how much can i sell my macbook for?

here's the story:

I have a white macbook, bought in the summer of 2006. I want to sell it on ebay or craiglist or something like that and upgrade to a macbook pro.

here's the specs of my macbook:

intel core duo, 1 GHZ RAM, 60 GB hd

major softwares loaded: microsoft office 2004, final cut express hd, photoshop 7, iWork 2005-pages+keynote, Macromedia flash mx and dreamweaver.

how much $ do you think i can get?

 

The MacBook alone would go for about $600-$800.

 

that's cool

plus with all the softwares, i can get over 1k?

i just want to break even....would be nice to make a profit though

 

Do a search on Ebay for MacBook's with similar specs to yours to see what the final selling price is.

 

I doubt it...you should sell the software seperate.

 

Guys, there's microsoft office 2004, final cut express hd, photoshop 7, iWork 2005-pages+keynote, Macromedia flash mx and dreamweaver on it.

That's easily got to be over $300-400 worth of software - around $120 for office, at least $80 for photoshop 7 and flash and dreamweaver would do another $75 at least (I'm just doubling the GBP values here).

I recon you could get at least $900 with the software loaded.

 

I'd sell the software seperate; who's to say a potential buyer would be interested in the software that you have? Not to mention, a brand new Macbook, base model, costs what, a little over $1000? Even if the buyer just wanted Office, considering the low cost of Office and it has just been upgraded, that would be the better/smarter buy. This of course, is just my humble opinion.

 

I would be happy with 900$

or maybe i'll just keep the macbook and get a macbook pro anyways...

when i win the lottery!

 

How fast is the processor?

I'd say a 2006 Macbook is not going to get you $900 - even with the software. Software has a crappy resale, but with the amount you have, it will definitely add a little to the value.

I would usually expect lower than the high estimate, that way you're not disappointed.

At least it's a mac, they hold value better than windows machines.

 

2GHz intel core duo

 

also, it's got the superdrive.

 

Ah, that helps. Yeah, you might as well start asking $900 on craigslist and see what kind of offers you get. Your software + a 2Ghz processor could get you $900, you just might have to be patient.

Craigslist has gone to hell thanks to all the Nigerian scammers.

You could also try listing it on ebay for a fixed price + best offer option. That's what I did and ended up getting what I wanted.

Good luck with it.

 

You'd make more money with craigslist, because ebay has listing fees and they take a generous percentage of the selling price

But 900 is too much. I can get one w/ 2.1Ghz Core 2 Duo and 120GB HDD for 1100 brand new. I would say $700 at most for your 2 yr old used notebook. Sorry..

 

I'm curious why you would want to sell the software if your going to get a macbook pro, won't you need it?

 

I was refering to the softwares loaded on my laptop. I have the sofware CDs.

I'm not a lawyer, so I'm curious, legally, when i sell my laptop, do i also need to sell the physical software-the CDs, or can I keep them?

 

you should definitely include the install discs for the software you do sell, including any serial keys to activate them. you want to keep your customer happy.

 

i see. thanks.

 

If you don't give the buyer the discs, all the software that is loaded will mean nothing. This is because the buyer may want to reformat or upgrade to a new operating system one day and all the preloaded will be gone.

For comparison, I sold the same white macbook you have on craigslist a few months back for $750. It was in good condition, with the box and all original materials.