3:43 I wish apple would start selling their parts standalone. Would make repairing stuff much easier and you won’t have to deal with shady eBay listings.
Man! This gets me all nostalgic for the past. I used to run an ebay store called the Laptop Chopshop and basically did this in the mid 2000s. I would buy people's broken laptops for pennies on the dollar, tear them down, and sell all the individual parts for a decent markup. Trying to find what to call everything was a challenge in and of itself since I didn't have a whole lot of competition at the time and I might be the only guy with that particular part. So pricing was always hard to nail down. It certainly made for sustainable living back then, though I ended up giving up on the business for greener pastures. I'm sure the market is far too flooded to jump into that sort of thing as a business now, but it was fun at the time.
@@idum1685 Everyone does. If you try to stop your OS from phoning home, you’re losing a lot of functionality. Seriously, if I was concerned about personal privacy, I would never be on the Internet.
I suggest checking the Ebay values with the "sold" option on, it'll give a more accurate picture. Additionally, limiting the geography to the local US listings could help as well, if there are enough results.
That was a great view of how to "potentially" maximize profits by selling in parts (many other domains do this for same reason). The one thing you may improve on is looking at eBay Sold/Completed listings, not current auctions, as a better read on potential selling price. At end of the day, factoring in value of time and mitigating risk of nefarious buyers, I would probably sell as a whole.
for me the first step to sell a used Macbook Pro is to see if you can send it to Apple free keyboard replacement program. You get a new keyboard, a new battery, a new palmrest, and trackpad.... selling a used laptop with all those components new (including a battery count of 1) is a great perk!
@@uchihasasuke7436 Only for the logic board though, as there weren't really any useful listings for them already up; he wasn't looking at sold listings for the other parts.
So just as a helpful hint, when looking on eBay to price comparable items, make sure you look at "Completed Listings" and not active listings. Because as you have probably seen, people can ask what ever they want, but what they actually get are two entirely different things. I have been reselling on eBay since 2001 and this has been the best way to either get the "fair market value" and also you can get rid of things quicker when you know the average price and can undercut the competition by having the lower price.
I do the same. I part out working devices because when it’s in tack and working, people low ball you like crazy. When it’s a part they need to fix another device then they need it asap and willing to pay top dollar.
Selling electronics on ebay can be a great outlet or a stressful situation if you get a bad customer that may be troubleshooting, makes false claims, brakes the item and blames you for their mistakes or they already had some nefarious intentions (swapping parts) to begin with.
It's worth noting that eBay often do seller deals such as £1 Max Seller fees which make selling on there a heck of a lot more appealing as they normally charge somewhere around 12.5% I believe.
Thanks for this, I always enjoy your videos. In fact, your series on the 2009 Mac Pro inspired me and I'm in the process of refurbishing one I recently picked up on eBay, using your videos as a general guide.
Can you try placing a MBA M1 logic board into a MBA Intel chassis?It would be interesting to see if it works. As well as open up additional options for future repairability.
I managed to pick up an M1 Macbook air for a bargin price as a customer return from a popular high stret retailer in the UK at the weekend (John Lewis) for £780. It is clearly new and never actualy been used for more than 5 minutes. I use my mac mainly for youtube and 4k video editing so the M1 meets all my needs. I have a 2018 512gb version and it is more sluggish in my user case, noisy even when doing nothing. The second hand market seems week at the minute so this may be a good shout for me as it is in A1 condition.
I know 1st hand about the ridiculous pricing on the retina displays. I used to work at a computer repair shop that specialized in macs, and I believe we were selling 2013-14 15" screens for $300 and like $130 to install it, and everyone who needed a screen immediately ponied up the money
Cool. Not surprising to me that something like that would have more value in the parts (imagine trying to build a car from parts, for instance). You noted the 6 trips to the post office hassle. Maybe you should also consider the cost of the time to take it apart properly. Yes, you said it was on 30-40 min, but we can assume you're better at it than most of us. Interesting project.
That's still a lot of work in tearing down the device, individually parting it all, purchasing correct-sized shipping materials, boxes, tape, protection and then paying UPS/Fedex/USPS to ship multiple parts all around the country. He probably made a few hundred dollars but it took a good amount of time and work to get there.
It's a baffling conundrum that a whole MacBook would sell for far less than a MacBook's parts. I've seen a few examples of this on Luke's channel and it is tried and true as he's made profits from them. I still have my 2019 16" MacBook Pro and I have no plans to take it apart because I'll be using it for a few more years before deciding to sell it for an Apple Silicon MacBook Pro.
Can you do a video on how to repair the bright vertical patches in a 2019 (or newer) macbook pro? I've got one and i have about a two inch chunk where it's brighter with lighter colors and want to know how to fix it without swapping the display!
Top-cases for these newer models are somewhat hard to sell as people tend to just get them replaced for free by Apple under keyboard replacement program.
Yep. Same reason you can make more parting out a popular car than selling it intact. Also, the reason some model Toyota’s and Honda’s are stolen so often
I could use an updated Mac. I bought the 2011 MacBook Pro 13in. It’s so out of date I can’t really do much of anything. So, I just use my iPad instead. But, I’d really love a new/used updated MacBook Pro. I’ve been pondering buying a Mac Mini instead though. Whatcha all think?
Have you or would you do a video on a 13' MacBook Pro mid 2012 to second monitor, I'v tried connecting a monitor mini display port to hHDMI with not much success.... Thanks Luke..
Hi Luke, I’m looking to get an old MacBook form my older sister because she got a 2020 or 2019 MacBook Pro with the i9 and would like to know if getting a 2017 MacBook would be worth it She got the Intel Core i7 Model I think the 5350U or something like that I’m going to be doing basic video editing in Final Cut Pro or IMovie, let me know on your thoughts Thanks Skylar
I did the same thing when my 2011 MacBook Pro logic board died years ago, selling the rest of the parts. Yes you could make some profit out of it if you have all working components but I got trouble selling the display because the buyer complained that the monitor didn't work. It was an inexperienced buyers, he probably didn't know much about components and he may bought the wrong part for his model but I guess this is a common situation if you are selling some MacBook Pro parts. The monitor was working before disassembly but how can you be sure that you didn't damage it during disassembly? Especially if you are not a technician and it's the first time you disassembly a MacBook Pro. At the end the PayPal claim went at my favoure because and I kept the money out of it. But I wouldn't do it if I could sell the full laptop. There are too many points of failure and the extra $300-400 you can make in this way are not wort the risk of having PayPal claims, and inexperienced buyers to deal with.
I'd imagine the best way to sell most tech is to break it (like with cars). People pay for chargers, screens, keys etc. Most people selling old machines don't bother because its not always easy to break a computer (especially apple products built after like 2011) and if you wreck a functioning computer you're losing a chunk of cash
well, Luke inspired me to look at the Mac mini 2018 chop. But they are much more niche than the MacBooks, less demand for parts. I will just sell it whole...
That’s the same thing with a car. Take it apart and sell its parts individually, you‘ll get $10000 from a car that is worth $3000. But taking one car apart and selling its parts is a full time job. It takes so much effort and time. And don’t forget that you need a place to house the parts in.
This video will be shown in future philosophy classes as a demonstration of the real life application of utilitarianism. Now we just need one to demonstrate the trolley problem.
Okay, I'm french, yet there's a question that I can't get out of my mind : are you confusing profit and price (when speaking about how much you got from each part) ?
The listing he showed was the profit he made after any ebay fees/shipping costs, which is why it is shown as "Selling price - fees". That was $1,242. The price he was able to sell all of the components at was $1425 as he says a little after that. So ebay fees/shipping was about $183 total. Since he originally paid $1000 for the computer and he made $1,242 after selling the parts (after fees/shipping), then he made a total profit of $242 on the computer.
I'm just about to do the same thing with my ol iphone 7 plus which is worth less as a complete working phone than it is as a logic board on its own then the rest of the components are even more profit
In the end, you have to figure out how much your personal time is worth and figure that into the decision. A lot of eBay/Esty sellers aren't really making any money once you factor in a living wage for their time.
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"600, good grief. What are they smoking?"
MacOS Weed?
Yeah ikr 😂😂😂
oh the new MacOS. MacOS weedos
@@harshitarora693 it's a joke from one of the wwdcs
@@aaaaaa-nr5mo Then it's OS X Weed
@grimAXE macOS low sierra
This is insane…..I have the same Mac, and want to upgrade to newer, you have me thinking…….
Get the hammer mrssea
HAMMER TIME!
The 2018 isn't even that old
@@hatsonchickens m1 IS a huge jump
I have a frikin 2015 macbook air
3:43 I wish apple would start selling their parts standalone. Would make repairing stuff much easier and you won’t have to deal with shady eBay listings.
Haha Apple and right to repair… next joke.
@@rushilkisoon sucks how they pretend to be ecofriendly while pulling this shite off
It ain’t gonna happen unless right to repair gets passes everywhere
Should apple do that, most people would end up changing a macbook pro 15-20 years later instead of 8-12 !!!! It would be welcome, though!
@@rushilkisoon Well, the EU is making some progress in that matter... not much, but some.
Man! This gets me all nostalgic for the past. I used to run an ebay store called the Laptop Chopshop and basically did this in the mid 2000s. I would buy people's broken laptops for pennies on the dollar, tear them down, and sell all the individual parts for a decent markup. Trying to find what to call everything was a challenge in and of itself since I didn't have a whole lot of competition at the time and I might be the only guy with that particular part. So pricing was always hard to nail down. It certainly made for sustainable living back then, though I ended up giving up on the business for greener pastures. I'm sure the market is far too flooded to jump into that sort of thing as a business now, but it was fun at the time.
Jesus that thumbnail with the hammer lol
Don’t use the Lord’s name in vain!!!
@@IHaveFriendsIDefinitelyDo Jesus fucking Christ, I'm truly sorry!
@@cidsx Wait that's illegal 👁️👄👁️
I thought that's what he was going to do. 😀
I hope you get a million subs your videos are always something to look forward too!
ok
@@Ok-lu8gx ok
@@youcansave15ormoreoncarins75 with Geico
Ah yes. „Breaking“ a MacBook with an I*FIX*IT set. Classic.
As a newly minted MacBook owner, this was painful to watch.
Same
How . He’s just taking it apart and selling
the parts
@@vihaansingha8340 It's seeing a perfectly working MacBook just taken apart
@@TheOmegaRiddler To be fair, those components he sold will be used to make many more perfectly working MacBooks.
Same
Mac chop shop.
Apple: No, wait, that’s illegal!
Luke: You don’t sell to the public your own OEM parts! Who’s fault is that?
*Apple wants to know your location*
@@idum1685 Everyone does. If you try to stop your OS from phoning home, you’re losing a lot of functionality. Seriously, if I was concerned about personal privacy, I would never be on the Internet.
@@NormanF62 wow it flew waaaaaaay over your head
I suggest checking the Ebay values with the "sold" option on, it'll give a more accurate picture. Additionally, limiting the geography to the local US listings could help as well, if there are enough results.
That was a great view of how to "potentially" maximize profits by selling in parts (many other domains do this for same reason). The one thing you may improve on is looking at eBay Sold/Completed listings, not current auctions, as a better read on potential selling price. At end of the day, factoring in value of time and mitigating risk of nefarious buyers, I would probably sell as a whole.
Just curious but why didn’t he look at sold listings so he could see what they were actually selling for and at what price people were buying?
He said somewhere in the video that he actually did but just didn't show it on camera. I was thinking the same thing until he said it
2:00 lemme guess : people will start selling the Chips of their macbooks to Louis Rossmann XD
This iscrhe sort of content we need
Why didn’t you look for sold items? That’s the price you can expect
Yes, the listing price is just kite flying - the green listings in 'Completed items' are the actual selling prices.
Exactly what I said I wonder why he didn’t
He did, he mentioned it but didn't put the footage in the video
for me the first step to sell a used Macbook Pro is to see if you can send it to Apple free keyboard replacement program. You get a new keyboard, a new battery, a new palmrest, and trackpad.... selling a used laptop with all those components new (including a battery count of 1) is a great perk!
well i was expecting the mac getting smashed with a hammer
The clickbait screen showed Luke smashing it with a hammer! To be fair, what YT slaps on a video isn’t alway under a creative’s control.
So there!
The thumbnail reminds me of Plainrock124's Bored Smashing bruh
Same
How did you get that computer for $1000 to begin with…?
Lets not forget the money you made by making a cool video about the process
Side money ahahah 😂
I have a faulty MacBook Pro 2014. Would it be better to sell the parts individually?
probably, whats broken?
@@clooss idk, there’s green lines on the screen but it might be the gpu
One minor overlook is you're not looking at the "sold" listings on eBay.
The worst kind of pain is when you think you can get loads for a device but you forgot to look at the sold listings 🥲
He mentioned that he looked at them
@@uchihasasuke7436 Only for the logic board though, as there weren't really any useful listings for them already up; he wasn't looking at sold listings for the other parts.
But the current market is so limited so its only what’s available so it was right in this case.
So just as a helpful hint, when looking on eBay to price comparable items, make sure you look at "Completed Listings" and not active listings. Because as you have probably seen, people can ask what ever they want, but what they actually get are two entirely different things.
I have been reselling on eBay since 2001 and this has been the best way to either get the "fair market value" and also you can get rid of things quicker when you know the average price and can undercut the competition by having the lower price.
I can’t imagine waking up one day then thinking, “hmmm, I’ll destroy my MacBook and I’ll sell it!”
He didn’t destroy it, clickbait
really good video, i occasionally repair ps4s and even if I cant fix them I can easily double my money by selling parts
I do the same. I part out working devices because when it’s in tack and working, people low ball you like crazy.
When it’s a part they need to fix another device then they need it asap and willing to pay top dollar.
Also just a tip looking at sold items can help give you the most realistic prices to compare to
“Logic boards rarely die” *cries in Louis Rossman*
Selling electronics on ebay can be a great outlet or a stressful situation if you get a bad customer that may be troubleshooting, makes false claims, brakes the item and blames you for their mistakes or they already had some nefarious intentions (swapping parts) to begin with.
It's worth noting that eBay often do seller deals such as £1 Max Seller fees which make selling on there a heck of a lot more appealing as they normally charge somewhere around 12.5% I believe.
Thanks for this, I always enjoy your videos. In fact, your series on the 2009 Mac Pro inspired me and I'm in the process of refurbishing one I recently picked up on eBay, using your videos as a general guide.
Can you try placing a MBA M1 logic board into a MBA Intel chassis?It would be interesting to see if it works. As well as open up additional options for future repairability.
I managed to pick up an M1 Macbook air for a bargin price as a customer return from a popular high stret retailer in the UK at the weekend (John Lewis) for £780. It is clearly new and never actualy been used for more than 5 minutes.
I use my mac mainly for youtube and 4k video editing so the M1 meets all my needs. I have a 2018 512gb version and it is more sluggish in my user case, noisy even when doing nothing. The second hand market seems week at the minute so this may be a good shout for me as it is in A1 condition.
therapist: Chad Luke doesn't exist he can't hurt you
15:34 Chad Luke
I know 1st hand about the ridiculous pricing on the retina displays. I used to work at a computer repair shop that specialized in macs, and I believe we were selling 2013-14 15" screens for $300 and like $130 to install it, and everyone who needed a screen immediately ponied up the money
For pricing out parts you should look at sold listings and not unsold listings.
If only eBay wasn't the kind of nightmare it is. The layout reminds me of 1998.
Best Mac and Apple UA-camr by far!!
Cool. Not surprising to me that something like that would have more value in the parts (imagine trying to build a car from parts, for instance). You noted the 6 trips to the post office hassle. Maybe you should also consider the cost of the time to take it apart properly. Yes, you said it was on 30-40 min, but we can assume you're better at it than most of us. Interesting project.
That's still a lot of work in tearing down the device, individually parting it all, purchasing correct-sized shipping materials, boxes, tape, protection and then paying UPS/Fedex/USPS to ship multiple parts all around the country. He probably made a few hundred dollars but it took a good amount of time and work to get there.
DUDE, 1000$... here in Spain the 2018 MBP 256 16GB it sells for as minimum as 1500€ (1800$), the other listings are for 1650, 2000€ and more...
The selling strategy is should be to go to a different country and sell for 1,250$ ahahah
m1 chip dropped intel-mac prices significantly, generally no one should buy 2018 MBP for such high price, sellers just didn't realize that yet.
I bought mine for 600€ (basemodel 15' 2018)
The real question is where did he bought that computer at 1000$
Interesting. I have a 2010 MBP that isn't worth much but still runs. Wonder if I can chop it up for a better price...
You are so underrated you deserve to have 1 million subscribers
imagine a UA-camr attempting to build a fully working macbook from scrap parts only, and buying all of your listings 😂👀
It's a baffling conundrum that a whole MacBook would sell for far less than a MacBook's parts. I've seen a few examples of this on Luke's channel and it is tried and true as he's made profits from them. I still have my 2019 16" MacBook Pro and I have no plans to take it apart because I'll be using it for a few more years before deciding to sell it for an Apple Silicon MacBook Pro.
Didn’t the base 2018 15” MacBook Pro cost $2400 retail? How did you acquire yours for $1000?
Can you do a video on how to repair the bright vertical patches in a 2019 (or newer) macbook pro? I've got one and i have about a two inch chunk where it's brighter with lighter colors and want to know how to fix it without swapping the display!
Even u get the number u said, u will need to pay 4 times the eBay or whatever transaction fee. Will it still make a profit?
Top-cases for these newer models are somewhat hard to sell as people tend to just get them replaced for free by Apple under keyboard replacement program.
What makes you unique to the other Apple UA-camrs so keep it up :)
Yep. Same reason you can make more parting out a popular car than selling it intact. Also, the reason some model Toyota’s and Honda’s are stolen so often
I see you put the older iMac back in its place.
The New iMacs will not wear well in esthetics :)
Do you think that repair shops are buy your components or individual people repairing MacBooks are ?
Don’t have a comment but want to help Luke with the UA-cam Neural Net, so he can grow faster. =)
heeeere's more help!
Thanks for being a bro and including the screws like that. Sure you could have included fans, but man...being a screw bro really helps.
2:50 Nice.
Great video, never know what to expect with your content, always love it tho.
Plot twist, at the end it was a single buyer who was aiming to build a MacBook out of parts.
I could use an updated Mac. I bought the 2011 MacBook Pro 13in. It’s so out of date I can’t really do much of anything. So, I just use my iPad instead. But, I’d really love a new/used updated MacBook Pro. I’ve been pondering buying a Mac Mini instead though. Whatcha all think?
Late I know, but what were you planning as your budget? Maybe a business auction could find you a cheap better MacBook
luke what are you doing you destroyed a perfectly usable computer you monster!
If you have a 2018 or 2019 MacBook Pro then why are you upgrading it?
shouldn't the bottom case go with the logic board since the serial on the bottom case matches the logic board's?
Have you or would you do a video on a 13' MacBook Pro mid 2012 to second monitor, I'v tried connecting a monitor mini display port to hHDMI with not much success.... Thanks Luke..
Cool concept, makes sense. Some people could just buy working macs and sell the parts.
Unfortunately way too many ads for the content.
Suggestion get similar MacBook and do same but auction not buy it now see if any better or worse
I accidentally found this channel and i couldn't stop watching it since
Literally same!
Hi Luke, I’m looking to get an old MacBook form my older sister because she got a 2020 or 2019 MacBook Pro with the i9 and would like to know if getting a 2017 MacBook would be worth it
She got the Intel Core i7 Model I think the 5350U or something like that I’m going to be doing basic video editing in Final Cut Pro or IMovie, let me know on your thoughts
Thanks
Skylar
In how much time did you sell the components?
8:28. I see your back to your 10k$ iMac Pro.
I did the same thing when my 2011 MacBook Pro logic board died years ago, selling the rest of the parts. Yes you could make some profit out of it if you have all working components but I got trouble selling the display because the buyer complained that the monitor didn't work.
It was an inexperienced buyers, he probably didn't know much about components and he may bought the wrong part for his model but I guess this is a common situation if you are selling some MacBook Pro parts.
The monitor was working before disassembly but how can you be sure that you didn't damage it during disassembly? Especially if you are not a technician and it's the first time you disassembly a MacBook Pro.
At the end the PayPal claim went at my favoure because and I kept the money out of it.
But I wouldn't do it if I could sell the full laptop. There are too many points of failure and the extra $300-400 you can make in this way are not wort the risk of having PayPal claims, and inexperienced buyers to deal with.
I was expecting this guy to just take a hammer on the laptop
If you're trying to value things on eBay it's helpful to look at sold listings. Then you see what things are actually selling for.
How much did you have to pay in taxes on the 1200? Did that drop you below the 1000?
You should look for sold listings
Good work! I’m way too lazy to do more than sell the whole thing in one go. Or just give it away.
Are you going to disassemble your J53 prototype and sell the parts individually?
Very interesting. I wonder how much I can get for my car if I sell the parts. 🤔
i love the recent type of video content
The chip shortage definitely helped in this scenario
I'd imagine the best way to sell most tech is to break it (like with cars). People pay for chargers, screens, keys etc. Most people selling old machines don't bother because its not always easy to break a computer (especially apple products built after like 2011) and if you wreck a functioning computer you're losing a chunk of cash
well, Luke inspired me to look at the Mac mini 2018 chop. But they are much more niche than the MacBooks, less demand for parts. I will just sell it whole...
That’s the same thing with a car. Take it apart and sell its parts individually, you‘ll get $10000 from a car that is worth $3000. But taking one car apart and selling its parts is a full time job. It takes so much effort and time. And don’t forget that you need a place to house the parts in.
Which model of MacBook would be the best bet for music production?
Any Apple Silicon (M1) model. Just wait for the 14" and the Apple Silicon 16" later this year :)
This video will be shown in future philosophy classes as a demonstration of the real life application of utilitarianism. Now we just need one to demonstrate the trolley problem.
This idea is insane, and you are incredible!
Can you make a video on buying one and flipping it and see if it would be finacial viable.
I don’t think so even if he maxxed it out. No guarantee you’ll get a return on what you put into a MacBook flip.
Ohhhh yeahhh earlllyyyy squad
Considering that I have the second 2018 15” base model, looking through those eBay listings hurt.
Because if you ever need to service it you're basically screwed with such parts prices, I guess?
You shouldn't use something called `IFixIt` to 'destroy' something. You should use an 'I destroy it' kit, preferably a sledge hammer
I wish there were more of a market in Mexico for this kind of thing.
I think it's interesting that Luke is using his upgraded 2020 Imac instead of the M1 Imac...
It's faster
Obviously few weeks before when he made the listings.?
I did the same with an iPhone SE 2020 that was iCloud locked and made £200
Okay, I'm french, yet there's a question that I can't get out of my mind :
are you confusing profit and price (when speaking about how much you got from each part) ?
The listing he showed was the profit he made after any ebay fees/shipping costs, which is why it is shown as "Selling price - fees". That was $1,242. The price he was able to sell all of the components at was $1425 as he says a little after that. So ebay fees/shipping was about $183 total.
Since he originally paid $1000 for the computer and he made $1,242 after selling the parts (after fees/shipping), then he made a total profit of $242 on the computer.
Kind of covering old ground Luke? This whole selling individual componants as apposed to selling the whole MacBook comparison.....Hmmm
Nice, now I m going to destroy my house and sell the pieces…
Lol, you would actually get a lot considering lumber prices.
Cleaning up that lumber to use again wouldn't be fast or cheap.
It's not broken, it's been unwound. Your computer lives on in the devided state
I'm just about to do the same thing with my ol iphone 7 plus which is worth less as a complete working phone than it is as a logic board on its own then the rest of the components are even more profit
Why are you using the old iMac when you have the new M1 iMac?
In the end, you have to figure out how much your personal time is worth and figure that into the decision. A lot of eBay/Esty sellers aren't really making any money once you factor in a living wage for their time.