Sell a MacBook Without the Charger, Box or Receipt

You don't need the charger

Our quote is for the machine. Include the genuine Apple charger if you have it and want it counted - say so in the form - and it's reflected in your price. Leave it out and the quote stands on the Mac alone, at the same grade. We don't deduct for a missing adapter, and a third-party charger isn't counted either way, so keep that one for your next laptop.

The same is true of cables. The USB-C or MagSafe 3 cable is optional; if it's handy, drop it in the box, but nothing changes if it isn't. What we need to see is that the Mac charges and holds charge - which we test on our own adapters at inspection, so you don't have to prove it.

If the machine is faulty rather than merely missing accessories, the broken MacBook hub explains how each fault is priced - a dead battery keeps 60-80% of working value, a cracked screen 45-55%.

Stickers, dents and marks are graded, not rejected

A lid covered in stickers, a dented corner, scratches on the base: all of it is normal wear and all of it is graded. Hairline marks you only see at an angle stay in Good. Scratches you can feel with a fingernail, dents and cracked corners grade Fair. Neither is a rejection, and neither is a fault - the Mac is still fully working and quoted as such. The published criteria are on our grading page, so the grade you pick in the form is the grade you get.

Stickers: peel them off if they come away cleanly; adhesive residue doesn't affect the grade and we clean it. If a sticker is hiding a dent, mention the dent. Engraving on the base counts as a permanent mark and grades Fair. Honest description is what keeps the quote fixed - if inspection finds something different we email a revised offer with photos, and if you decline, the Mac comes back free and insured.

Posting it without the original box

Any double-walled box works. Wrap the closed MacBook in bubble wrap, surround it with 5cm of padding on every side so it can't move, and seal it well. Accept your quote and we email a prepaid, fully insured Royal Mail label; drop it at any Post Office. Our guide to packaging and posting a MacBook shows exactly how, and the shipping guide covers labels, drop-off and insurance. If you do have the original box, use it as the inner box inside a larger one - on its own it isn't padded enough for the post.

Paid by bank transfer within 24 hours of the Mac passing inspection. Quotes are locked for 14 days, so you can get your price today and post when the new machine arrives.