Apple AirPods Max USB-C Charging $449.99

solidsnake222

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An FYI to anyone out there that doesn't know better, be very careful buying these from third party sources. A quick Facebook Marketplace search will turn out a ton of "AirPods Pro Max" headphones at less than half this price, most of them brand new. I believe there are more fakes in circulation than authentic ones at this point. I originally bought a lightning pair for $175 and determined they were fake. The seller refunded me and took them back. I was much more cautious the next time around and scored a brand new lightning c pair for $225, and yes, they are real. That said, I was able to spot countless fakes that I avoided before finally getting my good pair.

Personally, I don't think these are worth $450, but they are very nice headphones.

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mikeyb4

Jul 7, 2025 1:55 PM

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mikeyb4Jul 7, 2025 1:55 PM

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Best Buy has them for $450.

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Activities

Jul 7, 2025 3:35 PM

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ActivitiesJul 7, 2025 3:35 PM

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This worth for upgrading from Bose QC II? $450 does seem steep, but idk...

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TenseArm678

Jul 7, 2025 4:47 PM

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This is still too expensive.

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Rob3294

Jul 7, 2025 7:33 PM

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Target will price match if you are worried about fakes or if you have their card and want the discount.

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kdupuis77

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Quote from solidsnake222

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An FYI to anyone out there that doesn't know better, be very careful buying these from third party sources. A quick Facebook Marketplace search will turn out a ton of "AirPods Pro Max" headphones at less than half this price, most of them brand new. I believe there are more fakes in circulation than authentic ones at this point. I originally bought a lightning pair for $175 and determined they were fake. The seller refunded me and took them back. I was much more cautious the next time around and scored a brand new lightning c pair for $225, and yes, they are real. That said, I was able to spot countless fakes that I avoided before finally getting my good pair.Personally, I don't think these are worth $450, but they are very nice headphones.

Absolutely the truth right here! FB Marketplace, eBay, Swappa... If you try and buy a secondhand pair of AirPods Max, absolutely 100% get the serial number and run it through Apple's "Check my Coverage" web portal. That will tell you 1. If they are legit, 2. When they were purchase and 3. How much of the manufacturer's warranty (Or AppleCare+ if applicable) is remaining. I've been looking for a deal and out of all my local FB Marketplace listings I found that the SN was visible, only about 20% of them are not fakes. The fake boxes can be extremely convincing nowadays and some knockoffs will also popup to connect to your Apple devices like the real ones. It's soooo bad, it's quite difficult to buy or sell these online for real people.

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solidsnake222

Jul 7, 2025 8:04 PM

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Quote from kdupuis77

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Absolutely the truth right here! FB Marketplace, eBay, Swappa... If you try and buy a secondhand pair of AirPods Max, absolutely 100% get the serial number and run it through Apple's "Check my Coverage" web portal. That will tell you 1. If they are legit, 2. When they were purchase and 3. How much of the manufacturer's warranty (Or AppleCare+ if applicable) is remaining. I've been looking for a deal and out of all my local FB Marketplace listings I found that the SN was visible, only about 20% of them are not fakes. The fake boxes can be extremely convincing nowadays and some knockoffs will also popup to connect to your Apple devices like the real ones. It's soooo bad, it's quite difficult to buy or sell these online for real people.

Actually, you can't trust the Apple lookup tool to tell if they are legit. My first pair's serial number passed that check and even said there was some Apple Care left on it. Turns out, the counterfeiters have even found out how to spoof the serial numbers. It's crazy out there. The best way I've found to know if a pair is legit is if the brand new headphones are wrapped in wax paper (real) and have the ear cup inserts inside the Smart Case (real). If the cups are loose in the box or if the headphones don't come with the wax paper, they are fake. I wouldn't buy a used pair because it would be much more difficult to spot a fake pair that way.

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kdupuis77

Jul 7, 2025 8:06 PM

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Quote from solidsnake222

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Actually, you can't trust the Apple lookup tool to tell if they are legit. My first pair's serial number passed that check and even said there was some Apple Care left on it. Turns out, the counterfeiters have even found out how to spoof the serial numbers. It's crazy out there. The best way I've found to know if a pair is legit is if the brand new headphones are wrapped in wax paper (real) and have the ear cup inserts inside the Smart Case (real). If the cups are loose in the box or if the headphones don't come with the wax paper, they are fake. I wouldn't buy a used pair because it would be much more difficult to spot a fake pair that way.

It's absolutely crazy! I'v even got counterfeit Apple cables and chargers from Woot, Amazon and Walmart over the past few years... Some I couldn't tell until I watched a YouTube video and then weighed the damned things lol..

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MrGreed

Jul 7, 2025 8:41 PM

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There are only two "safe" places to buy Apple with a 99.5% chance of getting a genuine item: Apple and Best Buy

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omar_t

Jul 7, 2025 11:53 PM

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Quote from solidsnake222

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An FYI to anyone out there that doesn't know better, be very careful buying these from third party sources. A quick Facebook Marketplace search will turn out a ton of "AirPods Pro Max" headphones at less than half this price, most of them brand new. I believe there are more fakes in circulation than authentic ones at this point. I originally bought a lightning pair for $175 and determined they were fake. The seller refunded me and took them back. I was much more cautious the next time around and scored a brand new lightning c pair for $225, and yes, they are real. That said, I was able to spot countless fakes that I avoided before finally getting my good pair.

Personally, I don't think these are worth $450, but they are very nice headphones.

How did you get it for 225?

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solidsnake222

Jul 8, 2025 12:14 AM

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Quote from omar_t

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How did you get it for 225?

A guy on Facebook originally asked $400 for them and dropped the price to $300 obo. I offered $200 and he countered with $250. We met in the middle. The guy didn't know much about the headphones at all and was asking me what was so special about them. He also let me open them to inspect prior to paying.

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omar_t

Jul 8, 2025 1:58 AM

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Quote from solidsnake222

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A guy on Facebook originally asked $400 for them and dropped the price to $300 obo. I offered $200 and he countered with $250. We met in the middle. The guy didn't know much about the headphones at all and was asking me what was so special about them. He also let me open them to inspect prior to paying.

Solid find!!! Got me motivated to look rn

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ovens

Jul 8, 2025 2:14 AM

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ovensJul 8, 2025 2:14 AM

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Why are the blue ones and the starlight ones $399?

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abangr

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Quote from kdupuis77

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Absolutely the truth right here! FB Marketplace, eBay, Swappa... If you try and buy a secondhand pair of AirPods Max, absolutely 100% get the serial number and run it through Apple's "Check my Coverage" web portal. That will tell you 1. If they are legit, 2. When they were purchase and 3. How much of the manufacturer's warranty (Or AppleCare+ if applicable) is remaining. I've been looking for a deal and out of all my local FB Marketplace listings I found that the SN was visible, only about 20% of them are not fakes. The fake boxes can be extremely convincing nowadays and some knockoffs will also popup to connect to your Apple devices like the real ones. It's soooo bad, it's quite difficult to buy or sell these online for real people.

Fakes have serial numbers that trick Apple's "Check my Coverage". So that is not reliable either.

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mrmochi

Jul 8, 2025 8:34 AM

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Quote from Activities

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This worth for upgrading from Bose QC II? $450 does seem steep, but idk...

Hell no.

I have the Airpods Max. QC Ultras. Sony XM5s. Bose QC's.

Hands down the best right now are the Sony XM6s.

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