Advice for selling Air on ebay, please

[grinny11]

I now really want to try to get an SSD Air. I didn't think I could get one since I only could use a best buy credit card to buy one originally. I am now thinking of maybe selling my 3 week old Rev C Air on ebay and buying a refurb Rev B from the apple store with the money I get with the Rev C.

My question is? What is the best way to get the most money from of my Air on ebay? The lowest I would like to go is $1300, maybe a little lower. Should I list it starting at 99 cents? Should I offer free shipping? Or do you think I could just put it up as a buy now at $1300? Can I even get that much?

Scottsdale, would love your opinion too.

 

[caonimadebi]

The Apple refurbished price for 1.86/120HDD model is $1249+tax. So we can assume the overall cost to be around $1350 through Apple refurbished.
Therefore it'll probably be safe to list the MBA for $1300 on eBay with Buy It Now. The buyer has a 8% cashback incentive through Bing. You will receive probably just under $1200 after fees and shipping. Free Shipping is a MUST if you want to sell it quickly. It's really not that costly to a seller using UPS or Fedex ground.
If you buy the 1.86/SSD through Apple refurbished, you will probably be paying $1349+tax. So your out of pocket cost will likely be around $200-$250.
However, if you're happy with everything except for the HDD, you may want to consider just upgrading the SSD yourself. The Runcore 128GB SATA/LIF SSD, which blows the stock Samsung SSD out of the water, is "only" $400 after cashback on eBay. If you're able to sell your stock HDD for $100, you'll only spend $50-$100 more than trading to Rev. B SSD. Remember the Rev. C does have a slightly larger battery (40Wh vs 37Wh)
Runcore SSD: http://cgi.ebay.com/RUNCORE-128GB-S...in_0?hash=item58830a6b68&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

good luck

 

[grinny11]

Interesting. I like that the C has the longer battery and faster processor. The only thing I am worried about upgrading the hard drive is voiding my apple care warranty. It was part of the reason for getting the Mac to begin with.

 

[Cheffy Dave]

The Apple refurbished price for 1.86/120HDD model is $1249+tax. So we can assume the overall cost to be around $1350 through Apple refurbished.
Therefore it'll probably be safe to list the MBA for $1300 on eBay with Buy It Now. The buyer has a 8% cashback incentive through Bing. You will receive probably just under $1200 after fees and shipping. Free Shipping is a MUST if you want to sell it quickly. It's really not that costly to a seller using UPS or Fedex ground.
If you buy the 1.86/SSD through Apple refurbished, you will probably be paying $1349+tax. So your out of pocket cost will likely be around $200-$250.
However, if you're happy with everything except for the HDD, you may want to consider just upgrading the SSD yourself. The Runcore 128GB SATA/LIF SSD, which blows the stock Samsung SSD out of the water, is "only" $400 after cashback on eBay. If you're able to sell your stock HDD for $100, you'll only spend $50-$100 more than trading to Rev. B SSD. Remember the Rev. C does have a slightly larger battery (40Wh vs 37Wh)
Runcore SSD: http://cgi.ebay.com/RUNCORE-128GB-S...in_0?hash=item58830a6b68&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

good luck

THANKS for the ebay link, nice savings, just what I am looking for
Here's the stats
RunCore SSD on MBA 2.13GHz Revision C

Disk Test
176.54
Sequential
152.18
Uncached Write
152.04 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write
104.86 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read
21.70 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read
149.49 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random
210.19
Uncached Write
7.43 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write
112.45 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read
14.47 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read
128.80 MB/sec [256K blocks]



Stock SSD on MBA 2.13GHz Revision C

Disk Test
86.89
Sequential
70.49
Uncached Write
50.88 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write
34.01 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read
13.03 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read
90.01 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Random
113.23
Uncached Write
5.50 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Write
24.22 MB/sec [256K blocks]
Uncached Read
9.85 MB/sec [4K blocks]
Uncached Read
86.90 MB/sec [256K blocks]

Here's the link on how to open up the MBA

http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Repair/MacBook-Air-Hard-Drive-Replacement/860/1