Is anyone going for Apple trade-in for M1 Macs?

[archer75]

2018
8 GB Ram
128 GB SSD
3.6 GHz quad-core i3

I have always bought and use the base models.

Decent price for that I would think. I have the 2018 i7, 32gb ram, 512gb ssd. I'll have to look in to what I can get.

 

[Zazoh]

Decent price for that I would think. I have the 2018 i7, 32gb ram, 512gb ssd. I'll have to look in to what I can get.

I thought so too. I'm not going to use it. I've done several trade ins and always get full value. The way I look at it is it dropped the price on my M1 MBA from $999 to $669 not to shabby, and next year it will drop the price by xxx, as long as I don't stop I keep saving. That is the way it works right!?!?! ?

 

[Rob9874]

I was planning on using Apple Trade-In for my 2019 MBA. They were offering $590, which was about $150 less than what I could get on eBay after shipping and fees. I'm a 24 year eBay veteran, but still worry about selling electronics over $500. I offered it to my brother for $590, since that's all I was getting through Apple, and he went for it. Great deal for him.

 

[Zazoh]

I was planning on using Apple Trade-In for my 2019 MBA. They were offering $590, which was about $150 less than what I could get on eBay after shipping and fees. I'm a 24 year eBay veteran, but still worry about selling electronics over $500. I offered it to my brother for $590, since that's all I was getting through Apple, and he went for it. Great deal for him.

That worked out for you and him well. I realize on trade I loose for not having to spend time trying to sell and worry about getting ripped off.

 

[AppleFeller]

Dropped my 2018 Air off at Fedex today, you will not be missed you overheating slug of a computer.

 

[BeatCrazy]

AVOID Phobio, at all costs. Try to trade in via Apple retail store. Yes, it will be a pain because of Covid, waiting in line, etc. But there are countless examples (including mine) of people sending something back to Phobio and not getting the quoted trade-in price.

 

[Gara_kons]

I traded through an official apple retailer here in the Netherlands my 2017 MacBook Pro 13" w/ Touch Bar 3.1 16/512 GB for € 819 just to avoid going through the hassle of selling it online myself.

 

[musicpenguy]

I traded in my 2019 13" MBP when I ordered my M1 base model Air. I got instant credit for using the Apple Card and, even though Apple only gave me $670 in credit, I have no regrets. The FedEx box is coming today to send in my old 13" Pro - it was nice to have both for a few days to compare side-by-side.

How do you do this? It seems to be a separate process from the purchase process now.

 

[0128672]

How do you do this? It seems to be a separate process from the purchase process now.

The process is described on Apple's site here, but feel free to ask specific questions in this thread if anything isn't clear. Note on that link there's a FAQ at the bottom of the page with many helpful answers.

 

[jdclifford]

If you set it up online, you'll be dealing with Phobio via mail. If you want to do it in store, just go to the store with your Mac and do the trade there after following the steps in the article below. You may need to make a reservation so check first. You can use Apple's trade-in estimator tool to get an idea what you'll be offered in-store if they find the condition to be the same as what you indicated.

What to do before you sell, give away, trade in, or recycle your Mac - Apple Support

Reset your Mac to factory settings to prepare it for a new owner.

support.apple.com

Apple recently expanded in-store trades to include macbooks. It previously limited those trade-ins to iPhones and iPads.

 

[0128672]

Apple recently expanded in-store trades to include macbooks. It previously limited those trade-ins to iPhones and iPads.

That's correct, they did. No idea why you quoted me though. I hadn't mentioned Macs were excluded.

 

[lambertjohn]

I traded in my 2018 Air to Apple. Got every penny they promised me. They sent me a box with a shipping label; turned around and packed my Air up and sent it in (to Phobio, I guess.) Zero issues. There's no Apple stores open in Dallas right now, so I had no choice but to send it in. But it was totally painless. Would do it again in a heartbeat.

 

[pshufd]

Great thread. Two takeaways - I might trade in my 2014 and 2015 MacBook Pros when the M1X models come out or I might buy a used iMac because of all of the cheap Intel Macs that will show up on the used marketplace when the M1X models come out.

 

[0128672]

Great thread. Two takeaways - I might trade in my 2014 and 2015 MacBook Pros when the M1X models come out or I might buy a used iMac because of all of the cheap Intel Macs that will show up on the used marketplace when the M1X models come out.

And there's another option: if Apple follows its usual course, there will be M1 Apple refurbs available in February/March.

 

[pshufd]

And there's another option: if Apple follows its usual course, there will be M1 Apple refurbs available in February/March.

I would really like at least 32 GB of RAM so M1s aren't that attractive to me right now.