Selling a 2014 Macbook Pro

June 22, 2017 10:27 AM

I am planning on selling my Macbook Pro to pay for some car repairs. I have looked at Gazelle and Phobio. Does anyone have any experience with these companies? Is there a better company I haven't found?
posted by headspace to Computers & Internet (7 answers total)

Best answer: Gazelle worked great for me when selling an iPhone a while back. You just walk through the online thing that tells you how much they'll give you, then they ship out a really nice box with simple instructions on how to pack your stuff, and you drop it in the mail. They didn't need to make any adjustments or anything to the offer after seeing my phone, so that was pretty much that. Way easier process than I was expecting.
posted by brentajones at 10:30 AM on June 22, 2017

Best answer: You can also sell Macbooks at Swappa. I have used them for buying and selling phones, and they have a good system.
posted by 4ster at 10:33 AM on June 22, 2017

You'll make more money selling it on Ebay, though that's more inconvenient.
You might also look at Ebay Valet.
posted by gregr at 10:34 AM on June 22, 2017

Best answer: Gazelle fucked me on my last iPhone sale. Maybe it was an honest mixup on their end, but they refused to entertain the notion that it could have happened on their end, so they returned "my" iPhone, which was not the iPhone I sent to them.

If you're going to sell with Gazelle, make sure you document the entire packing process, preferably in a continuous no-edits video that shows the serial number of what you pack, you sealing the package, and you dropping the package off to the USPS.
posted by infinitewindow at 10:48 AM on June 22, 2017 [1 favorite]

Craigslist.
posted by sandmanwv at 10:54 AM on June 22, 2017 [1 favorite]

Best answer: Gazelle has been flawless for me on three iPhone sales and a 2010 MBP sale.
posted by chimpsonfilm at 2:38 PM on June 22, 2017

I sold a phone on Swappa, and it was a surprisingly nice experience. I'd certainly consider it for a computer. ebay has such a terrible interface that I just didn't want to deal with it!
posted by radioamy at 4:37 PM on June 22, 2017