Hi, I just got a new Macbook laptop, and am trying to sell my old MBA. I’ve tried on Craigslist (keep getting scammers trying to get me to send it overseas), and on a local bidding wars FB group.
No luck.
I’d prefer to avoid eBay.
Is there a certain site, or a place that buys them back that you would recommend? I asked at the Apple Store, and they said they don’t buy them back.
~Corinna
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Corinna
I don't have an answer for you, but I'll post this question because maybe someone else has a recommendation.
In the past, I've sold some on eBay and some of Craigslist (years ago, before it was overrun by scammers). For Craigslist you have a specify local only and cash only. Then any message you get that is outside of that just ignore. eBay worked fine for me -- why don't you like it? I can understand not liking both Craigslist and eBay, or Craigslist and not eBay, but eBay and not Craigslist doesn't seem to make sense.
One idea: Send it into Gazelle or Amazon's trade-in program. With Amazon you probably get a better deal, but as Amazon credit. But if you buy from Amazon anyway, then it is as good as cash.
Anyone used one of the Mac-specific buy-back sites?
Thanks, Gary.
I checked on Gazelle, and they're offering me $50, which is way too low. Just listed it on eBay, as per your recommendation.
My hesitation with eBay is with shipping/mailing the laptop to the buyer. I am nervous that the buyer might say it arrived in poor condition, even when I sent it in good condition, and I won't be able to prove that, so it could all go really wrong.
That's why I prefer local pick-up.
Corinna: Make sure with eBay that you only use their built-in payment system, which I think is PayPal. If someone says they want to pay in a non-standard way (send you a check, money order, etc etc) that you know it is a scam.
There's always a risk. But I sold my old Mac Pro in 2014 (big shipping box there!) and it all went smoothly.
Macofalltrades.com is my go to place. Have worked with them for over 10 years buying and selling. They will give you a quick quote right on their site.
I have used Sellyourmac.com for selling my iPhones, iPads and MacBooks. I have always got a good quote for my equipment.