does not send 1099s, PayPal only will for sales in excess of $20,000 per year.
It isn't like Apple wants to buy your old machine because they just really want to get a good deal on a used Mac. Like they are hard up for money, and dream of upgrading from their Pentiun II.
I bet their main goal is to drain the used market, which will result in more new sales. Apple doesnt exactly believe in supporting the used market, as everyone should be well aware of by now!
Totally get it for yourself. I've just had really bad problem with eBay recently. I would take the trade in.
If that was true, how would you explain the goals of all the other companies that take Apple product trade-ins? Depending on the product and the timing, other trade-in company quotes may be similar to Apple's trade-in quotes; sometimes higher, sometimes lower.
Apple's own Refurb Store is a very active place (some of us monitor it regularly), so clearly Apple supports its used (and then refurbished) products in a big way.