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    Best place to buy a used Macbook?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by cjwhite92, Nov 29, 2011.

  1. cjwhite92

    cjwhite92 Notebook Evangelist

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    I haven't been following laptops for the past year and am helping my cousin find a new Macbook for as cheap as possible. What websites are reliable for finding a used Macbook? I want to stay away from Craigslist and Ebay, thank you very much.
     
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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I've bought and sold at least 30 Macbooks on eBay, that's the first place I'd look.

    A lot of people are scared of eBay, but they just aren't aware of eBay's policies. You can return anything you buy on eBay if it is "not as described".
     
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    saturnotaku Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Ryan NBR Moderator

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    Try your bet with cowboom.com,

    They have a 30 day no question return policy so if you dont like what you got you can always return it. They also pay for return shipping.


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    mavo82 Notebook Consultant

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    I bought my 6 months old 13inch core i5 from a private person some weeks ago. With apple care running for 6 months, I've got almost no risk. The retail price is 1149 Euro in Germany, I paid 800. A fair deal, in my opinion.

    Two months before, I got an iPhone 4 the same way for 400 euros (629 euros retail price).

    eBay has gotten too expensive. They still sell the Core2Duo for 900 euros.
     
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    cjwhite92 Notebook Evangelist

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    Thanks for the replies, I would have no problem dealing with ebay but I'd rather avoid them doing it. The micro center one looks great and I found a pretty similar one on cowboom too, I'll tell you which one she goes with.
     
    cjwhite92, Nov 29, 2011
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