Powermax Trade-in Mac Program

[bsolomonny]

I am considering trading my old macbook to Powermax.com when the new macbook pro is finally available. Is that company trustworthy. The trade in value seems a bit high causing a little suspicion on my part.
Thanks.

 

[stridemat]

Resellerratings does not say anything is wrong with it, the reviews actually seem good.

 

[Tilpots]

I just completed my experience with them. All in all, I'd recommend them.

 

[rkuntze]

I have sold/traded up two MacBook Pros with PowerMax. In both instances they always found something wrong so that the original quoted price was never what they ended up paying. They quote you wholesale for your MacBook and then the repairs they quote are retail. So they end up paying less (considerably) than they originally quoted. When I questioned the reduction of the price they never responded. Their bookkeeping also sucks. I ordered a BTO machine and an Elgato Hybrid EyeTV and paid the balance they quoted. Months later they said they made a mistake and I still owed for the Hybrid EyeTV. I had paid them what they said was the balance so each month when I get their statement it goes into the shredder. Beware

See my previous reply to another poster

 

[alent1234]

I am considering trading my old macbook to Powermax.com when the new macbook pro is finally available. Is that company trustworthy. The trade in value seems a bit high causing a little suspicion on my part.
Thanks.

have you seen the ridiculous prices they charge to buy from them?

 

[mkaake]

I briefly considered doing a trade with them, but when I saw what they were offering for the trade (before their wellness inspection), I didn't bother. Paired with the prices they were charging for used machines (and what's more - what they were charging for the same machine I was looking to trade in - about twice what they were willing to pay for a perfect example!), I decided to pass.

 

[talmy]

I always wonder about them since they are less than two miles down the road from here (but have no storefront). I could never see any advantage to me for buying through them since I'm less than a 10 minute walk from an Apple Store with the same or better (since I can get an Educational discount) prices.

 

[Anonymous Freak]

They are a division of the Pacific-Northwest-local dealer chain "The Mac Store" (formerly known as simply "The Computer Store".)

I have traded in four or fives Macs to them over the years, and bought two. (Specifically to/form PowerMax, not counting their main new-only chain.)

Always good experiences with the company. One of the Macs I bought was a refurbished PowerBook G4, and the optical drive failed after six hours, but I had no problem getting them to replace it on-site, rather than sending it in for repair, even though by the time I got back, I was out of the 15-day return period. (I bought it quite literally as I was driving out of town for a two-week camping trip. The kid made it through two DVD movies in the back seat before the optical drive died.)