The risk otherwise is that you might not make as much money as you could, or you might be unable to sell your Mac because your price is too high. Once you know which model you have you can start to work on getting an idea of what it’s worth. Step 2: Find out how much similar Macs are selling for The first step when it comes to selling your old Mac is finding out which model you have – not just the type of Mac, but the generation and other specs.

Be honest about whether your Mac is in reasonable shape and knock pounds off if it isn’t.

Check to see if Apple is still selling that Mac? Is it in.

Find out what a Mac with a similar spec costs new.

Find out what other Macs of the same generation are selling for by checking on eBay and Gumtree.

I haven’t seen a whisper on social media about this weird Mac trade-in business.

My wife will probably inherit the 2020 computer and Gazelle (or a worthy relative) will get the 2018. The reviews were too good.īut I’m not giving any of my old Macs to Apple anymore. When I put it on Craigslist for $600 I got 4 offers before the sun went down. Hey! That’s an eight-month old computer, still under extended warranty with AppleCare+. Again the AI listened politely and offered to recycle it for free. So then I entered the serial number of my current MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020, 1.1 GHz 500 GB Flash) and answered all their questions. But when I checked with Gazelle they offered me $328. When I entered the serial number of my wife’s MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018, 1.6 GHz 500 GB Flash) and answered all their questions (no dents, no cracks, no swelling, runs like a charm) the AI listened politely and offered to recycle it for free. Or maybe it’s just market research to find out what Intel machines their new M1 customers were using.īefore I ordered my new M1 MacBook Air (scheduled to arrive early December) I clicked the trade-in button.

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