Just sold my whitebook!

[likemyorbs]

i just sold my whitebook for $900 to some guy on craigslist. didnt have to deal with ebay seller fees or anything. it was 2.4 ghz, 4gb ram. i feel like i got top dollar for it. any thoughts? im amazed how macs retain value...

 

[synth3tik]

You got $900 because someone needed firewire. The old MBs are going to be highly desired for awhile I think.

 

[likemyorbs]

You got $900 because someone needed firewire. The old MBs are going to be highly desired for awhile I think.

he could have gotten a new one for $100 more...

 

[ec51]

he could have gotten a new one for $100 more...

Where's that deal? Refurb is 1,049 and new is 1249

 

[likemyorbs]

Where's that deal? Refurb is 1,049 and new is 1249

no i mean the new low end white macbook, the $999 one

 

[Abstract]

Refurb is 1,049 and new is 1249

Most of those refurbs are new anyway. It's Apple's way of clearing old stock after a big announcement.

Although you may actually get a refurbished unit when you order one. However, a refurbished unit is, in my opinion, usually better than a new unit in most instances, since it has been checked while new machines have not. You rarely hear of people coming in here and slagging off their newly purchased refurb.

 

[mcdj]

i just sold my whitebook for $900 to some guy on craigslist.

you got cash I hope.

 

[marvel2]

I don't think macs retain value as well as they use to.

 

[dinaluvsApple]

great deal if u ask me

 

[iMav]

You definitely got top dollar.

Congrats.

 

[likemyorbs]

you got cash I hope.

of course i got cash!! i even brought one of those markers with me that the stores have to make sure its real.

 

[DCSMAC]

how much would ebay fees be if i sold a MBP for about $1500?

 

[likemyorbs]

http://pages.ebay.com/help/sell/fees.html

i would say somewhere around $50, but thats a rough calculation

 

[eman]

how much would ebay fees be if i sold a MBP for about $1500?

By the time you pay the ebay listing fee, ebay selling fee and pay a Paypal fee, you're looking at about 12% total. About $180 on a $1500 sale. Not a bad take for ebay for just hosting some small files for a few days.

 

[doubleohseven]

A bit off topic, but quite interesting. I went on the Mac2Sell website to give me a rough estimate on how much I would get for my MacBook for if I were to sell it. Well, I did an estimate before the event, and after the event (today). Here's the figures (in AUD):

Left picture shows the amount I would have got for it if I sold it before the event, and the pic on the right shows its current value.

 

[Lurchdubious]

i just sold my whitebook for $900 to some guy on craigslist. didnt have to deal with ebay seller fees or anything. it was 2.4 ghz, 4gb ram. i feel like i got top dollar for it. any thoughts? im amazed how macs retain value...

That's a great sale! I'd be selling my blackbook if my wife didn't need it.

And yeah, craigslist > ebay any day.

 

[likemyorbs]

By the time you pay the ebay listing fee, ebay selling fee and pay a Paypal fee, you're looking at about 12% total. About $180 on a $1500 sale. Not a bad take for ebay for just hosting some small files for a few days.

but definitely a rip off for the seller.

 

[alphaod]

i just sold my whitebook for $900 to some guy on craigslist. didnt have to deal with ebay seller fees or anything. it was 2.4 ghz, 4gb ram. i feel like i got top dollar for it. any thoughts? im amazed how macs retain value...

You did get an awesome deal. I'm trying to sell my comp.