![]() Ask to see the original receipt most people hang onto them for warranty/tax purposes. Learn what Macs in similar condition are going for and don't pay more than it is worth to you. Personally, I would simply discount your offer $100 if the seller's price is too high and buy a $40 USB optical drive if you need it. A replacement costs between $80-$200 depending on whether you or a tech installs it. In my experience if anything is going to be broken or on its last legs, it's the optical drive. If the Mac has a built-in "SuperDrive" test-drive it. You already know to check the ports… Is the Mac clean and free of scratches, dents? Use every key on the keyboard to see if they all work. Use Disk Utility to check the drive if you have DiskWarrior on a DVD (assuming the Mac has a drive…) or a portable drive, so much the better… Check the condition of the battery. Just be patient and thoroughly check out the item. When there is still time left on the warranty I price the item accordingly if you can find a MacBook with at least 3 months remaining it's worth a serious look if the price is reasonable. I usually keep iPhones until my two-year contract expires and MacBooks over three years. I always buy extended AppleCare for my portable Macs. The buyer wasn't worried about the optical drive and he told me that he was going to take my advice and get an inexpensive USB drive to replace it. I had also replaced its power supply, a component that is prone to failure as an iMac ages. The RAM was maxed-out, Apple had replaced the LCD screen under warranty so it was 1.5 years younger than the iMac with no stuck pixels or other problems. That 2006 24" iMac? It went for $250, which according to my pricing research was a very good deal even with the bad optical drive. She was so happy with the condition of the phones that she told me to get in touch in two years when I will likely be selling our iPhone 5S smartphones. She gave one to her best friend for Xmas and kept the other. Similar iPhones were going for up to $300 each on eBay. Honestly, they looked brand-new when the boxes were opened. I gave the phones/cases a thorough cleaning using OpTech cleaner. Mint condition (cased from Day One), batteries with a whole lot of life left in them, new unused Apple earbuds, three Otterbox Defender cases and the original accessories/boxes. ![]() The last items I sold were two unlocked iPhone 4S 16GB smartphones. All my buyers sign a sales receipt stating that they agree with the advertised condition and that it is an "as-is" sale with no warranty or returns. I will reduce my asking price up to 10-15% because I am avoiding the eBay costs/hassles. I can afford to wait for a buyer who is serious and who realizes after personally inspecting the item that it is worth the price. CL prices tend toward the lower-end, Everymac on the high-end while eBay is a more democratic representation of current selling prices. I usually priced them at the high-end of the range after researching prices on eBay, CL,, etc. Except for a 2006 iMac with a dead optical drive all were in excellent or mint condition and they often included extras such as cases, sleeves, etc. I have sold a variety of Apple products on CL. ![]()
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