Looking at swapping Mrs Z's late 2018 'bad keyboard edition' MBA for one of the new 'M1 + good keyboard' edition MBAs.

I'm not finding the timeline information that I'd like and my local Apple store is closed due to another hunker down order - can anyone here comment on the timeline and overall experience? It appears the old laptop goes before a new one could be purchased with said credit. Making me think a local CL transaction is in the future.

I've never actually used the program, but I've gotten an estimate from it for my current iMac - they offered $500 for a computer I can easily get $1500 for by selling it myself.

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It is what it is.

i've used it twice for phones. one time i did it in-store. in the pandemic era they send a box for you to return the item in (at their expense) and after they verify that it's in the condition you said it was in they send an email with a gift card number. so no, without a store you'd have to wait to apply the gift card to your new purchase.

although, TBH, i didn't ask if they had a different procedure if you wanted to use the trade in credit right away.

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"Success isn't about how much money you make. It is about the difference you make in people's lives."--Michelle Obama

Yeah, for me they’ve never come close to what I can get on eBay, even after sellers fees and the like.

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I've never actually used the program, but I've gotten an estimate from it for my current iMac - they offered $500 for a computer I can easily get $1500 for by selling it myself.

This.

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Same. Ebay is far more lucrative, though less convenient

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Embarassing myself on the Internet since 1978.

FWIW, going price on eBay for the model looks to be $650-750, with a few outliers on either side. Once you factor in their take, paypal's take, the Apple program offer of $590 isn't grossly off base - maybe leave $50 on the table... but the trade in before is a bummer.

I've done it with phones simply because I don't want to mess with eBay issues. I'd rather give up $50 and be done when I leave the store. I wouldn't do it for $500 vs. $1500, however!

I've done it with a phone. I am about to do it with my 2015 MBA. It's "after the sale" for me in both cases. A box arrives to pack it up. They give a couple of week window to make it happen. Once they receive the item and assess it, they send an electronic gift card for Apple. I know...I would prefer cash but I am really trying to get Mrs Markintosh to upgrade her iPhone 7+.

My box is supposed to arrive tomorrow. I suppose I could switch and do an eBay thing or local sale but the hassle factor is too real. I've gotten so much mileage out of the old MBA, I'm happy to get anything out of it.

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I did it with my Apple Watch 4. I got more than I thought I would, and made getting the AW6 a no-brainer.

I wasn't planning on getting an AW6, the AW4 seemed good enough for my uses. But....

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You end up only paying sales tax on the “after trade-in price” of the new purchase.

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Badger, Badger, Badger, Badger, Badger...

Back in February, I traded an iPhone8 in when I bought my iPhone11 Pro Max. I think I got just over $200 for it at an Apple Store in FL.

For several years, Samsung offered KILLER trade in deals on Galaxy phones BUT, those generous offers all seemed to die about a year ago.

I've used the infamous FS&FI MRF site...

Check the Decluttr app as well. I've traded in 3 iPhones over the years using the app and the value was higher than Apple's trade-in and you get the money direct deposited into your bank account