UK Mac buyback - by post, nationwide
Sell Your MacBook Pro M3
The quick answer
We buy every M3 MacBook Pro - 14-inch and 16-inch, M3, M3 Pro and M3 Max - working or broken. Fixed quote by email within 2 working hours, free insured postage from anywhere in the UK, and payment by bank transfer within 24 hours of passing inspection.
M3 machines are in the resale sweet spot: new enough to command strong money - around £900 for a 14-inch M3 and £1,150 for a 16-inch M3 Pro in 2026 - but old enough that waiting longer only costs you. Quotes are locked for 14 days.
- Free insured shipping
- Paid within 24h of inspection
- Data wiped to NIST standards
- Free returns if you decline
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Get your MacBook Pro M3 quote
See an indicative price before you give us any contact details. Apple Silicon only (M1 and newer). Your fixed quote is emailed within 2 working hours and locked for 14 days.
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We buy Apple Silicon Macs only - M1-generation and newer (2020 onward), working or broken. We do not buy Intel Macs.
Today's money
MacBook Pro prices by generation
Indicative - your emailed quote is the price we pay. Quotes are locked for 14 days.
Prices reviewed
| Model | Good condition | Faulty / broken |
|---|---|---|
| MacBook Pro 14" M5 | up to £1,300 | up to £600 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M5 Pro | up to £1,700 | up to £770 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M5 Max | up to £1,900 | up to £860 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M5 Max (128GB) | up to £3,000 | up to £1,350 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max (128GB) | up to £2,600 | up to £1,170 |
| MacBook Pro 14" M4 | up to £1,100 | up to £500 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M4 Pro | up to £1,450 | up to £650 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M4 Max | up to £1,600 | up to £720 |
| MacBook Pro 14" M3 | up to £900 | up to £400 |
| MacBook Pro 16" M3 Pro | up to £1,150 | up to £520 |
| MacBook Pro 13" M2 | up to £550 | up to £250 |
| MacBook Pro 14" M1 Pro | up to £600 | up to £280 |
Different spec or model? It takes two minutes:
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How it works
Three steps from quote to cash: free insured post, no fees at any point.
Get your quote
Tell us your Mac's model, spec and condition in the two-minute form. We email a fixed quote within 2 working hours, 7 days a week, locked for 14 days.
Post it free
We email a prepaid, fully insured shipping label. Box your Mac, drop it at any Post Office, and we carry the transit risk, not you. Desktops are collected by courier.
Paid within 24 hours
We inspect your Mac on the day it arrives and pay by bank transfer within 24 hours of it passing inspection. Decline a revised quote? We return your Mac free.
The M3 is two generations behind - but still in demand
Depreciation on MacBook Pros isn't linear: the biggest drops come at each new launch. With the M4 and now the M5 both out, the M3 has taken its two steepest steps down - which is exactly why it's keenly priced and sells fast to buyers who want near-current performance without paying near-current money.
In practice that means an M3 Pro sold today fetches within 15-20% of what it did brand new on the used market. Wait a year and the gap roughly doubles. If an upgrade is coming either way, earlier is always the better trade.
What your M3's spec is worth
The 16-inch commands a £200-£300 premium over the 14-inch at the same chip tier. M3 Pro adds £200+ over base M3, and M3 Max more again. RAM matters increasingly - 18GB and 36GB configurations resell noticeably better than base 8GB models.
Check your exact configuration under Apple menu → About This Mac, put it in the quote form, and your fixed quote arrives within 2 working hours. Faulty M3? Cracked screens and dead batteries still leave serious value - describe the fault and we'll quote it instantly.
Repair or sell a worn or cracked M3?
If your M3 has a cracked screen, a swollen battery or a failing port, the repair-versus-sell maths usually favours selling. An out-of-warranty screen on a 16-inch M3 Pro can run several hundred pounds at Apple, yet a broken 16-inch M3 Pro still fetches £500 or more from us exactly as it is - so paying to fix it first rarely returns more than the repair costs you.
We buy faulty M3s outright and price the fault into the offer, which means you skip the repair bill entirely. Describe the damage in the quote form for an instant figure, or see our broken MacBook page if the machine won't power on at all. Either way you turn a damaged laptop into cash without spending a penny putting it right.
Good to know
MacBook Pro M3 - FAQs
Everything sellers ask us before posting their Mac - answered straight.
How much is a MacBook Pro M3 worth in 2026?
Indicatively: a 14-inch M3 around £900, a 16-inch M3 Pro around £1,150, and M3 Max models from £1,300 depending on spec. Faulty units typically fetch 40-50% of working value. Fill in the quote form for your exact fixed price.
Should I sell my M3 now or wait?
If you're upgrading regardless, now. The M3 is two generations old since the M5 launched, so its steepest drops are behind it - but values still ease down at each release. Selling before the next launch typically saves £120-£250 versus waiting for it.
Does the 14-inch or 16-inch M3 resell better?
The 16-inch holds a consistent £200-£300 premium at the same chip tier, but both depreciate at the same rate proportionally. Neither is a 'bad' seller - the spec inside matters more than the size for how fast values fall.
Do you buy M3 MacBook Pros with faults?
Yes - a faulty M3 typically retains 40-50% of its working value, so a broken 16-inch M3 Pro is still a £500+ machine. Describe the fault in the quote form (no photos needed) and your quote arrives by email within 2 working hours.
About the buyer
What is SellMacBooks?
SellMacBooks is a UK buy-back service for Apple computers only. We have no shops and no drop-in counter: every sale runs by post, anywhere in the country. You describe your Mac, we email a fixed quote within 2 working hours, you post it free on a fully insured label, and payment leaves by bank transfer within 24 hours of the machine passing inspection.
We buy Apple Silicon Macs only - M1-generation and newer (2020 onward), working or broken. We do not buy Intel Macs. Macs are the only thing we handle, so the person pricing yours knows what the model is worth this month rather than reading it off a generic gadget table. See how it works or read about us.
The inspection
Everything we check before quoting a MacBook Pro M3
Your quote is built from what you tell us, and the bench check on arrival exists to confirm that description rather than renegotiate it. Here is exactly what we look at:
- Power-on and a clean boot to the desktop
- Screen: cracks, dead pixels, backlight and marks
- Chassis and cosmetics: dents, deep scratches, worn palm rests
- Battery health percentage and cycle count
- Keyboard, trackpad, speakers and every port
- Storage size, memory and chip against the spec you quoted
- Find My / Activation Lock signed out (we cannot buy a locked Mac)
- Accessories included, such as the original charger
The quoted price is fixed and locked for 14 days. If the machine differs from your description, you get photos and a plain explanation with a revised offer - accept it, or decline and we return the Mac free and insured. Full detail on the three grades is on our grading page.
Versus the alternatives
How we compare
Selling a Mac in the UK usually comes down to a big trade-in site, a marketplace listing, or a specialist buyer like us. The differences that cost sellers money are these:
- Big trade-in sites can keep you waiting days after delivery. We pay within 24 hours of your Mac passing inspection.
- eBay takes roughly 14% in fees, plus postage, plus return and scam risk. Our quote is the amount that lands in your bank.
- Some buyers put the courier damage risk on you in their small print. Our label is insured at our expense, both ways.
- Return fees for declining a revised offer are common in this market. Ours are always free, both ways, whatever inspection finds.
- Most quotes quietly expire or float with the market. Yours is locked for 14 days.
The longer version, option by option, is in our guide to the best place to sell a MacBook in the UK and our MacBook trade-in comparison.
Different chip or model?
Back to the main MacBook Pro page, or jump straight to: MacBook Pro M4 | MacBook Pro M2 | MacBook Pro M1.
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