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Resale value of the older laptops is still decent. 2013 MacBook Pro’s still going for £750 on eBay - For a machine 8 years old? I think it only cost £2000 back

Resale value of the older laptops is still decent. 2013 MacBook Pro’s still going for £750 on eBay - For a machine 8 years old? I think it only cost £2000 back then anyway. So that Mac has only cost £13 a month to own.

lostmsu 6y ago
In U.S. you can get it for $370 (~GBP 265): https://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Apple-MacBook-Pro-13-3-RETINA-2-4GHz-Core-i5-8GB-RAM-256GB-SSD/313431490257?epid=174472295&hash=item48f9f8fed1:g:tpEAAOSwoP1gNsLe https://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Apple-MacBook-Pro-13-3-RETINA-...
- jonplackett 6y ago
  This is only 13 inch and 8gb ram, small SSD. I'm at least talking about decent versions. Saying that, I still own a MacBook Pro 2013 and a newer 2016 for from work, and the performance is indistinguishable - so maybe £750 is a good deal. That is all part of the reason prices stayed high - until there was a genuine update.
burnthrow 6y ago
Nobody's paying that much for a 2013 MBP. The will have to lower the price considerably before it's "going."
- jonplackett 6y ago
  No they’re actually selling. Just saw one go for £850 a few weeks back. And one with only 256gb SSD for £650. It’s crazy!
  - burnthrow 6y ago
    I stand corrected, that is crazy!
  - debbiedowner 6y ago
    Don't they need to sell with a "warranty" to get the higher prices? In the US market there are some power sellers who say 2 year warranty and get big prices. Meanwhile while I was selling 1 as a non-prof seller I got tons of questions of "can I return it" and "what is the warranty" and two times my item was bid up to the stratosphere by non paying biders. Finally I listed it buy it now only and eventually a no fuss buyer bought it for half the price of the prof-sellers. My point is, ebay prices don't always tell the whole story.
    - jonplackett 6y ago
      Just looks like private sellers to me. Here's the £850 one - does have a TB SSD but still... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/apple-macbook-pro-retina-15-4-Inch-i7-2-8GHz-/124523471331 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/apple-macbook-pro-retina-15-4-Inc... And the £620 with 256GB https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Macbook-Pro-15-inch-mid-2014-16GB-RAM-256GB-intel-i7-Excellent-condition-/203280849955 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Macbook-Pro-15-inch-mid-201... That is some serious value being retained right there.
- bsder 6y ago
  Ports and keyboard. That's worth something in real money.
  - jonplackett 6y ago
    Very true! I still prefer my 2013 to my 2016 for this reason.

lostmsu 6y ago

In U.S. you can get it for $370 (~GBP 265): https://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Apple-MacBook-Pro-13-3-RETINA-2-4GHz-Core-i5-8GB-RAM-256GB-SSD/313431490257?epid=174472295&hash=item48f9f8fed1:g:tpEAAOSwoP1gNsLe https://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-Apple-MacBook-Pro-13-3-RETINA-...

jonplackett 6y ago
This is only 13 inch and 8gb ram, small SSD. I'm at least talking about decent versions. Saying that, I still own a MacBook Pro 2013 and a newer 2016 for from work, and the performance is indistinguishable - so maybe £750 is a good deal. That is all part of the reason prices stayed high - until there was a genuine update.

burnthrow 6y ago

Nobody's paying that much for a 2013 MBP. The will have to lower the price considerably before it's "going."

jonplackett 6y ago
No they’re actually selling. Just saw one go for £850 a few weeks back. And one with only 256gb SSD for £650. It’s crazy!
- burnthrow 6y ago
  I stand corrected, that is crazy!
- debbiedowner 6y ago
  Don't they need to sell with a "warranty" to get the higher prices? In the US market there are some power sellers who say 2 year warranty and get big prices. Meanwhile while I was selling 1 as a non-prof seller I got tons of questions of "can I return it" and "what is the warranty" and two times my item was bid up to the stratosphere by non paying biders. Finally I listed it buy it now only and eventually a no fuss buyer bought it for half the price of the prof-sellers. My point is, ebay prices don't always tell the whole story.
  - jonplackett 6y ago
    Just looks like private sellers to me. Here's the £850 one - does have a TB SSD but still... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/apple-macbook-pro-retina-15-4-Inch-i7-2-8GHz-/124523471331 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/apple-macbook-pro-retina-15-4-Inc... And the £620 with 256GB https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Macbook-Pro-15-inch-mid-2014-16GB-RAM-256GB-intel-i7-Excellent-condition-/203280849955 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-Macbook-Pro-15-inch-mid-201... That is some serious value being retained right there.
bsder 6y ago
Ports and keyboard. That's worth something in real money.
- jonplackett 6y ago
  Very true! I still prefer my 2013 to my 2016 for this reason.