UK Mac buyback - by post, nationwide
Sell Your MacBook Pro M5 Max
The quick answer
We buy the MacBook Pro M5 Max at the top of the market - 36GB to 128GB unified memory, 14-inch and 16-inch, working or broken. Fixed quote by email within 2 working hours, free insured postage anywhere in the UK, and payment by bank transfer within 24 hours of passing inspection.
As the current-generation Max, the M5 Max is at its resale peak and it's the most powerful portable Mac for on-the-go AI and heavy creative work. A 16-inch M5 Max starts around £1,900 with us in 2026, and a 128GB build - the one that runs large models on a laptop - up to £3,000. 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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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 configuration
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.
Why sell a current-generation M5 Max?
Because current is when it's worth most. Mac resale falls in steps, and the M5 Max sits above that first step today - sold now, while it's the newest Max in buyers' eyes, it captures the highest price it will ever fetch. Most M5 Max machines we buy come from people jumping to a desktop Studio for larger models, or upgrading spec between memory tiers.
The high-memory builds are the ones professionals chase, so they stay liquid. A 128GB M5 Max is the only truly portable Mac that holds a large model in memory, which keeps demand - and your resale price - firm even once the next generation looms.
What your M5 Max is worth by build
Unified memory first, then screen size, then storage. A 16-inch 128GB machine can be worth over £1,000 more than a 14-inch 36GB M5 Max, because memory is fixed at purchase and irreplaceable to an AI buyer. High-capacity SSDs (2TB, 4TB, 8TB) add real money too, since model weights and datasets fill them fast. On a machine this new, battery cycles barely register - condition and spec are what move the number.
Put the exact memory, size and storage into the quote form and your fixed quote arrives by email within 2 working hours. Cracked screen or a fault? We quote those instantly, and a faulty M5 Max still holds serious value because its board and memory are in demand.
Studio for the ceiling, M5 Max for portability
If you're weighing whether to sell the M5 Max and move to a desktop, it comes down to models and mobility. The M5 Max runs up to 128GB - enough for 70B-class models on your lap - while a Mac Studio Ultra reaches far higher for the largest models but stays on the desk. Plenty of buyers want exactly the portable ceiling the M5 Max offers, which is why it resells so readily.
Post it free with our insured label; for a machine worth this much, the transit insurance covering its full quoted value matters - if anything happened on the way to us, you'd still be paid in full. Our guide to the best Mac for local LLMs breaks down which memory tier runs which model.
Good to know
MacBook Pro M5 Max - FAQs
Everything sellers ask us before posting their Mac - answered straight.
How much is a MacBook Pro M5 Max worth in 2026?
Indicatively: a 16-inch M5 Max from around £1,900, with 64GB builds higher and a 128GB machine up to £3,000 - the memory AI buyers pay most for. Faulty units retain 40-50%. Your emailed quote is the exact price, locked for 14 days.
Is it too early to sell an M5 Max?
No - as the current generation it's at peak resale value now. The biggest single price drop will land the day Apple announces the next Max, so selling while it's the newest model always captures the most, especially on high-memory builds.
Does the 128GB M5 Max really sell for that much more?
Yes. Unified memory can't be upgraded, and 128GB is what lets a laptop run large AI models on the move - so it's scarce and sought-after. The jump from 36GB to 128GB can add £900 or more to your quote versus the base build.
Do you buy M5 Max laptops with faults?
Yes, and they hold value well - a faulty 16-inch M5 Max is still a high-value machine because its board and memory are exactly what buyers want. Describe the fault in the quote form for an instant quote; no photos, no renegotiation if the description matches.
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 Max
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 M5 | MacBook Pro M4 Max | Mac Studio M5 Ultra.
Guides: Best Mac for Local LLMs in 2026 (by Memory) | High-RAM Macs for AI: Cost and Resale Values | How Much Is My MacBook Pro Worth in 2026?