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frontpageN3RD_01 posted Nov 22, 2025 01:48 AM
frontpageN3RD_01 posted Nov 22, 2025 01:48 AM

Open Box Fair-Excellent: Apple AirPods Max ANC Wireless Headphones w/ Smart Case

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Update: This popular deal is still available with some new lower prices.

Best Buy has Open Box Fair-Excellent: Apple AirPods Max ANC Wireless Over Ear Headphones w/ Smart Case (various colors) on sale from $287.99. Select Free Store Pickup where stock permits.

Thanks Community Member N3RD_01 for sharing this deal

Note, availability for store pickup on Open Box Good and Open Box Fair is very limited and varies by location.

Open Box Condition Notes (for all 4 colors):
  • Fair
    • Works like new. Restored to factory settings.
    • May have larger dents or scratches.
    • May be missing parts, accessories, or packaging.
  • Good
    • Works like new. Restored to factory settings.
    • May have minor scratches or dents.
    • May be missing non-essential parts, accessories, or packaging.
  • Excellent
    • Works and looks like new. Restored to factory settings.
    • Includes all parts and accessories. Packaging may vary or be absent.
Available Color Options:
  • Orange (MWW73AM/A)
    • Fair $309.99 > Now: $287.99
    • Good $330.99 > Now: $307.99
    • Excellent $360.99 > Now: $335.99
  • Purple (MWW83AM/A)
    • Excellent $372.99 > Now: $346.99
    • Good $351.99 > Now: $327.99
    • Fair $339.99 > Now: $315.99
  • Blue (MWW63AM/A)
    • Excellent $373.99 > Now: $347.99
    • Good $356.99 > Now: $331.99
    • Fair $330.99 Now: $307.99
  • Starlight (MWW53AM/A)
    • Excellent $373.99 > Now: $347.99
    • Good $360.99 > Now: $335.99
    • Fair $352.99 > Now: $327.99
  • Midnight (MWW43AM/A)
    • Excellent $377.99 > Now: $359.99
    • Good $369.99 > Now: $351.99
    • Fair $347.99 > Now: $331.99

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • In Open Box Excellent Condition, these are $69 less than this current FrontPage Deal in New Condition.
  • Reviews:
    • Highly rated receiving 4.8 Stars out of 5 Stars based on over 2,800 Customer Reviews

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Written by N3RD_01
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Deal Details
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Update: This popular deal is still available with some new lower prices.

Best Buy has Open Box Fair-Excellent: Apple AirPods Max ANC Wireless Over Ear Headphones w/ Smart Case (various colors) on sale from $287.99. Select Free Store Pickup where stock permits.

Thanks Community Member N3RD_01 for sharing this deal

Note, availability for store pickup on Open Box Good and Open Box Fair is very limited and varies by location.

Open Box Condition Notes (for all 4 colors):
  • Fair
    • Works like new. Restored to factory settings.
    • May have larger dents or scratches.
    • May be missing parts, accessories, or packaging.
  • Good
    • Works like new. Restored to factory settings.
    • May have minor scratches or dents.
    • May be missing non-essential parts, accessories, or packaging.
  • Excellent
    • Works and looks like new. Restored to factory settings.
    • Includes all parts and accessories. Packaging may vary or be absent.
Available Color Options:
  • Orange (MWW73AM/A)
    • Fair $309.99 > Now: $287.99
    • Good $330.99 > Now: $307.99
    • Excellent $360.99 > Now: $335.99
  • Purple (MWW83AM/A)
    • Excellent $372.99 > Now: $346.99
    • Good $351.99 > Now: $327.99
    • Fair $339.99 > Now: $315.99
  • Blue (MWW63AM/A)
    • Excellent $373.99 > Now: $347.99
    • Good $356.99 > Now: $331.99
    • Fair $330.99 Now: $307.99
  • Starlight (MWW53AM/A)
    • Excellent $373.99 > Now: $347.99
    • Good $360.99 > Now: $335.99
    • Fair $352.99 > Now: $327.99
  • Midnight (MWW43AM/A)
    • Excellent $377.99 > Now: $359.99
    • Good $369.99 > Now: $351.99
    • Fair $347.99 > Now: $331.99

Editor's Notes

Written by powerfuldoppler | Staff
  • About this Offer:
    • In Open Box Excellent Condition, these are $69 less than this current FrontPage Deal in New Condition.
  • Reviews:
    • Highly rated receiving 4.8 Stars out of 5 Stars based on over 2,800 Customer Reviews

Original Post

Written by N3RD_01

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melvco
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I tried a pair of used AirPods Max last year and won't ever do it again. The previous owner did not remove the headphones from their iCloud account and BB was not able to reset them (obviously) or contact them. I had a constant popup on my iPhone saying the previous owner could see my location and no way to disable it. A lesser issue, but still a turn off, they also had the person's…musk.
Kheiri23
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After buying open box stuff from sometime one thing I would say is never trust best buy, I would always roll dice on Amazon open box/used like new but never on best buy they are crooks and dont check nothing before reselling.
a0lsux
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any chance some of these are fake returns

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Nov 22, 2025 06:17 PM
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raulgrandeNov 22, 2025 06:17 PM
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Quote from melvco :
I tried a pair of used AirPods Max last year and won't ever do it again. The previous owner did not remove the headphones from their iCloud account and BB was not able to reset them (obviously) or contact them. I had a constant popup on my iPhone saying the previous owner could see my location and no way to disable it. A lesser issue, but still a turn off, they also had the person's…musk.
Same thing happened to me !
Nov 22, 2025 06:24 PM
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mwbarrett85Nov 22, 2025 06:24 PM
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Quote from melvco :
I tried a pair of used AirPods Max last year and won't ever do it again. The previous owner did not remove the headphones from their iCloud account and BB was not able to reset them (obviously) or contact them. I had a constant popup on my iPhone saying the previous owner could see my location and no way to disable it. A lesser issue, but still a turn off, they also had the person's…musk.
I bought my pair almost exactly 2 years ago at BB a STEAL of a price at the time and they were the pink ones. Anyways the guy who unlocked the case was so helpful. Let me see the box and even open, inspect and try them on before buying. Literally looked brand new. You could tell they'd been opened but everything was there in immaculate condition. I got out to my car and it's like you say. Somebody else paired to it. It took a minute to get somebody who understood what I was talking about but not only were they totally cool about getting a refund they let me pick a new pair as a replacement and I was able to pick a better color too. Not saying this would be everyone's experience, but I'd guess worst case scenario you should've been able to get a refund.
Nov 22, 2025 08:04 PM
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SlicksaleNov 22, 2025 08:04 PM
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Quote from Hat-Trick :
I buy A LOT of BestBuy open box devices and it has definitely gotten worse lately. They must use the after-hours cleaning crew in each store to pack and grade the open box items as no one who has been trained to do it could do such a bad job and still KEEP their job!They recently changed the terms of "Excellent" to include units without original boxes so they can sell their year-old display models as "Excellent" to get the most money. Yeah...something that has been touched by 100's of people and left on for thousands of hours is "Excellent/Like new"...right?
True, I got an excellent item without the original box. Don't know who's the ass putting those price description.
Nov 22, 2025 08:20 PM
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cyberchoNov 22, 2025 08:20 PM
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Yep, Best Buy open boxed stock quality depends on the professionalism of the store (manager) and the staff who refurbish. You're playing the lottery but you have a good chance of winning if the description matches whats in the box. Never, ever buy Airpods of any kind open-boxed unless you can turn it on and pair it to your iPhone. If it has someone else's name on it, some features will be disabled unless the original owner disconnects it. Will the returns dept check for this? Unlikely, maybe.
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ShrewdSnow8771Nov 23, 2025 01:53 AM
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Update: Deal is still available with new lower prices.
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Nov 25, 2025 09:22 PM
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renaldojones54Nov 25, 2025 09:22 PM
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Quote from melvco :
I tried a pair of used AirPods Max last year and won't ever do it again. The previous owner did not remove the headphones from their iCloud account and BB was not able to reset them (obviously) or contact them. I had a constant popup on my iPhone saying the previous owner could see my location and no way to disable it. A lesser issue, but still a turn off, they also had the person's…musk.
I would say its best to just be aware this is a possibility when buying used apple products. I've gotten some great things this way however I had this happen with an apple watch I purchased used like new off of Amazon and had to return it.

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Hans_Gruber
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Nov 25, 2025 09:25 PM
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$290 for a pair of beat up orange used headphones, no thanks
Nov 25, 2025 09:31 PM
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munkleNov 25, 2025 09:31 PM
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Quote from Kheiri23 :
After buying open box stuff from sometime one thing I would say is never trust best buy, I would always roll dice on Amazon open box/used like new but never on best buy they are crooks and dont check nothing before reselling.
Amazon is worse. Best buy at least checks you are returning the same product. Go look at the very recent sales on amazon for open box macbook pros/airs, people are getting someones old laptop that they returned in the new box. I'm at 50/50 of amazon used items just being straight up broken, I got a monitor that was "fair" that was completely smashed, didn't even need to turn it on to tell. That said best buy isn't that much better, I got an open box usb adapter that had pubes in the box and it was listed as fair because of "residue".
Nov 25, 2025 09:51 PM
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lhnola1Nov 25, 2025 09:51 PM
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Straight up just pulled the Midnight options
Nov 26, 2025 04:37 AM
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BelaSNov 26, 2025 04:37 AM
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Quote from munkle :
Amazon is worse. Best buy at least checks you are returning the same product. Go look at the very recent sales on amazon for open box macbook pros/airs, people are getting someones old laptop that they returned in the new box. I'm at 50/50 of amazon used items just being straight up broken, I got a monitor that was "fair" that was completely smashed, didn't even need to turn it on to tell. That said best buy isn't that much better, I got an open box usb adapter that had pubes in the box and it was listed as fair because of "residue".
Yeah, I'm not sure how people are concluding that Amazon is somehow better. Probably just based on their own anecdotal experience.

I'll roll the dice on anything open box if the discount is good enough with Amazon or Best Buy; been burned by both. Worst case it's not what I wanted and I return it. With the exception of something very large, returns are a breeze both with Amazon and Best Buy.
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willgetitNov 26, 2025 06:58 PM
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Quote from BelaS :
Yeah, I'm not sure how people are concluding that Amazon is somehow better. Probably just based on their own anecdotal experience.

I'll roll the dice on anything open box if the discount is good enough with Amazon or Best Buy; been burned by both. Worst case it's not what I wanted and I return it. With the exception of something very large, returns are a breeze both with Amazon and Best Buy.
I think Amazon would flag you if you make returns too often. Isn't that a concern?
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SDzZzNov 27, 2025 02:26 PM
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Guys - don't buy open box. I bought an open box "good" condition AirPod Max yesterday. There is a large paint chip on the side, some nasty residue, etc. They are going right back tomorrow. I might just buy a brand new one instead.
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acEd00Dec 07, 2025 09:52 PM
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I also want to add my negative experience with open box best buys. Bought an item in "excellent " condition but was anything but. Never again

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