MP 7,1 Selling Mac Pro/Macs?

[vtgeek]

Wondering where the community here has had good luck selling used machines these days?

I have a Base 2019MP and while awesome I don't have anything work flow related that justifies this machine. Its time to sell but I do not know where to get the most bang for the buck.

 

[MarkC426]

There is the marketplace forum, but not sure what the min posts required is to access, you may not have enough.
edit: you need at least 250 posts

https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/marketplace-macs-and-mac-accessories.198/

 

[vtgeek]

Yeah I've been registered here a long time but not an active contributor.

 

[now i see it]

Several years ago I sold my Nehalem MacPro on eBay. Got a good price for it. No problems.
I listed it as an auction (scary) at the lowest price I would be willing to accept and by the time the auction ended there were at least 10 bids and final selling price was way higher than my initial listing.

My experience is no guarantee that they’ll all go that way of course, but that was mine.

If you research past eBay auctions for the computer you’ve got, it becomes clear very quickly how desirable it is or isn’t.

 

[glenthompson]

Sold my 2008 Mac Pro on Craigslist earlier this year. Got less than on eBay but didn’t have to figure out shipping.

 

[Soba]

I've had very good experiences selling used Macs on eBay.

Write a good auction title with good keywords so bidders will find the auction, as well as a detailed description with good, well-lit photos of the system from all angles. Guarantee that the system will not be DOA and emphasize that there's nothing wrong with it (and if there is anything wrong with it, be forthright about it). Take screen grabs of your About This Mac… screen, the Overview pane of System Information, and any other things you think bidders will be interested in. Be sure to blot out your system serial number from your screenshots.

Shipping is the real headache for large desktop Macs, but if you have your original Mac Pro box, then there's no problem; you can just repack it. Always insure the shipment on such expensive items.

If you're in the continental United States, I recommend restricting your auction to bidders only within the continental US. Overseas shipping on desktops is begging for trouble. (I tried it once with a G4 iMac. Big mistake. On the other hand, I once had an excellent sale of my iBook G3 to a buyer in Germany.)

Ground shipping cost is usually reasonable within the United States and I almost always offer free shipping as a way to entice bidders.

Don't forget to erase your Mac and set it up as new before selling it.

I'm working on an eBay listing as we speak—with great reluctance, my 2010 Mac Pro will be going up for auction in the near future. It's time to part with it. 😢

Good luck and have fun!

 

[avro707]

Wondering where the community here has had good luck selling used machines these days?

I have a Base 2019MP and while awesome I don't have anything work flow related that justifies this machine. Its time to sell but I do not know where to get the most bang for the buck.

If only you had mentioned that sooner (like one week ago) I would have considered buying it from you.

If you were to put it on eBay, make sure you include enough details to make it look genuine. I saw one person have post-it notes in each photo with the ebay user name and a date. Even including system details screen (don't include serial number) isn't always a guarantee of a reliable seller. I got caught by a dodgy seller but ebay refunded me. I then just ordered a brand new machine from Apple. Didn't want to play ebay roulette any more.

With my 2010 Mac Pro I still have the original box for the computer, everything it came with, even the box for the screen and the screen itself - and the case of the 5,1 is absolutely perfect, not a single mark anywhere on it. People look for those things. I've done similar with camera sales too.

 

[MarkC426]

the case of the 5,1 is absolutely perfect, not a single mark anywhere on it.

Likewise here.
I can never understand what some people do with such a heavy Mac to make it look so tatty, from some pictures I see on the forums (both inside and out) it looks like it's been literally dragged through a field.....🤪