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Resale of Macs today isnt what it once was years ago.
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I sold my Late 2011 13" MBP 2.4GHz i5 / 8GB DDR3 1333MHz / 120GB SSD / Intel HD3000 512MB / Full box / Normal condition - light wear / Battery health 96% with ~110 cycles for 915$ about 3 months ago.
The computer was 1,800$.
Heres mine, was quoted its worth $475USD.
http://www.sellyourmac.com/sell-your-used-mac.html?view=confirm
Keep in mind that I live in Romania and here all Apple products are more expensive (10-30% depending on the product) than in the U.S.
I sold my 2008 MacBook for 500 a year or two ago. It cost me 1.289 when I bought it. I guess that was a good resale value.
I sold a 2003 Samsung X30 costing me 1.300 perhaps almost a year later only getting 800 or so out if back then.
But on the other end, I sold my 2004 iBook, which cost me 1.400 back then for only 50 a year or two ago. I thought I would be getting at least thrice of that, because of that resale value. I was devastated. Really.
I never sold a Mac since then, no point anymore. Life is cruel.
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That link does not work, unless you got quoted 0 . It is a generic link, not linked to your specific entry.
Have you perhaps looked at eBay and seen, what other similar Macs go for?
I sold a 2003 Samsung X30 costing me 1.300 perhaps almost a year later only getting 800 or so out if back then.
But on the other end, I sold my 2004 iBook, which cost me 1.400 back then for only 50 a year or two ago. I thought I would be getting at least thrice of that, because of that resale value. I was devastated. Really.
I never sold a Mac since then, no point anymore. Life is cruel.
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That link does not work, unless you got quoted 0 . It is a generic link, not linked to your specific entry.
Have you perhaps looked at eBay and seen, what other similar Macs go for?
Even a year or two ago when you sold it, an ibook cannot run the current OS or any current programs. That would really destroy value.
I know, and even 50 was okay for that condition, several falls, water damage and being 7 years old and only being able to run Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger with good performance.
It was more than I expected, less than i wanted. And everything I lost. But then again, I always will have the memories.
Honestly, I had a 12" powerbook from 2005. Battery was dead and a key fell off. The screen was also having backlight issues, as the bottom half was a different brightness than the top half. I didn't even try to sell it lol, I assumed it was worth nothing. I ended up giving it to best buy for recycling.
I needed the money back then, thus even the 50 were more than okay. As for recycling, it never came across my mind, though I probably would just have left it outside my house and within minutes it would have been picked up by someone else, which is some of the beauty of bigger cities.
Sell it yourself and cut out the middle man. Resellers want a cut of the profits so they'll short you.
I paid about $1000 for my refurb 13" 2009 MBP. If I hadn't given it to my parents I could sell it for around $500-600 on craigslist right now.
On second thought it really is a two part answer. Do they hold their value as well? Yes, most definitely.
Are the resale prices less? Yes, but many models are cheaper to purchase new. Anyone with a student discount and a Best Buy sale can get into a brand new MacBook for 7-800 dollars, sometimes less. It used to be unheard of to get into a MacBook for under a thousand.
Are the resale prices less? Yes, but many models are cheaper to purchase new. Anyone with a student discount and a Best Buy sale can get into a brand new MacBook for 7-800 dollars, sometimes less. It used to be unheard of to get into a MacBook for under a thousand.
This.
Apple definitely seems to have more competitive pricing on their agenda. Apple making the entry 11" air only $899 was quite a shock, since $1000 was Apple's magic barrier for as long as I can remember. I also remember how stingy prices were, even from resellers. Discounts were unheard of.
True, but those are usually asking prices. Unlike ebay, craigslist doesn't have a a way to view sold items and their final value. I suspect people are taking less for these things. There do seem to be a lot of them for sale so the supply isn't limited....and that's what ultimately controls pricing. Refurbs also hurt secondhand sales since you can get a refurb from apple for a few bucks more with a warranty and NO questions lingering about what you bought.