Questions about selling my MBP

[TheShinyMac]

Hey thanks for checking in,
I am thinking of selling my macbook pro for the new uni-body ones. I have apple care on it and I am wondering how I can or the new owner can transfer the coverage into his or her name. Also what do you think I could get for the machine. Its specs are 15.4 Screen 250 GIG stock apple HDD 2 gigs of RAM and Its in perfect shape not a dent or scratch on it. I also have one of those Zag Invisible Shields on the machine. Thanks for your reply!

 

[jnc]

AppleCare follows the machine, not the customer. There's nothing to transfer.

 

[angemon89]

jnc is right, but if the new buyer insists on registering the AppleCare under their name, this is what you must do:

6. Transfer of Plan
You may transfer this Plan to a new owner of the Covered Equipment by sending, faxing or e-mailing notice of transfer to Apple Inc., ATTN: Agreement Administration, MS: 217AC, 2511 Laguna Blvd, Elk Grove, CA 95758, U.S., fax number 916-399-7337 or agmts_transfer@apple.com, respectively. You must provide the Plan Agreement Number, the serial numbers of the Covered Equipment being transferred, proof of purchase of the Plan, and the name, address, telephone number and email address of the new owner.

-AppleCare North America Terms and Conditions

Pricing discussions aren't allowed outside of the Marketplace forum, so I can't help you there...

 

[TRAG]

Hey thanks for checking in,
I am thinking of selling my macbook pro for the new uni-body ones. I have apple care on it and I am wondering how I can or the new owner can transfer the coverage into his or her name. Also what do you think I could get for the machine. Its specs are 15.4 Screen 250 GIG stock apple HDD 2 gigs of RAM and Its in perfect shape not a dent or scratch on it. I also have one of those Zag Invisible Shields on the machine. Thanks for your reply!

If you sell it try to compensate for the Apple Care. The protection plan is $350. Let's say your MacBook Pro is 6 months old. I'd say add about $280 to whatever price you will sell it for. If it's in great shape, you could easily get at least $1300 for it. I had the exact one with the care plan and all. I sold for $1300. It depends on the buyer. I could have gotten maybe $1400. With that you can buy a 2.4 MacBook or ante up and go Pro once again. The stock 2.4 MB is nearly identical to the stock 2.4 MBP besides 2.1", FireWire 800, and another graphics card. But if you need it, go for it.

Hope this helps.

 

[clyde2801]

mac2sell.net is a good place to get an idea what used macs are worth. You could use that as a baseline price and mention in your ad that it comes with applecare and any additional software or accessories that you're willing to throw in. If it has a matte screen, I'd sure mention that as well.

Or, you could just say frak it, and use your current machine until it no longer serves your purposes. Everyone's freaking out about the 8600 video cards, but you are covered under applecare. If the card fries, apple either gives you a new logic board or possibly a new machine.

If you sell your pro now and buy a new one, chances are you're going to want a new one anyway when intel's mobile quad chips come out next year, so why not wait until then?

 

[u49aa2]

mac2sell.net is a good place to get an idea what used macs are worth.

that's a really good website, how good it is in prediction? thanks

 

[scienide09]

that's a really good website, how good it is in prediction? thanks

I've seen it mentioned in a few places that mac2sell tends to underestimate to a small degree. Not by a significant amount, but enough that it's worth bumping the price.

It's a guideline only. The real factors to consider (other than the computer) are demand in your area, as well as your and the buyer's knowledge of the system being sold.