Selling My Macbook I have encountered...(need advice)...OFFERS NOW OPEN TO CAG

[TheHapaOne]

Multiple people trying to scam me by telling me to ship it to Nigeria, however, i do have someone that is a legit offerer, how trusty are craigslist buyers should I go cash only? as I'm asking $850 for it or should i accept checks?

Specs:
early 2008 White Macbook
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
Hitachi 320gb 7200RPM HDD
2gb 667MHz RAM
OSX 10.6.3

 

[davo1224]

If they're paying check ask for a bank check and tell them that you need to go with them.

 

[dothog]

Cash only

 

[TheHapaOne]

alright I'll keep it updated sent them an email an hour ago still no reply so hopefully it works i need the pro for SC2

 

[tholly]

As per the other comments, cash only, or at the very least, a bank check.

 

[iambeaker]

Cash Only, meet in a public place, have someone else accompany you

 

[dothog]

No checks. Cash only. Buyer comes to location of seller's choosing. No returns. Them's the rules in CL.

 

[naiku]

public place, cash, no returns and try to bring a friend. CL had way to many bad incidents.

 

[wwe101]

cash only, trust me.

 

[TheHapaOne]

yeah just wanted to check, thats what i thought cash or gtfo only transaction i did was buying a 360 for $100 brought my switchblade just incase since it was in a bad neighborhood everything went well so just wanted to see if the majority was the same

 

[kube00]

You could try to sell it here, although I think 850 is a little high

 

[TheHapaOne]

yeah i know 850 is high expecting more in the 700-800 range but posting it at 850 was worth a try and so far I have a bite just have to get it to go through... I'm in college and the 400 on top of the 850 i need to get the pro is already a ton for me since i have no job

 

[kube00]

For sure craigslist might be the fastest way to sell it, Im sure people here on CAG would also be interested

 

[Xevious]

Don't forget to clean your hard drive out. It may have random personal information on it at hidden places.

 

[TheHapaOne]

[quote name='Xevious']Don't forget to clean your hard drive out. It may have random personal information on it at hidden places.[/QUOTE]

Yeah know how to do all that stuff...gonna erase the HDD and reinstall the OS once someone buys it

 

[TheHapaOne]

so it seem that my person might have backed out...so I'm opening the offer up to CAG looking for between 800-850 need the money to buy a new PRO thanks

 

[naiku]

^ When installing OSX there is an option to zero out the drive before installation. When u choose your installation drive there is an button like "advance" or "other" believe its on the bottom left when u get the window to select your hdd. Just to be safe you should zero the drive out before the reinstall . It has all the options there for multiple passes incase u are super paranoid.

 

[TheHapaOne]

oh i know everything about it lol I'm a Computer Engineer so its easy stuff to do I like how everyone wants to make sure i completely delete the HD thanks guys

 

[strongpimphand]

Why not just throw it on ebay?

When I sold my intel iMac a few years ago (WORST MISTAKE EVER!!!) I just offered free ground shipping and jacked the price up a tad. I paid like 1100 for it...sold it for 800. I got my money first and then shipped it out with a tracking number. 3 days upon delivery for notification of a return - buyer pays shipping. (because in 3 days, you should know if something is wrong)

Guy didn't have any complaints, and i got the money I needed.

 

[TheHapaOne]

Yeah I've thought about that too only problem is I daily use my comp and if I sell it ill probably go right to the apple store and buy the macbook pro ebay is too long for me to be waiting

 

[TheHapaOne]

So today I get two more people trying to scam me:

First one asked to send a certified check next day mail and then once i cashed it they would have a "mover" come pick it up...sounds fishy to me

Second one offers 1000 plus 150 shipping by paypal if I ship it to New York...I never trust the paypal unless it's on a forum or someone I know