Latest models - peak resale value
Sell a Sealed, Unopened or Nearly-New MacBook for Top Cash
The quick answer
The newest Macs are worth the most, and we pay top cash for them - sealed, unopened or nearly-new - MacBook Pro M5, Air M5, mini M6, iMac M4, Studio M5 Max and M5 Ultra, working or broken. Fixed quote by email in 2 working hours, free insured postage, and payment by bank transfer within 24 hours of inspection.
Whether it's a change-of-mind purchase, a gift that didn't fit, a duplicate work machine or simply an upgrade to the very latest, a current-generation Mac is at the top of its value curve today. Sell it now and you capture the highest price it will ever command again - because the moment Apple announces its successor, it takes a step down.
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- 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
What the latest MacBooks fetch
Indicative - your emailed quote is the price we pay. Quotes are locked for 14 days.
Prices reviewed
| Model | Good condition | Faulty / broken |
|---|---|---|
| MacBook Pro | Sell yours | |
| 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 |
| MacBook Air | Sell yours | |
| MacBook Air 13" M5 | up to £850 | up to £390 |
| MacBook Air 15" M5 | up to £950 | up to £430 |
| MacBook Air 13" M4 | up to £720 | up to £330 |
| MacBook Air 15" M4 | up to £820 | up to £380 |
| MacBook Air 15" M3 | up to £650 | up to £300 |
| MacBook Air 13" M2 | up to £480 | up to £220 |
| MacBook Air 13" M1 | up to £320 | up to £140 |
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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 selling the current generation pays most
Mac depreciation isn't a smooth line - it's a staircase, and the tallest step comes on launch day. While your Mac is the current model in buyers' eyes, it holds within touching distance of its launch-window resale peak. Once the next chip is announced, the same machine is suddenly "last year's model" and drops £150-£400 overnight. If an upgrade is on your horizon, earlier is almost always the better trade.
Condition compounds it. A near-mint, boxed current Mac with its charger grades at the very top - so if yours is barely used, or still sealed, you're in the strongest position the used market offers. Jump straight to your model to see its price: sell a MacBook Pro M5, MacBook Air M4, or the full MacBook Pro range.
Bought a high-memory machine for AI or heavy creative work? Those hold value best of all - sell your AI Mac for a spec-specific price. And if the newest thing you have is faulty, we still quote it instantly: sell a broken MacBook.
Selling a sealed or unopened MacBook
A sealed MacBook - still shrink-wrapped, never activated - grades at the very top of our scale and gets the highest price we pay for that model, above like-new. An unopened gift, a duplicate order, a work machine that was never issued, a prize: they all land here. Unlike a used machine there is nothing to grade on the body or screen, so the quote comes down to the model, chip, memory and storage printed on the box.
You don't need to open it. The serial number on the box label lets us verify the exact configuration and confirm the Mac has never been activated or tied to an Apple ID, without breaking the seal - and a sealed unit is worth more to the next buyer for exactly that reason. Say "sealed" or "unopened" in the quote form, give the model from the box, and your fixed quote arrives within 2 working hours, locked for 14 days. Opened but unused? Choose Like new and mention it; that still grades at the top of the used scale.
Good to know
Selling the latest models - FAQs
Everything sellers ask us before posting their Mac - answered straight.
Why is my newest MacBook worth the most right now?
Because Mac resale values fall in steps, and the biggest single step lands the day Apple announces the next model. A current-generation Mac sold today captures the highest price it will ever fetch again - waiting for the next launch typically costs £150-£400 overnight.
Which Macs count as 'latest' in 2026?
The current line-up: MacBook Pro M5 / M5 Pro / M5 Max; MacBook Air M5; Mac mini M6 and M5 Pro; iMac M4; Mac Studio M5 Max and M5 Ultra. These sit at the top of the resale curve - enter yours in the quote form for a fixed price.
Do I get more for a sealed MacBook?
Yes. A sealed, unopened MacBook grades at the very top and gets the highest quote we pay for that model, above like-new. We don't need you to open it - the serial number on the box lets us verify the model and Activation Lock status without breaking the seal. Say 'sealed' in the quote form.
I've barely used mine - does that add much?
Yes. A near-mint, boxed, current-generation Mac grades at the top and fetches the most. If it's sealed or opened-but-unused, say so in the quote form - pristine condition plus the original box and charger can lift your quote noticeably above a used equivalent.
Can I sell a Mac I only just bought, or a work machine?
As long as it's yours to sell and signed out of iCloud (not Activation Locked), yes. We buy gifts that didn't fit, duplicate work machines and change-of-mind purchases every day. Quotes are locked for 14 days, so there's no rush once you have your price.
How fast will I actually be paid?
We pay by bank transfer within 24 hours of your Mac passing inspection - most sellers see the money the same day it arrives. Free insured postage there, and if we ever revise a quote and you decline, we return it free. No fees at any point.
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 sealed or nearly-new MacBook
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.