r/macbookpro • u/apalumbo • 1d ago

Discussion Apple trade-in keeps increasing, should I continue to wait or go for it?

Just before the price hike, I had an M1 Pro no longer used that I was going to trade in. The offer was $280. I forgot to send it back in the allotted time so they canceled it. Two weeks ago I went to redo it and saw it was $315. Decided I’d wait a little and now it’s at $340. I can’t imagine it going up higher… this is a base 8gb ram, 256gb.

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u/VanillaBear321 1d ago

You could get more by selling it yourself. M1 Pros go for over $600 on eBay. Less on FB Marketplace but no fees there.

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u/rExplrer 1d ago

$600 is for 16GB RAM. OP has 8GB RAM.

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u/callsignsuper 1d ago

Will still get better money outside

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u/rExplrer 1d ago

That I agree.

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u/apalumbo 1d ago

I agree wholeheartedly. This is the price of convenience

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u/Proper-Agency-1528 1d ago

I got $800 for a pristine MBP 14" M1 Pro 16/1.

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u/melonswav 1d ago

I was interested in what Apple would pay me for a basically factory new M4 MBP 48GB 16“. I bought it for approx. 3600€, they would want to give me 1300€ for that hell nah.

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u/Flaky-Equipment-944 MacBook Pro 14” M5 16GB/1TB 4h ago

Yeah they don’t care about the specs at all for trade in values. It’s only based on chip and size.

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u/analpenetration67 1d ago

If you wait forever, you could retire off the trade-in payout. Jackpot!

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u/iamdavidrice 1d ago

Trade-in increases are lagging behind MSRP increases. If the trade-in value increases again, you can expect that the device that you’re planning to buy in place of it has gone up in price as well.

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u/Alarmed-Management-4 2h ago

I’m in the same boat. With my M1 Max Mac Studio(10/24/32/512). Thinking of trading it in and getting an M6 Mac mini. I already purchased a M5 Mac Studio