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.)