(johny641 via ebay) New Apple MacBook Pro MD101LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop (NEWEST VERSION) $979 with ebay bucks

With the ASUS Zenbook UX31A deal yesterday for $618, this seems very over priced considering it lacks SSD, 1080p, IPS, and it's 1.6lbs heavier. Just my opinion!

Quote from murphysc5 : I never said you were the one who said I failed to answer your question And how did I cause anyone damage? By letting people know there is a crappy return policy? What if a better deal pops up on a mac/pc, and I want to return? What I later decide I want a retina display, and I want to return? What if I have simple buyers remorse, and I want to return? What if I buy it as a gift, and the recipient doesn't want it/need it/already has one/someone else got one? [this was my original reason, if you NEED to know]. Again, there are plenty of reasons to return something (omg, even a macbook pro) unopened.

+1. I assume the ones who actually had to ask why anybody would return an unopened item are too rich to even consider returning anything they don't need. And according to the return policy, I'm pretty sure the seller will be profiting from any return instead of taking a "damage". 20% of $1000 is $200, for nothing.

Quote : Sorry but there is 8.75% sales tax for items ship to anywhere in California, and this is a law, that all sellers have to follow.

There is tax unfortunately.

they've already sold 70 in the last 30 min., ppl can crib a whole lot and the deal will be dead soon enough

Just FYI, I bought an Apple TV from this seller on Black Friday. While it was shipped quickly (not really packed well, just used a bubble mailer) it was model MD199E/A instead of the usual MD199LL/A here in the US. I double-checked the eBay listing and there was no mention of that, it even specifically said LL/A (eBay generated info).

So I'm in the middle of returning, and I have to pay to ship it back. Not sure what the E/A even means, but I did find this post that said it means country where originally sold (in this case Mexico?).

https://discussions.apple.com/thr...0&tstart=0

So not sure if something shady is going on, but I feel a bit duped buying from a seller featured in eBay's own deal of the day emails.

Quote from praetorian909 : Just FYI, I bought an Apple TV from this seller on Black Friday. While it was shipped quickly (not really packed well, just used a bubble mailer) it was model MD199E/A instead of the usual MD199LL/A here in the US. I double-checked the eBay listing and there was no mention of that, it even specifically said LL/A (eBay generated info). So I'm in the middle of returning, and I have to pay to ship it back. Not sure what the E/A even means, but I did find this post that said it means country where originally sold (in this case Mexico?). So not sure if something shady is going on, but I feel a bit duped buying from a seller featured in eBay's own deal of the day emails.

its more like different country model but is the same as that sold in US

Quote from megamanny2000 : With the ASUS Zenbook UX31A deal yesterday for $618, this seems very over priced considering it lacks SSD, 1080p, IPS, and it's 1.6lbs heavier. Just my opinion!

What about resale value? Macbooks really seem to hold their value well.

Quote from getdealsonline : its more like different country model but is the same as that sold in US

Right, that is true. It does seem exactly the same though the sticker has some Spanish written on it. But I didn't open it to verify (because I wanted to return).

Probably it's fine, but I was worried about warranty (how would I explain that to the Apple store if it was broken, for example) or if I wanted to resell it later. So I just wanted to put out the warning--the Apple TV is small potatoes compared to a MacBook Pro. But no discredit to your OP, but I will be avoid this particular eBay seller in future. (I've been burned by eBay sellers a few times now).

Quote from praetorian909 : Right, that is true. It does seem exactly the same though the sticker has some Spanish written on it. But I didn't open it to verify (because I wanted to return). Probably it's fine, but I was worried about warranty (how would I explain that to the Apple store if it was broken, for example) or if I wanted to resell it later. So I just wanted to put out the warning--the Apple TV is small potatoes compared to a MacBook Pro. But no discredit to your OP, but I will be avoid this particular eBay seller in future. (I've been burned by eBay sellers a few times now).

Isn't there free return shipping on paypal right now? You can get paypal to pay return shipping Or maybe it is only specific merchants...

Quote from xnap30 : Isn't there free return shipping on paypal right now? You can get paypal to pay return shipping Or maybe it is only specific merchants...

Oh hmm I remember reading about that. I'll have to check that, THANKS!

EDIT: Oh nevermind, not for any eBay purchases (that's lame PayPal: you're a subsidiary of eBay). But thanks for letting me know anyways!

Found the SD thread: http://slickdeals.net/f/5438802-F...ugh-Paypal
https://www.paypal-promo.com/holi...pping.html

Got this for $849.15 with a 15% off coupon for making a new ebay account.

FYI, there are some sites offering a little cashback on ebay purchases now

Quote from praetorian909 : Right, that is true. It does seem exactly the same though the sticker has some Spanish written on it. But I didn't open it to verify (because I wanted to return). Probably it's fine, but I was worried about warranty (how would I explain that to the Apple store if it was broken, for example) or if I wanted to resell it later. So I just wanted to put out the warning--the Apple TV is small potatoes compared to a MacBook Pro. But no discredit to your OP, but I will be avoid this particular eBay seller in future. (I've been burned by eBay sellers a few times now).

dont worry. you should have done more research before buying on this seller.

apple stuff sold by him are mostly the mexican or south american versions.
you will have no warranty issues whatsoever though. once you get it set up and then register it on apple, it will start your warranty from then. i've done it.
if you purchased it for your use, i would go ahead and use it without worries

Quote from chukdotcom : Got this for $849.15 with a 15% off coupon for making a new ebay account.

How is the coupon delivered? I just created an account but no coupon came.