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    Buy Low, Sell High

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by plzhelpmeplzzz, Mar 3, 2009.

  1. plzhelpmeplzzz

    plzhelpmeplzzz Newbie

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    I'm about to buy this Macbook off Craigslist and the seller accepted the price of $500. If is still looks in good condition and works great, should I sell the 2007 model Macbook for a higher price and get the money to buy the newer Macbook model that cost $1000?
     
    plzhelpmeplzzz, Mar 3, 2009
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    How much more do you expect to sell it for?
     
    Seshan, Mar 3, 2009
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  3. tayb

    tayb Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds too good to be true. Probably is. Beware of scammers.
     
    tayb, Mar 3, 2009
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  4. Ridley23

    Ridley23 Notebook Deity

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    I was almost scammed. Let me see the listing. I can tell you in two seconds if it is legit or not. There are a tooooon of scammers on Craigslist. ;)
     
    Ridley23, Mar 3, 2009
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  5. JDELUNA

    JDELUNA Notebook Deity

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    If the seller is not LOCAL and says they are overseas like the UK or Italy, etc. it is a scam. They try to get you to go to some website to send money and they tell you that the company will send you the laptop and have you inspect it before they get paid, etc. ALL a scam. I hope this helps. God Bless :)
     
    JDELUNA, Mar 3, 2009
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  6. Ridley23

    Ridley23 Notebook Deity

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    From the UK and using USPS = scam. Just saying that right now.
     
    Ridley23, Mar 3, 2009
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  7. plzhelpmeplzzz

    plzhelpmeplzzz Newbie

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    plzhelpmeplzzz, Mar 3, 2009
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  8. ramgen

    ramgen -- Morgan Stanley --

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    Unless you deal with local people, craigslist posts will give you lots of headache...


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    ramgen, Mar 3, 2009
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  9. joshuaLX

    joshuaLX Notebook Evangelist

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    If its a low end Core Duo then the price reasonable.
     
    joshuaLX, Mar 4, 2009
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