UK Mac buyback - by post, nationwide
Sell Your MacBook Pro M5
The quick answer
We buy every M5 MacBook Pro - 14-inch and 16-inch, M5, M5 Pro and M5 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.
The M5 is Apple's current MacBook Pro generation, so it sits at the very top of the resale curve: a 14-inch M5 fetches around £1,300 with us in 2026, a 16-inch M5 Pro around £1,700, and M5 Max configurations up to £1,900 and beyond by spec. RAM and storage upgrades add real money - list your full configuration in the quote form. 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 M5 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 |
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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.
Selling the current generation - why it pays
The M5 is the newest MacBook Pro you can buy, which means its used value is the highest it will ever be. Mac resale prices fall in steps, and the steepest step always lands the day Apple announces the next generation. Selling an M5 now, while it is the current model in every buyer's eyes, captures the maximum the machine will ever return.
If you're upgrading between Pro and Max tiers, or moving to a desktop, the same logic holds: an M5 Pro sold today at around £1,700 funds most of your next machine, where the same laptop sold after the M6 launch will shed £250-£400 overnight.
What moves the price on an M5 MacBook Pro
Chip tier first (M5 → M5 Pro → M5 Max), then screen size, then RAM and SSD. A 16-inch M5 Max with 48GB and 1TB can be worth £600-£700 more than a base 14-inch M5. Battery cycle count barely registers on machines this new, but cosmetic condition does - dents and screen marks move a quote down a grade.
It all goes into the quote form: choose MacBook Pro, tell us the chip tier, screen size, RAM and storage, and your fixed price lands by email inside 2 working hours. Damaged M5? Even a cracked-screen or no-power machine is priced on the spot from your description - you never email a single photo.
What to do before you post your M5
Two steps make the handover smooth and protect your payment. First, sign out of Find My and iCloud (System Settings → your name → Find My) so the Mac isn't Activation Locked - we can't complete a purchase on a locked device, and clearing it yourself avoids any delay. You don't need to wipe the drive beforehand; once the machine passes inspection every Mac we buy is erased to NIST 800-88 standards, so your data never lingers.
Second, dig out the extras. The original box, the correct USB-C power adapter and any unused MagSafe cable each nudge a quote up and speed up grading. Accessories aren't essential - an M5 with nothing but the laptop is still worth top money - but a complete, boxed machine grades a touch higher and reassures the next owner.
Good to know
MacBook Pro M5 - FAQs
Everything sellers ask us before posting their Mac - answered straight.
How much is a MacBook Pro M5 worth in 2026?
Indicatively: a 14-inch M5 around £1,300, a 16-inch M5 Pro around £1,700, and M5 Max configurations up to £1,900 and beyond depending on RAM and storage. Faulty units typically retain 40-50% of those figures. Your emailed quote is the exact price we pay, locked for 14 days.
Is it too early to sell an M5 MacBook Pro?
No - the opposite. As the current generation, the M5 is at its peak resale value right now. The biggest single price drop will land the day Apple announces the next MacBook Pro, so selling while it's the newest model always captures the most.
Does a higher-spec M5 (more RAM or SSD) fetch noticeably more?
Yes, markedly. Stepping from 16GB to 48GB, or 512GB to 2TB, can add £150-£450 on an M5 Pro or Max, because professional buyers pay for headroom. Enter your exact build in the quote form - every detail is under the Apple menu, About This Mac.
Do you buy broken M5 MacBook Pros?
Yes, and they're the most valuable broken laptops we handle - a cracked-screen 16-inch M5 Pro is still worth £700 or more. Describe the fault in the quote form and you'll get an instant quote; no photos, and no renegotiation on arrival if the description was accurate.
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 M5
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 M3 | MacBook Pro M2.
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