Best Places To Buy A Used Apple Mac Computer in 2023

Where are the best websites to buy a used or refurbished Apple Mac computer in 2023? In this video we go over 9 great places to buy used and refurbished Mac computers if you are looking for one. Sometimes new Macs are too expensive but you still need a reliable refurbished Mac computer like a MacBook, Mac mini, iMac, or Mac Studio. We cover the best places to search for these used Apple Mac computers online in 2023 and why they are the best sites to buy used Apple equipment.

In this video we cover the following places to buy used Apple Computers:

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[yanizle]

Thank you 🙏 this was exactly what I was looking for good job 👍

[ashanean]

This was a good video. I saw so, e of those ebay stores but wasnt sure!

[zamarsoto]

thank you for making this, this was really helpful!!!

[BobbinsB]

Great "food for thought" there as usual Craig. Intel iMacs are coming down in price, even though its not quite the end of times yet with OCLP and relatively hardware upgradable if you have nerves of Steel and a lot of patience, and an incomparable Retina display (from 2015 onwards) you can have a rock solid machine capable of running Win's 7-11 with a bit of tweaking, MacOS from High Sierra to Ventura (OCLP), and possibly the next incarnation (depends on what they have at WDC this year) All dual booting very well, although have to say that little "Blue Number on your desk looks rather tempting there Craig, great Vids keep them coming very informative 😁

[wyald]

Do you guys also have trouble buying directly from Apple ? It keeps declining my card even though last month I managed to get my hands on refurbished 16" macbook pro, it's really a hit or miss experience. Before you ask I called my bank and there is absolutely nothing wrong on my end, they literally told me the problem came directly from Apple.

[Johnnymayfield]

I get all my used Apple products from Mac of all trades since 2015 and just brought a Mac 2018 for $700

[budgetkeyboardist]

I've bought two different laptops from Mac of All Trades, along with their extended warranty, and I recommend them. My first laptop had some issues and they couldn't fix it so they gave me 100% credit toward another one. You're going to pay more money than ebay, but they definitely stand behind their stuff.

[VeitLehmann]

Refurbished is the way to go, especially now for Macs. With many people move to Apple silicon, Intel Macs become really affordable. Also older Apple silicon chips are often a great deal since they were leaps ahead the competition 3 years ago already.

Many of your examples don't sell in Europe, or if they do, you're looking at expensive delivery and taxes. But BackMarket is big here, they might have the biggest selection of Macs available. I got my 2019 16" MBP from them, almost best specs available, for a very good price. But unfortunately, Macs are way more expensive here in general compared to the USA.

[kyleb]

What is that site that shows what os each Mac can run? Also, you are the man! I love your videos

[littleseed]

Bro. I recently bought 3 Macbook Airs... One 2011 (returned) and one 2012 and one 2014. They are good machines to load Linux to become solid toys. I don't have to worry about compatibility of latest MacOS since I am not using it.... Thank you for your full list of used Mac shopping sites. I am sure I will find a better deal next time I want to buy another one. Keep up the great work!

[intendedclient]

OWC has a terrible return policy, you end up paying them 15% of the ticket price if you send anything back. You cannot know whats wrong with the product until you use it at least a month and by then its too late. Its very likely they are not even truly scrubbing and refurbishing the products too. I found some guy named Brad's info all over the laptop I bought from them and when I returned it they kept $270. as a "restocking fee." They did not give me a detailed invoice. I paid them extra for a service contract, that was lumped in with the 15%, how do you restock a service contract someone is not going to use? I would avoid them like the plague but if you MUST use them, pay super close attention to how you can return a lemon without getting charged.

[williameverets]

Have you ever done a video on transfusing information from old computer to and new computer? is it easy going from a late 2103 iMac to M2 mac mini. ?

[puppetman]

thank you.. looking to buy an order Mac mini or iMac but do no gaming... some editing but mostly just need for invoicing and webpage..

[blyons]

Hey Craig, I had reently ordered an 2017 27" iMac from Woot, and it arrived severely damaged and beyond repair. The screen and chassis were bent in on the side. They let me keep it, but also refunded my money. It was such a great price, and I'm still out of an iMac for the purpose I need it for. I'm thinking of buying a screen and a chassis and build a replacement unit from the parts that was left from the damaged one, but those parts are so expensive! Thanks for this information, it gives me additional resources to consider if I decided not to part this Woot model out.

[diotitus]

There are actually three refurbished/used MacBooks that I am considering: M1 Pro MacBook Pro 14 (Base Spec 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD), an M2 MacBook Air 15-inch (upgraded specked 16GB RAM / 512GB SSD), and an upgraded M1 MacBook Air with the same RAM and SSD storage options as the other two. Both the M1 Pro MacBook and M2 MacBook Air 15-inch are around the same price range of around $1200-$1400 depending on the site of where they are from. The M1 Air is around $800-$900 with the similar RAM and SSD options.

[flankman]

I got a “fair” condition 2019 MacBook Pro from Backmarket and I’ve been happy with it.

[Scott__C]

Apple refurbs you can also buy AppleCare as well. Also had great luck with Mac of All Trades.

[stevejohnson]

I sometimes use ebay with local pickup. Needless to say, you need to have and use strong intuitive skills. I had one imac bug out after 15 days. I couldn't reasonably engage a claim on the seller, because it worked well upon pickup.

[NurmYokai]

When buying from eBay, spend extra and get the "1-year protection play from Allstate." With older computers it's never a matter of IF something will go wrong, but WHEN*. Five years down the line? It happens. Eleven months from purchase? You're out cash, and you are on your own.

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eBay ssed iMac 27" 2011 - Graphics card failure. Ten months after purchase. Allstate covered the purchase cost.
eBay used iMac 27" 2012 - Internal hard drive failed days after receipt. {shrug] The drive tested okay, BUT expect old iMac drives to fail. At the time was using an external M.2 as the boot drive. It still works; insurance not needed. Hopefully.

[Pinky]

I have been Having Problems Migrating My pHotos / Folders from Old iMac 2013 Catalina to The New Mac mini Ventura. I tried the Acacias 1TB SSD plug to my old iMac USB port. nothing works? Appreciate your input .