has anyone bought a MacBook through offerup? Saw a great deal on a 2018 but was wondering if anyone had any issues?
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Buying mbp through offerup
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You are buying a used computer I’m confused what makes the difference if it’s from offer up or eBay...... better question would have been what’s the expirence on buying a used Mac
I think he might be asking if offerup is a trustworthy seller. Maybe he wants to know about others' experiences buying from offerup.
That still makes no sense offer up is nothing more than a glorified craigslist
Contact the seller. Ask to see the MBP on and working. Make sure charger and cable are sold with it. If you’re satisfied with what you see, make the purchase... OfferUp is nothing more than a fancy craigslist. That is to say, people just selling things they don’t want/need.
Thanks. I saw some new unopened macbooks on there for a good price but ive never used the site before.
Offer-up is a mechanism to enable person-to-person sales, basically Craigslist wearing a nice dress and makeup.
Ask yourself the very same questions that you would if you met someone selling new unopened 2018 macbooks out of their van in the BestBuy parking lot.
That’s not true there is a legit laptop dealer in my city that sells computer super cheap when they aren’t selling well as they usually get them in as trade in or super Low for people that don’t want to deal with selling on their own
There's many, many legitimate sealed in the box MBPs for sale in my city, including iPhones etc, WITH receipts and offer to meet up at an Apple Store to verify the purchase. For years I thought this was a scam until a Chinese co-worker explained it to me. Apparently lots of wealthy students, especially from China, have their parents buy them the latest and greatest every year. Lots of kids prefer the cash and continue to use their one year old device so they sell them for less than retail. Simple as that.
I don't doubt there are plenty of resellers that legitimately move low priced used devices on apps like this.
My point was that if there is a seller with multiple NEW Apple devices for sale cheap, there is almost certainly something up. Where is the profit margin for someone like that?
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I don't doubt you could occasionally find something like this. I was just commenting that a seller with multiple factory sealed new devices for sale is almost certainly not legit. There would be no reason for them to sell on the secondary market and no way to profit.
As others have noted, I would be cautious and get as much detail as possible, including meeting at a local Apple store to verify warranty and purchase details. Even then, be mindful that you could have issues later in some manner. As a result, I would also need a serious discount over buying from Apple to be OK with that added risk. For me, that would be a 40% or more discount, but for you that can vary.
There are a lot of legitimate deals, but more often than not NIB latest model products like MBPs are laundering schemes. That doesn't mean you'll have any issues, but they are a great way to shift money around off the books. Without a paper trail of any kind. For example, you can buy a bunch of Apple gift cards with stolen CCs or some other scam and you'll have a digital paper trail leading all the way to where you spend that money unless you launder it out. Buying high value devices then selling them for cash on the street breaks that link. The risk you have is if Apple deems the computer fraudulently purchased because the underlying payment has been revoked they could undo your warranty.
There are very few NIB MBPs and iPhones that are legitimately being sold by users who wouldn't have just retuned them to Apple for a full refund.
There are a lot of legitimate deals, but more often than not NIB latest model products like MBPs are laundering schemes. That doesn't mean you'll have any issues, but they are a great way to shift money around off the books. Without a paper trail of any kind. For example, you can buy a bunch of Apple gift cards with stolen CCs or some other scam and you'll have a digital paper trail leading all the way to where you spend that money unless you launder it out. Buying high value devices then selling them for cash on the street breaks that link. The risk you have is if Apple deems the computer fraudulently purchased because the underlying payment has been revoked they could undo your warranty.
There are very few NIB MBPs and iPhones that are legitimately being sold by users who wouldn't have just retuned them to Apple for a full refund.
Lol I like how the thread starter when ghost after asking the question to never post again
