best place to sell macbook pro?

barmeepbanameepninibom

hey guys, i'm trying to sell a macbook pro i bought last year, nothing wrong with it and it's in perfect condition.

i've tried gumtree and ebay (and ebid) but i've only managed to attract scammers unfortunately. i know they're scammers but i like to give people the benefit of the doubt so i reply to their missives but cease all contact when it's clear they're sending me forged paypal emails...

so is there anywhere else i could try other than gumtree/ebay? i'm trying to sell it for £1350 but it has applecare for 2 more years and also upgraded RAM. do you guys think £1350 is too much?

any assistance is appreciated

CKhalvashi

barmeepbanameepninibom wrote: »

hey guys, i'm trying to sell a macbook pro i bought last year, nothing wrong with it and it's in perfect condition.

i've tried gumtree and ebay (and ebid) but i've only managed to attract scammers unfortunately. i know they're scammers but i like to give people the benefit of the doubt so i reply to their missives but cease all contact when it's clear they're sending me forged paypal emails...

so is there anywhere else i could try other than gumtree/ebay? i'm trying to sell it for £1350 but it has applecare for 2 more years and also upgraded RAM. do you guys think £1350 is too much?

any assistance is appreciated

How much did you pay for it in the first place is the first question?

My old one cost £2300-ish, but OH's (bought 3 weeks after) cost just short of £1000; there's a variation there. My new one cost about the same, as I need an upgraded version for work.

CK

Crowqueen

I think you might be overvaluing it. Presumably the £1350 is not retail price, but computers do depreciate quickly, even with guarantees attached.

Try Computer Exchange and see what they offer you, but also try starting the auction at £500 or something like that to see whether you attract genuine buyers. Also block overseas bidders ('block bidders in countries I do not ship to' in your account preferences and then do not upload international postage options) as the scammers tend to use accounts registered in the US, and anyway insuring such packages to send overseas is expensive.

barmeepbanameepninibom

CKhalvashi wrote: »

How much did you pay for it in the first place is the first question?

My old one cost £2300-ish, but OH's (bought 3 weeks after) cost just short of £1000; there's a variation there. My new one cost about the same, as I need an upgraded version for work.

CK

£1850 plus the applecare, i thought £500 off would be fair after a year or is that too optimistic of me?

Crowqueen wrote: »

I think you might be overvaluing it. Presumably the £1350 is not retail price, but computers do depreciate quickly, even with guarantees attached.

Try Computer Exchange and see what they offer you, but also try starting the auction at £500 or something like that to see whether you attract genuine buyers. Also block overseas bidders ('block bidders in countries I do not ship to' in your account preferences and then do not upload international postage options) as the scammers tend to use accounts registered in the US, and anyway insuring such packages to send overseas is expensive.

yes, i agree they do depreciate (there seems to be this myth that macs retain their value but it's only really the low-end macs, high end ones take a bigger loss ofc) but i have the added insurance and the upgraded ram so i took that into account also.

i don't really know how to do any of that, and also with ebay's/paypal's fees i have to sell it for more to get ~£1350 for it

so i'm keen to avoid ebay tbh but thanks for the suggestions!

Crowqueen

eBay is realistically going to get you the best price. eBid has few buyers, Amazon might let you sell but take a big cut as well, and CEX are obviously dealers so will give you a bad price.

People generally use eBay as a price guide. Check completed listings for Macbooks and have a look at selling prices. That should give you an idea - I do think you are overestimating the price if all you are getting are scammers.

Crowqueen

I'm seeing prices much lower than what you are asking for, unfortunately. Most of these went for less than a grand, selling price (so going to be before fees):

http://www.ebay.co.uk/csc/Laptops-Netbooks-/175672/i.html?_nkw=macbook+pro&LH_Complete=1&rt=nc

barmeepbanameepninibom

but you're not seeing my model, which looks like it is going for the 1250-1300 mark and that's without applecare.

i've already looked on ebay to gauge its value but thanks anyway.

Crowqueen

Try what I suggested about tightening your buyer preferences so the scammers can't bid and maybe try putting it on in the autumn. At the moment the legitimate bidders are elsewhere doing other things and I would imagine in September you may get people looking for something for the start of the new school/university year, rather than with everyone glued to these marvellous Olympics and not browsing eBay.

Also if you are adding on for fees, then 1250-1300 is going to be gross of fees so that is maybe the gross mark you need to aim for; which will work out as £1175-£1225 after capped eBay fees of £75 and less after Paypal fees. You would presumably be listing at £1400+ which would be overpriced compared to even your best price check?

propaintballa

I don't know if it's me, but have you even mentioned what the spec of this machine is?

It's not a myth at all that Apple laptops keep their value far better than a similar or even higher specced Windows based counterpart.

I've sold tens of MacBooks on eBay as a small business to earn extra money and I think the most I sold one for was £380 for a 4 year old white MacBook, which is pretty damn good.

So like I said, what is the spec of the machine you're trying to sell? I recommend just starting bidding at 99p and let it run, providing you give it a good title and a concise description it will sell and it will attract a far better audience than a Buy Now auction because people like to know there's a possibility of getting it cheap, even if it does eventually reach the value you desire.

Another tip for listing auctions, make sure you list at a peak time so that the auction ends when the most people are at the computer. If you list it at 10 in the morning then you're going to have people wanting to bid but probably forgetting or not having a chance to because of work and what not

barmeepbanameepninibom

here are my specs:

2.2 GHz Intel i7 quad-core processor
8GB of 1600MHz RAM
750GB 5,4krpm HDD
AMD 6750M GPU with 1GB VRAM

it also has the two years of applecare thrown in too.

i'm afraid i've rather gone off the idea of auctions because i'd have to take too large a hit for it to be economical to sell it.

i was hoping maybe there would be a service like gumtree where i could post a free classified to see if anyone was interested. i don't even mind haggling (i've been to morocco and had garnered quite a reputation in the souk of marrakech )

propaintballa

Yeh that's fair enough, unless you have a business account on eBay the 10% charge and then the PayPal fees does take its toll on the amount you actually make

The trouble with listing it as a classified on a forum or Gumtree and alike is that people expect it cheaper anyway because they know you're not paying any fees by it being on eBay...

Keep an eye on these auctions, this one is quite bashed up but still has 11 bidders

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-MacBook-Pro-15-2011-2-2Ghz-Quad-i7-750Gb-Drive-6Gb-Ram-10-7-/251121276048?pt=UK_Computing_Apple_Laptops_ET&hash=item3a77fe9490

Also this one which is the same spec as yours, minus Apple Care

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-MacBook-Pro-15-4-2-2-Ghz-i7-750-GB-8GB-MEMORY-Mountain-Lion-MC723B-/200801882175?pt=UK_Computing_Apple_Laptops_ET&hash=item2ec0b9903f