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Buying refurbished with trade in

I want to buy a refurbished Mac and trade in my old one, but there’s no “add trade-in” option for me when I’m adding it into my cart like it would for a new Mac. I know I can trade in my Mac separately but that would mean I have to trade it in first to get the credit, then I can buy the new one. I would have to wait 2-3 weeks without a laptop, and I wouldn’t be able to transfer all the stuff on my my old Mac to the new one.

I want to get the new Mac, set it up, then send them my old one to get the refund. Does anyone know if it’s possible?

MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 19, 2020 12:15 AM

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User profile for user: K Shaffer
K Shaffer
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Posted on Jan 19, 2020 4:21 PM

Given the lower values assigned to used trade-in macs, if yours is in good or better condition

there may be better upside by reselling it yourself. There may be independent authorized Mac

resellers who may allow consignment sales in stores; online ads may do OK, with usual cautions.


With backups for your files, on external storage (and Time Machine backups too)

a migration of your own created works could be in useful archive for re-use later.


• What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065



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User profile for user: K Shaffer
K Shaffer
User level: Level 8
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Jan 19, 2020 4:21 PM in response to rosabel128

Given the lower values assigned to used trade-in macs, if yours is in good or better condition

there may be better upside by reselling it yourself. There may be independent authorized Mac

resellers who may allow consignment sales in stores; online ads may do OK, with usual cautions.


With backups for your files, on external storage (and Time Machine backups too)

a migration of your own created works could be in useful archive for re-use later.


• What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201065



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