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Where do you normally sell your Mac?
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manhattan, usually around 2AM, corner of 9th ave & 47th street. ask for 'louie'...
Cashforyourmac.com which is the reselling/trade-in arm of Quality Macs, a long time brick and mortar Apple gear store. I've been selling my old hardware to them for years and have never had any hassles.
I use ebay. I prefer the auction format rather than trying to pick a price that I think it will move at. Especially when I'm selling old machines.
Yeah that is true... although if the buyer is collecting, you can always arrange direct payment outside of eBay with some people I guess.
It depends on what your goal is. If you're trying to get as much as possible in return, then I use Swappa. If I'm just trying to get it sold fast, I trade into Apple even though it's a LOT less, although Swappa can be pretty quick if you know how to do it correctly.
Isn't trading in with Apple risky? Lots of reports of their using a 3rd party, disreputable service that repeatedly downgrades the condition of the trade in and gives less money than quoted?
See any number of threads around MacRumors!
Yes and no. Phobio is their trade-in partner. I have done a mail-in trade-in with them and yes the criticisms are legit. I don't know if their practices have changed or if Apple made them do things differently but it has seemed to get better. Years ago I remember trying to trade in a MBP and they gave me a much lower quote when they received the device. I kept it and later sold it on Swappa for a much better price than Apple/Phobio.
This year when I traded in my Imac for the Studio (with Apple/Phobio) I was afraid the same thing was going to happen but it did not. They gave me the quoted price.
I know I've heard conflicting stories about whether Apple accepts in-store trade-ins for devices other than iPhones. When I've traded in iPhones at my local store - completely pleasant, fair, and quick process. I have never tried to trade in a Mac at an Apple store. If Apple lets you do that, I recommend it.
This year when I traded in my Imac for the Studio (with Apple/Phobio) I was afraid the same thing was going to happen but it did not. They gave me the quoted price.
I know I've heard conflicting stories about whether Apple accepts in-store trade-ins for devices other than iPhones. When I've traded in iPhones at my local store - completely pleasant, fair, and quick process. I have never tried to trade in a Mac at an Apple store. If Apple lets you do that, I recommend it.
