Buying a MacBook on eBay but it's completely random

[@lukemiani]

See? It’s not too scary on eBay! Stay safe and stay inside folks, and check out Total AV for $19.99/year when you sign up today at totalav.com/lukemiani

[@filipmarek4186]

@Luke Miani Hi!

[@Sharan25]

Hello Have you tried Stadia

[@DJ-Coma]

Luke Miani I love your content but you should probably start vetting your sponsors because they’re a reflection of you whether you like it or not. TotalAV doesn’t have a good rep if you do a little digging.

[@dennislaxamana8998]

Luke Miani please give me one of your macbook please😥🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dronesnorthland]

@@DJ-Coma totally agree with you, its identified by my tuneup/cleanup software as bad and it gets removed whenever I see it on a customers PC

[@jakebrown4673]

Luke: "I'm going to randomly buy a MacBook on eBay." *Two business weeks later* Luke: "This is a mid 2018 15 inch MacBook pro that I paid 3 crumpled up ones and a PB&J for."

[@xoxo-pp7ru]

Luke: I baught this MacBook pro for $10 💀😶

[@ecmorgan69]

ROFLMAO Okay, you made me spit out my beer with this one. Well played. 🤣👍

[@xoxo-pp7ru]

@@ecmorgan69 Luke lies about the prices he buys his stuff for and these KZbinrs are making the prices go up

[@Zimnaan]

Daniel71 how can you say that when he shows the prices for what he buys - except in videos like this one. Not really sensible.

[@insanestudios8018]

@@xoxo-pp7ru exactly

[@MidnightBloomDev]

Honey how did you buy our house? Luke: don't worry, completely random

[@WarriorsPhoto]

LOL sounds like what Luke would do.

[@Neptune-or4vm]

ricky v nah.He would buy an demolished house and shows us how to repair it without spending too much money!:D

[@WarriorsPhoto]

@@Neptune-or4vm Sounds like a show that's been done before. LOL

[@niv24y211]

Actually, that's pseudo-random.;)

[@shouko4218]

He’ll search for the most effed up house listing but in the end in turns out to be the most beautiful 2 story house in a nice neighborhood with great schools for the kids

[@davidallen3158]

Luke, you need to gift a MacBook Pro to your roommate.

[@raftaf1405]

He should do a video on it

[@jotohomomoto]

no shit, right???

[@endi3386]

@@jotohomomoto Why would you give such a nice computer to someone who has no idea what it is or what it can do and just uses it to write word documents and watch KZbin videos?

[@KudgeeYT]

Alex Birch I mean of course he’s not gonna want to give him a 2019 MacBook but like a new MacBook that works and boots faster then he’s would be good

[@jotohomomoto]

@@endi3386 I dunno. just to do it. haha spread the love

[@Mr_Lesbian]

“Tada, I found this guy in my house” Best way to introduce your roommate

[@ozrencupac]

Yes

[@Max-xb2ld]

If he has a roommate and they have a bad laptop I’m sure he has like 200 MacBooks somewhere unless he sells thrm

[@AyyNash727]

Shank Adams yeah “roommate”

[@mickyleR]

AyeNash they shagging lol

[@walker4541]

Luke legit has a perfectly working 2019 that he doesn't use and could give his roommate but instead he lets them have a 3 year old dell or something

[@toxicityuser]

@@walker4541 maybe the 3 year old dell is better?

[@thecarelectronicguy687]

@@toxicityuser Some people just hate Macs. I'm not one of them, but I know several people who couldn't be given one to replace a PC lol

[@joeyg2488]

2:41 you could have just gone up 16 from the bottom but ok

[@daviddenoncourt757]

Came here to say just that haha

[@yosefitche]

He probably did that just to get these extra comments. It drives engagement, they say...

[@samsonsanthosh]

Yup

[@joeyg2488]

Yossi Kanner yea just like he purposely uses scissors to make people mad which i do t care btw if it works it works

[@etw5600x]

8:04 Wow that transition was good! Your videos are always high quality, keep up the good work!

[@YISTECH]

Evan Walpole 😂that transition was so simple dude what’s up with you

[@BonchegoBonchego]

I got my MacBook from eBay it is in almost perfect condition. At the price I got it, I could not find anything better anywhere. So do your research before you buy. Luke helped me make the right choice.

[@poetic.voyage]

This is the most weirdly engrossing thing I've ever watched.

[@ahs7869]

It can’t be a coincidence you landed the exact same model I own lmao

[@kurisu0810]

its probably cuz these r rly common, lots of people bought them, i also have the exact same model but only with 4 GB of RAM

[@kay878it]

My boyfriend and I got the same model as one the seen in the video but the only difference is it has 256gb. We talked the guy down to $250 and it was a steal!

[@estebanquito356]

Exactly my same model macbook, i fitted a 500gb Samsung SSD and it's a great working horse!

[@caroncomp]

an Apple a day keeps the corona away.. well.. this guy really takes it seriously.

[@pixlox]

10K Subscribers without any videos KEEP IT AT 69. IT FITS THE DOMMENT

[@walker4541]

@@pixlox I wish

[@jab69420]

Luke called him a simp...😂

[@aettic]

I'll be honest, I was amazed when Will came out, and Luke was able to quickly and succinctly explain what to do with the RNG and where to find it. I imagine if I were in Luke's position and had one of my roommates, or shit almost anyone I know, it would involve a lot more explaining than that before anyone got anywhere...

[@Martson95RDR]

Next video: " How i ended up with a 16" MBP from a 2015 Macbook Air "

[@TobyReese]

exactly what happened to me lmao

[@NA0401ABC]

luke: “your a filthy SIMP” roommate: *moves out*

[@walker4541]

Roommate:Aight I'ma head out

[@yosefitche]

Wow, that was a fun ride! What a clever video idea, nicely done!

[@ja444f]

Hey Luke I made the switch to Android by purchasing an Xperia X performance My family want me to get an iPhone again but what should I get Could you suggest a budget iPhone and android

[@gradenkochendoerfer2479]

The iPhone se is a new budget iPhone that just came out it starts at $400

[@spicynoodlestwt]

If I were you, I'd stick with the phone you have, but it's your choice

[@spicynoodlestwt]

@A A I'd have to agree with that

[@ultratech6671]

Get the old SE for 60 dollars and stay with your phone.

[@bikesandcoff3e]

The Samsung A series is your friend

[@squalley]

You should be a good roommate and shoot the Dell and replace it with the MBA 😎

[@baconfister]

Here’s an even sketchier random eBay idea: do the same thing with the random pages and random listing # for the page, but instead of searching “MacBook”, use “Mac Pro”; should be all sorts of letdown!

[@rottyonamac]

The reason why people think 2nd hand online purchase is scammy is because people tend to fall for the cheap price (what they consider a "great deal"), and more often these listings have some kind of catches, or just straight-out being a scam.

[@luizpixel]

8:03 DOPE TRANSITION 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ethan.colorado]

My 2015 MBA still has 4GB of RAM and it’s useable. It’s not great, but I’ve had lot of tabs open since working from home and it really hasn’t been a problem.

[@matuslivora7469]

Haven't seen the video yet... but hey ...let's take a look how Luke randomly got another awesome deal.

[@philweihrouch4120]

Your ebay videos are very educational and entertaining. Any experience with Swappa?

[@pedrofelck]

I'm starting to think that every ridiculously high priced MacBook on eBay are from people trying to get lucky with Luke Miani randomly buying it.

[@rvjr]

to your point about people being afraid of buying things on eBay, I just picked up a 2015 11" MBA i5 4GB for $229 off a refurbisher showing worst-case scenario product photos of dented corners and scuffs everywhere. I bought the last unit in the auction fingers crossed. Mine arrived in mint condition and it came with a brand new magsafe charger as well.

[@SpurgtFuglen]

Never clicked a video this fast

[@walker4541]

IKR

[@jonatanjakobsson5821]

I used a base model 2013 13” MacBook Air from fall of 2013 to spring 2021 and it worked great all the time - even doing some light music production - so if you don’t do anything more advanced than that 4 GB of RAM was more than okay in 2020 and even 2021.

[@DEVL-sq6dk]

This is seriously my favourite Apple channel. Please don't ever change your channel's content.

[@bryanmontero]

Next video, Luke sends a Macbook Pro to a teenager in need in Nigeria ❤️

[@alright272]

Video on 2012 mac mini in 2020. Is it a good value?

[@prolitephotography4513]

Hey Luke, your videos are very interesting! I started buying and selling MacBooks until I could get to a perfect deal for me. I went to a pawn shop a few days ago where they had a 2018 MacBook Pro 15" with 2.2 ghz 6-core processor for a "whopping $900"(in Luke Miani voice) because it had a "flashing folder error". So I purchased it and reinstalled the system to factory settings. it has apple care+ till 2022. After my purchase I thought "Luke would be proud of this purchase" 😂

[@khanscombe619]

I hear that as well. I buy used expensive camera gear. My friends say they worry about taking chances on items over $1000 or even 2k. So I can understand their concerns. I think eBay & PayPal do a good job to help make buyer comfortable now days

[@smoeki106]

That was strangly fun! Just checked for a 2015 Mb Air on the main second-hand website here in Belgium, and prices here range from €400 ($370, cheapest 4Gb) to a staggering €750 ($690) asking price. Then again, importing a cheaper Mac from the US would probably be expensive and would leave me with a US Qwerty-layout. Hmm, I'll just keep looking. Thanks for all your entertaining vids!

[@wynter8562]

I HAD A DELL BEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF MATH CLASS! Lmao it freaked everyone out.

[@NielsonLucas]

Even with the new Dell (non-touch) Latitude 3190 laptops that the local school district where I live still continue to have issues, even down to BSODs and Recovery messages.

[@stuartsims853]

I like the longer video, better content and good analysis, nice work Luke 👌🏻👍🏻

[@msinfo32]

I know this is a weird place to ask. But I have a windows 8.1 vm and would like ideas to do with it during lock down!

[@zeezeebo]

I just ordered 2015 MacBook Pro retina MF840LL/A for 399$ from eBay, its 13”, i5, 2.7GHz, 8GB, 512SSD. I hope I made the right choice

[@EdgyShooter]

6:35 time shift? Seems a lot brighter outside 😅

[@3MonthsToLive]

A Mac a day keeps luke Miani at bay

[@paulvanobberghen]

Hey, that's my MacBook Air! Well, sort of... Mine is 2017 and I upgraded the internal storage to 500 GB and... I love it! It's not my main Mac (iMac 27 late 2015 is) (8 Gigs of RAM was standard by then) but I mainely use it for training on both macOS and Windows versions of Office apps (Windows in virtualization, planning to go Boot Camp, hence the "big" drive upgrade), something I can't do on a iPad Pro, unfortunately. So I don't mind it not being Retina as it's mostely used with a beamer. But even so... Aluminum bezel is not great, though. I love the pre-butterfly keyboard and standard function keys (thank God they kept in on the latest MacBook Air! Wouldn't it be great that it would still be an option on the Pro?). It's my second MacBook Air and it is in a perfect state (I take care good care of my gears), with the original box and all. Even have a leather dBrand skin that I never installed... I paid it 800€ (VATi) for it 2 years ago new, here in Belgium, and I LUV it. I also like that I have a second Mac at hand would my iMac cought the Covid-19. And it runs for hours without looking for its charger (I often go out without it). Such a great piece of hardware. I plan to keep it for quite a while.

[@bomcabedal]

Honestly, I always preferred the Air's aluminum bezel - no fingerprints. My MBP's bezels always looked as though a trout had sneezed on them.

[@wertusp]

How do you find out the production year?

[@mackenziedensonn]

Karan click on the Apple in the left hand corner of your screen and about this mac

[@xuanphuong]

GG: Chipmunk Klantenservice. You're welcome.

[@justinbell1265]

Please do another broken one we need more quarantine things to do

[@drvptl]

I have had a unknown problem with my 2017 MacBook pro the screen is glitching it might be the display cable or the motherboard can you replace it for me i can pay you for it 😅

[@keyed_6727]

send it to louis rossman or take it to the genius bar

[@toto-ob9xi]

When your channel is about Appels products, but when you are picking a random number you don’t use Siri.

[@marshall.cochran]

I got an old iMac for 60 bucks because the old owner thought it was broken. It only had flashing folder, yes it could have been hard drive failure or none at all but I too may chances and it worked out.

[@JesBuscus94]

Hm. The packaging is very similar to the kind of packaging a previous employer used when refurbishing recycled Macs from NYC.

[@SSubZero]

When you took it out of the box you said you weren't sure what year it was. You can narrow it down tho. On the bottom they used a thicker font for the serial etc. stuff there pre-2015. 2015 uses a thinner font that aligns with when they thinned the OS fonts. (as long as the bottom plate isn't a replacement)

[@WarriorsPhoto]

I agree with you about Ebay and I don't trust it. But then again I've had people try to sell me bunk PCs on Craigslist as well. I usually ask a lot of questions now to feel someone out before even meeting with them. If they seem cool then I go ahead and meet with them to make the purchase. Good video Luke and congratulations on a new MacBook Air. ;)

[@TheStormRogue]

is 1k a good price for a mid 2015, 15 inch mac book pro with the dual graphics? It's got 16gb and a 512gb storage as well.

[@arnabsadhukhan]

how can i remove a stripped philip head screw inside an 2012 macbook? please suggest something how to remove it

[@TyTyVlog]

I still have my Macbook from 2010..

[@IISourAyyII]

Hey Luke, I have a question for you. What price should I sell my nearly pristine Early 2015 MacBook Pro RETINA 13 inch 3.1 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7 16GB RAM 128GB SSD

[@mlthmp]

If you're careful it's hard to get scammed on eBay. Not to say it doesn't happen because it does..

[@mdlindc]

Hi Luke. Love your content. I can’t remember if you shared in a previous video whether you sell items on eBay. My wife wants to update from a 2012 21.5 iMac to a 27” unit. Based on your videos, I think it would be better to look for a good/great deal on a used model versus buying a new one. Any direction you can provide is deeply appreciated.

[@umric]

why do i find this guy buying from ebay listings so entertaining

[@raiherrer6494]

QUESTION! Is a quad core i5 or a dual core i7 faster? Also, is 16gb ram with a 2.7 ghz dual core i5 faster or is 8gb ram with a 1.4 ghz quad core i7 faster? Thanks!

[@a380]

Luke is the type of guy who has a closet full of apple products

[@coryadams2045]

What did you use to find out the date the MacBook was manufactured?

[@clonetrooper71]

"I'm not as familiar with MacBook Air pricing as I am with MacBook Pro pricing." Weird flex, but ok.

[@randomtech787]

You can make a video where you type in ebay for example macbook pro 2015 and buy the CHEAPEST listing there (buy it now) and review it. I like your videos tho.

[@stuartcochrane4004]

I have a question. A few months back I bought an early 2015 Macbook Air 2.2GHz Dual-Core i7 8gb of ram and 265gb SSD for £300 ($369 ish) Did I get a good deal on mine?

[@oscarrh8005]

I’ve been watching so many of your videos because I’ll be a college freshman in the fall (hopefully, dang corona virus) college is not cheap 🙃 I’m glad I found your channel, I hope I find a MacBook for a good price.

[@logansrascalsrubixcubechan1556]

I have a 2011 iMac and I have been wanting to sell it on eBay any advice on that? Shipping details? I guess I’m nervous for that. I added memory to it and it runs great!

[@j-lag]

I am looking to put a 2010 matte high res display on my mid 2012 MacBook Pro 15 in. Will that work or is the display not compatible?

[@antoniomoro6386]

Hi Luke. I’m looking for a MacBook with a very small budget to use it for programs as photoshop or illustrator. My question is: do you think macbook 12’ 2015 is a good choice for my requests? Or I have to look for something else ? Thank you

[@craigscothern5100]

i'M CONFUSED....WHAT IS THE IFFERENCE BETWEEN AN IMAC AIR AND A P? HANKS

[@brunopecego5297]

how did you figure the week this mac was made? i really want to know when mine was produced exectly

[@maxifrndez]

Hey Luke! why you don't recommend the MacBook Pro 15 of 2011?

[@devcybiko]

Nicely done. I'm a big fan of "last year's tech" because you get great stuff for a big reduction in price. I often sell my old mac on ebay and buy a refurbished mac from apple for a total cost of 35% to upgrade. And Apple products retain both their value and their technical 'integrity'. I often recommend to my friends that they buy old macs on ebay - but they're afraid. This video helps to show that both good values and good products are available. Great video.

[@alexandergil-tinoco2435]

What is a good price range for a 2015 MacBook Pro?

[@alibruh7864]

For ppl who are confused, luke sells the macs that are useless and macs that he uses for videos of he can give it to someone

[@Kennypeagler]

um...where did you get that table from?!

[@marcoaureliosolanoavendano7992]

hello, how are you, I have been watching your channel for a long time, I am a fan of apple products and their ecosystem, I consider them very reliable and rarely give me problems, however recently I bought a mac book pro retina mid 2014 for my daughter at At first everything worked well, but after a while the sound of the speakers was distorted, it sounds horrible, and I could not repair it, so much is the problem that I am already thinking of taking it to the apple store, do you have any recommendations, something that I can do or try before thanks

[@MrMinecrafter720]

Instead of counting down 34 listings, surely you could have counted 16 from the bottom?

[@siddhanthjain16]

How risky or sensible is it buy a macbook from another country if you find a good deal?

[@anujacob5763]

How can I find out the particular date at which my MacBook was manufactured ?? I've tried several ways and no results so far....

[@NineteenEightyFive]

Google “Everymac serial lookup” and enter your serial number to see your model

[@Christina_Nguyen]

you should make a video on what its like bidding for a macbook pro

[@ppgliderbrigmatiusmostcold5120]

Luke is the type of guy to have $70,000 worth of computers but still have a roommate.

[@renzoplays9332]

Just bought mine for £400 With no signs of wear and has the same specs .... Super Pumped about it

[@Technocrat.]

What do you do with all them Apple equipment. Resell?

[@patrickladd8021]

I disagree that 4gb of RAM is not good. I have an early 2015 11-inch macbook air and it runs surprisingly fast on 4gb of RAM. It streams videos fine. My dad recently bought it home from his work and once booted, we wiped the hard drive from the previous owner and spent around £30 getting it back up and running. However I did have some trouble re-installing macOS as it thought the licence had expired so to get it to install I had to turn off my WIFI and turn the date back to 2015 so it thought the licence was still valid. Also with no WIFI it couldn't change the date to the current one. One issue that has recently arisen is that the macbook tells me that I have no charge/low battery even though I have a near full charge so to get it going I have to wait for the warning to flash up and then quickly plug in the charger. Sometimes it boots up fine but there may be an issue with the battery or the board itself but apart from that the macbook still functions perfectly fine.

[@TechDude30000]

Out of curiosity, what battery program are you using?

[@jamescavataio3662]

Is the 2017 MacBook Pro still good in 2020

[@JeffCD77]

I think that's a steal! I bought a 2017 air brand new for $800 2 years ago!

[@AllenZrust]

Honestly, that machine seems like a good deal. I bought an Early 2015 MacBook Air 11” a couple years ago and got it for $300. It has the same specs as yours, but $25 more for a bigger screen, it’s a heck of a deal.

[@Filippoupolitis]

i was searching for an 2007 poly carbonete white macbook and i came across a listing witch said this: 2007 MacBook White plastic 8gb RAM, ORIGINAL 500GB SSD, INTEL CORE i3. I was like yeah let's buy it, it was 150 dollars. Of course i didn't even belive that a 2007 macbook would have an i3. When it arrived it had an core 2 duo(obviusly not an i3) and 1 gb ram. It also had an 80gb original mechanical drive. I of course returned it right away !! The next week the listing was taken down!!

[@rcs_8014]

I’m looking to buy my first MacBook Pro. Should I buy a mid 2012 or wait for the new 2020 to come out? Any suggestions?

[@shortz3499]

Rcs_80 buy the 2020 or 2019 model.

[@theautowatch5679]

I got a 2017 MacBook Pro for about 550 dollars just because it is really scratched on the screen

[@corbynhooward3567]

hi i have a 2010 macbook pro but it has a little problem i could not manage to get it to run on ios so i had to load windows 7 then downloaded boot camp and then windows 10 im wondering if you would like to have a look at

[@nicoyzw25]

I don't know how he find those MacBook, I try people try to see new one on marked up price, Any tips and recommend reseler?

[@smartsubash6849]

Macbook 13 inch 2020 is worth or heating issue sir?

[@white_mask13]

hey luke why don't you try this insted witha broken macbook and then see how you can fix it

[@HarvinderSingh-dg4us]

What's a fair price for my 2012 late Retina Macbook pro i5 128ssd?

[@man-bagdammit2297]

Luke Miani: Do you sell the MacBooks you fix?

[@MasterJosh5511]

Can someone please recommend if i should get the Air or Pro. I need something that isnt too over the top, mostly for heavy internet browsing/minor web development. On occasion hooking up to a 4k TV. The Air lineup seems ok? Looking for a second hand one.

[@johnmiguelgargantos3509]

Does the macbook air 2020 good? Pls answer I might buy one a week later

[@Journey_to_who_knows]

If this is what happens when he buys MacBooks I’d hate to see what would happen with a PowerBook.

[@abrahamvinod9804]

There's Macbook airs and Macbook pros, but where are the normal Macbooks?