Wanted to Buy: 2 x macbooks: 1 white, 1 aluminium unibody
Discussion
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Yes, I could trawl ebay & gumtree - but thought I'd try this place first as most of you aren't scammers!
I am after a couple of Macbooks (now I have one for my son, the wife wants one and I do too!)
Don't need the latest ones - but definitely want late 2008 versions (the ones with the one piece glass trackpad).
so:
1. White 2.0 GhZ. 2 G Ram is fine - up to around £450
2. Aluminium unibody, ideally a 2.4 Ghz - as it has the backlit keyboard and is more affordable than the Pro - up to around £500-£525
Cheers
Yes, I could trawl ebay & gumtree - but thought I'd try this place first as most of you aren't scammers!
I am after a couple of Macbooks (now I have one for my son, the wife wants one and I do too!)
Don't need the latest ones - but definitely want late 2008 versions (the ones with the one piece glass trackpad).
so:
1. White 2.0 GhZ. 2 G Ram is fine - up to around £450
2. Aluminium unibody, ideally a 2.4 Ghz - as it has the backlit keyboard and is more affordable than the Pro - up to around £500-£525
Cheers
Edited by neil_bolton on Tuesday 16th November 09:51
I just (last week) bought an aluminium 2.0 GHz with 320 GB hard drive with box on ebay for £501 - turned up 2 day s later exactly as described, with fresh install of latest OS, ilife etc etc - it had small dent in one corner. battery is holding 4+hrs of charge.
So I think the pricing is not far off - as the Ebay seller will have paid £60 in ebay and paypal fees.
So I think the pricing is not far off - as the Ebay seller will have paid £60 in ebay and paypal fees.
I can't remember ever paying over 5% in fees, never mind 12%.ebay final value fees are 10%
paypal fees are 3.4%
It can be expensive to sell stuff on fleabay - that's why people use gumtree etc.
But gumtree is infested with scammers, phishing for email addresses etc.
Apart from all this, I've been a PHer for years and tend to trust the community more than an ebay stranger.
paypal fees are 3.4%
It can be expensive to sell stuff on fleabay - that's why people use gumtree etc.
But gumtree is infested with scammers, phishing for email addresses etc.
Apart from all this, I've been a PHer for years and tend to trust the community more than an ebay stranger.
You will be struggling for those prices though. You got a stonking deal.
www.macking.co.uk are selling your MBP s/h for £900 for instance, and I'm betting their buy in is probably higher than what you are offering.
www.macking.co.uk are selling your MBP s/h for £900 for instance, and I'm betting their buy in is probably higher than what you are offering.
FWIW the late-08 white one I was selling went for £560 + £10 in the end, and after postage and fees etc that left me with about £500.
Your best bet may be keeping an eye out for any cheap buy it nows on eBay. Good luck with the search anyway
ETA - Spelling.
Your best bet may be keeping an eye out for any cheap buy it nows on eBay. Good luck with the search anyway
ETA - Spelling.
Edited by va1o on Tuesday 16th November 18:56
Well the first one I for my son. Using that is a dream. This one is for me. Looking for a whitey for the wife. In the long run, it will cost me less time sorting viruses etc and it is quicker and, well, better than my laptops my some way.
Now have netbook and laptop to sell and three laptops to mothball!
Now have netbook and laptop to sell and three laptops to mothball!
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