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iPad Pro Horrible resale :(

Eric5273 said:
It's very hard to sell a computer or iPad that is only a few months old, just like it's very hard to sell a 1 year old car. Most people would just buy new if they are going to spend almost as much as the cost of a new one.

Where Apple products hold their value well is when they get old. You can usually sell a 5 year old MacBook for a few hundred dollars still.
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I agree with this quite a bit. I think a perk of owning an Apple computer is more that it will fetch a few hundred + if your machine is "seriously outdated" in terms of tech. For example, I just paid out for a machine that is 5 years old. If that were any other brand laptop, I would not have paid that much. In fact, I would not even consider paying at all. A newer iPad Pro seems like a product that gives people pause. Spend $1000 on this guy's iPad or the same on a MBP 13" or a MBA. Personally, I would probably just shell out for a MBA and an iPad if I needed an iPad at all.

OP: I think you should reconsider the price. Get the refund for Apple Care, as someone else suggested. That is quite easy to do. Sell accessories separately and price that iPad Pro at about 70% below current pricing and settle for 60-65% at the lowest. Someone who wants to make an offer will, but it probably won't be at 70%.
 
Sorry for this piece of bad news, but you can buy a 128 GB iPad Pro on Staples website right now for $799 ($699 for the 32 GB version)
 
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stevieraveon said:
Sorry for this piece of bad news, but you can buy a 128 GB iPad Pro on Staples website right now for $799 ($699 for the 32 GB version)
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It's been pretty surprising to see so many sales so soon... It makes you wonder what the actual sales are like..

ElectronicsValley on eBay is selling right at those prices too, and with no sales tax.

Just a brutal round of hits for the early buyers.
I continue to maintain that the iPP is just overpriced to begin with.
 
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Beavix said:
Well,...



http://www.cultofmac.com/412763/ipad-shipments-could-hit-new-low-this-quarter/
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The writing has been on the wall for iPad sales, the trend is not new, its just continuing. Unlike the iPhone, Apple has not struck upon a sales philosophy that will keep people upgrading their iPads. I still have my 2nd Gen iPad Mini and my wife and kids are still on their gen 1 iPads. What will get me to upgrade is the iPad Pro, but I'm not about to buy 4 of them. We'll get a single IPP to share amongst us
 
turbineseaplane said:
It isn't honestly your fault...
I think the IPP is just too expensive period (at retail prices) and same for the accessories.

It really feels like Apple is just continuing to see how far they can stretch their pricing. They are really really pushing the upper end on some of this stuff (to me anyways)
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I agree - the entry level model is a "loss leader" type of thing. The real iPP is the highest storage, cell data model with pencil and keyboard. It cost as much as an MBP and even more than an MBA. Not a good buy, IMO. My next iPad purchase *might* have been the iPP but not at the asking prices. Too costly..... not a good value at all.
 
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As other said, you are asking way too much. $900 is probably the most you would get, and that may even take you a while to sell. I had the same problem trying to sell the rMB.
 
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THIS is why I returned my day 1 32gb ipad pro within my return period. I knew sales would come and mine would depreciate quickly. Luckily a few weeks after returning it I found someone on craigslist selling a basically brand new 128gb LTE model for only 700$ and snatched it up. At that price for this model it was a steal and worth the price. For $1100 you can buy a high end laptop or even a rMB or 13 inch MacBook pro.
 
Price is subjective to the buyer. First wave versus wait for sales.

You know your budget and finances, buy when and what makes sense for you

I think some balk at spending a grand online for something that isn't through a reputable online seller like BB or Amazon. Nothing against you OP.
 
As I type this, I've been inquiring about local pricing from a guy who "won't budge" off his $769 asking price for a 32GB model.

I almost feel sorry for some of these people. I was just trying to share with him why it isn't selling (keeps renewing the post) due to the sales everywhere and MAN did he get ape-s**t defensive and threatening.

Craiglist - Yuck. Thank goodness for Google Voice numbers to be anonymous and block numbers, etc.
 
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Having bought an iPad Pro I decided to sell my four month old iPad Air 2, 64GB, cellular.

It sat on Gumtree (=Craig's list) for three weeks with zero interest. I got an enquiry yesterday and they negotiated me down to £300. I'd originally asked for £429.

Moral: the market in iPads doesn't seem to be great and if you want to sell you have to pitch your price pretty low.
 
iPad Air 2s probably have a resale value of ~60% of MSRP at the moment. I see that the MSRP for a 64GB cellular is £579, so I'd actually expect a resale price of £350.

Selling it at 50% MSRP seems like a bad idea actually.
 
masotime said:
iPad Air 2s probably have a resale value of ~60% of MSRP at the moment. I see that the MSRP for a 64GB cellular is £579, so I'd actually expect a resale price of £350.

Selling it at 50% MSRP seems like a bad idea actually.
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I wish I had more restraint in my tech purchases..
People that stay a generation behind all the time seem to score some CRAZY great deals..
 
profmatt said:
Having bought an iPad Pro I decided to sell my four month old iPad Air 2, 64GB, cellular.
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turbineseaplane said:
I wish I had more restraint in my tech purchases..
People that stay a generation behind all the time seem to score some CRAZY great deals..
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The iPad Air 2 was released about a year before you bought it. It is effectively "a generation behind", just that the Air 3 happened to be delayed a little. Hmmm... How much did you purchase your iPad Air 2 for...?
 
masotime said:
The iPad Air 2 was released about a year before you bought it. It is effectively "a generation behind", just that the Air 3 happened to be delayed a little. Hmmm... How much did you purchase your iPad Air 2 for...?
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Well, to me "generation behind" simply means relative to what they current sell as the "newest one"
I got a reasonable deal on mine anyhow...Feel like maybe it was $580-ish?

Combined a couple discounts at Target

Still though - the point remains...people buying into iPad Air 2's now and moving forward are getting *screaming* deals on very very good hardware. I actually have zero complaints or reasons to upgrade to the Air 3...

...unless it gets Pencil support (which I'd love to have..just don't want an iPP)
 
s2mikey said:
I agree - the entry level model is a "loss leader" type of thing. The real iPP is the highest storage, cell data model with pencil and keyboard. It cost as much as an MBP and even more than an MBA. Not a good buy, IMO. My next iPad purchase *might* have been the iPP but not at the asking prices. Too costly..... not a good value at all.
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Exactly how I feel WRT IPP, I thought it was due to South Africa's weakened currency that the iPad Pro was so ludicrously expensive, but I see now it's like that globally.

Apple took the pricing a tad too far. They should bring a 64GB LTE iPad Pro variant, I think that will sell like hot cakes, if it's priced well.
 
silverblack said:
This is nothing surprising, and there is probably a formula or theory that explains it in business schools.
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Basic supply and demand. Used iPhones have a much stronger demand and thus command higher prices. That's probably why Apple has a buy back program, which limits the amount of iPhones on resale market and keep prices high.
 
masotime said:
iPad Air 2s probably have a resale value of ~60% of MSRP at the moment. I see that the MSRP for a 64GB cellular is £579, so I'd actually expect a resale price of £350.

Selling it at 50% MSRP seems like a bad idea actually.
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What choice did I have? I didn't need it. Its value was not going to increase with time. When the iPad Air 3 comes out the market will be saturated with iPad Air 2s. I had one enquiry in three weeks. Maybe I could have been a tougher negotiator. But my buyer paid cash -- no fees to eBay or PayPal.

I'll be honest: I was disappointed. But something is only worth what someone is wiling to pay.
 
friedmud said:
many people with thr cash to buy a Pro device would rather have a brand new one from the Apple store
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This. Why buy one near to new sale from a private vendor when it won't cost much more from retail and as already stated, retail affords you better consumer protection and a return policy. As a niche product, a lot of people are buying the IPP with a mind to return it if it doesn't suit their needs.
 
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Best to enjoy it for a year or two and selling then. The price it'll fetch won't be drastically less than what you'll get now but you will have enjoyed it thoroughly.
 
MadeByApple said:
AppleCare+
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I don't think a lot of iPad buyers put anything into AppleCare, and certainly anyone looking for a bargain and can't afford a new one wouldn't. I don't hesitate on getting AppleCare with any Macs but I've never even considered it once for any iPads. And given I've taken care of my stuff I've avoided it for the iPhone too, haven't had a single cracked screen and always owned an iPhone of some sort since day 2 it was launched.

I would say 90-100% of what you paid for AppleCare+ is probably down the tubes.
 
I never understand why people buy AppleCare before they have to - You can buy it anytime before that 1st year is up. No need to rush into it.
 
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