Does anyone have some experience with Apple trade in program? I'm interested especially with the newer models. If a spec bump for the 16 occurs in july, for example and you trade in your new 2020 mbp13 base or 1800 model... How much do you expect to lose?
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I haven't, but as a indication, my 13" 2014 i5/16GB/1TB would get about £650 if I sold it. I was offered £150 on Apple trade-in.
The 2020 MacBook Pro won’t be eligible for trade in at Apple until that unit is updated.
However, for comparison, I bought a 2019 MacBook Pro in February for $2,699 and Apple trade in would give me only $980 for it on trade for the 2020.
Mine is an i7 16gb with 1tb ssd. Not a good deal on trade in at all. So, I’ll be keeping my 2019...
However, for comparison, I bought a 2019 MacBook Pro in February for $2,699 and Apple trade in would give me only $980 for it on trade for the 2020.
Mine is an i7 16gb with 1tb ssd. Not a good deal on trade in at all. So, I’ll be keeping my 2019...
Yep, in my case, I would lose almost 2/3rd of the value on a device that is only 3 months old. Not worth it to basically get the new keyboard
Apple uses a third party, so if you do trade in be careful as I've had issues with them claiming the condition wasn't what I marked, etc. For laptops I've used cashforyourmac.com and never had a problem. They also offer usually the highest trade in you're going to find.
I just checked that site for my 2015 MacBook Pro and their offer was more than $50 less than Apple quoted me
Didn't say they were always best, but they sure are easier to deal with then Apple's third party is.
That would be clear. But one user above mentioned the same price for a 2-3 months machine. So, i'm a little confused.
Yep, my quote was right off of the Apple website where I plugged in my serial number. It validated the model and gave me the value based on condition and model. Condition was like new.
Problem with my model is that it cost $2,699 and you can get a brand new one for $1,999. Only difference is a 8th gen i7 versus a 10th gen i5. Both with 16gb and 1tb.
Makes it hard to sell at even 75% of value ($2,000) when you can get brand new for $1,999.
Because people are getting ripped off right and left in Ebay. Thieves know EBay always side with the buyer so they say your computer they just bought was damaged and they want their money back. They get their money then never return it or return a broke one. Might be a good place to buy from a power seller with good ratings but have been forewarned do not sell high end computers or your opening yourself up to be scammed. Last time I tried to sell an iPhone twice somebody drive the price up then suddenly it disappeared at the very end leaving me with a low bidder. It is not safe on eBay to sell anything electronic. Scammers thrive off of ignorant people.
2017?
Anyway it's not really clear to me if there is some sort of roof threshold for trade ins. For example a new 13 base model is valued ˜ minus 1/3 of its total brand new. The top spec model follow the same rules?(obviously the more you spend the more you lose after trade in)
About the second hand market. Yes it would be ideal and you can obtain way more following this path, but the question is about Apple Trade ins.
Yes that is clear. But it's not the same in every country, so i'm asking about Apple inside program.