Best Buy's trade-in program (Dealtree)?

[thermodynamic]

So I will upgrade, whee!, but need to sell my old MBP as I don't need two and am partly strapped for cash if I don't sell it. I'd like to keep two, but one would just collect dust, and I tend to buy extended warranties in case I end up with a lemon (for anything with a LCD panel or gets warm with usage, I will splurge ).

She's a 17", mid-2009 model in near-perfect condition.

Assuming I take out the upgraded RAM and put it back to the original 4GB, DealTree will give me $634 for it. (they see the extra 4GB as being value-less).

Is DealTree a ripoff for their customers?

Thx!

 

[squeakr]

Yes. You can buy a used 15 early 2008 for about $200 more. If you would rather not deal with the hassle then no, but I would think you should get better than that selling it outright, as it it less than 2 years (not by much) years old. I would think it would be worth close to half of what the new price was.

 

[thermodynamic]

Yes. You can buy a used 15 early 2008 for about $200 more. If you would rather not deal with the hassle then no, but I would think you should get better than that selling it outright, as it it less than 2 years (not by much) years old. I would think it would be worth close to half of what the new price was.

I bought the 17" MBP in December 2009. Not even 18 months ago. Why I'd smile with pride over that revelation is probably perplexing, though... but the Sandy Bridge chipset and faster i7 are a definite plus...