How to sell an apple

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac

To prepare your Mac for a new owner, use these steps restore it to factory settings.

Should you use these steps?

If you’ve upgraded to macOS Monterey on a Mac with Apple silicon or a Mac with the Apple T2 Security Chip, follow the steps to erase all content and settings instead of the steps in this article.

For any other Mac or macOS, follow the steps below.

Back up or transfer your files

Use an external storage device to back up your files, or use Migration Assistant to move your files to your new Mac.

Sign out of iTunes

If using macOS Catalina or later, you can skip this step.

Open iTunes. From the menu bar at the top of the screen or iTunes window, choose Account > Authorizations > Deauthorize This Computer. Then enter your Apple ID and password and click Deauthorize. Learn more about deauthorizing.

Sign out of iCloud

If using macOS Catalina or later, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Apple ID. Select Overview in the sidebar, then click Sign Out.

If using an earlier version of macOS, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, click iCloud, then click Sign Out.

You will be asked whether to keep a copy of your iCloud data on this Mac. You can keep a copy, because you’re erasing your Mac later. Your iCloud data remains in iCloud and on any other devices that are signed in to iCloud with your Apple ID.

Sign out of iMessage

Open the Messages app, then choose Messages > Preferences from the menu bar. Click iMessage, then click Sign Out.

Reset NVRAM

If using a Mac with Apple silicon, you can skip this step.

Shut down your Mac, then turn it on and immediately press and hold these four keys together: Option, Command, P, and R. Release the keys after about 20 seconds. This clears user settings from memory and restores certain security features that might have been altered. Learn more about resetting NVRAM .

Optional: Unpair Bluetooth devices that you’re keeping

If your Mac is paired with a Bluetooth keyboard, mouse, trackpad, or other device that you plan to keep, you can unpair it. This optional step prevents accidental input when the Mac and device have separate owners but remain in Bluetooth range. If you do this on a Mac that doesn’t have a built-in keyboard or trackpad, you will need to plug in a USB keyboard and mouse to complete the remaining steps.

To unpair a Bluetooth device, choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Bluetooth. Move your pointer over the device that you want to unpair, then click the remove (x) button next to the device name.

Erase your Mac and reinstall macOS

Follow the steps to erase your Mac and reinstall macOS. After macOS installation is complete, your Mac restarts to a setup assistant. To leave the Mac in an out-of-box state, press Command-Q to shut down instead of continuing setup.

No matter the model or condition, we can turn your device into something good for you and good for the planet: Learn how to trade in or recycle your Mac with Apple Trade In.

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What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Use these steps to transfer information to your new device, then remove your personal information from your old device.

Before you sell, give away, or trade in your device, you should first transfer information to your new device, then remove your personal information from your old device.

You shouldn’t manually delete your contacts, calendars, reminders, documents, photos, or any other iCloud information while you’re signed in to iCloud with your Apple ID. This would delete your content from the iCloud servers and any of your devices signed in to iCloud.

If you still have your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Follow these steps to transfer information to your new device, then remove your personal information from your old device.

Transfer information to your new device

If you have a new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, you can use Quick Start to automatically transfer information from your old device to your new device if you’re using iOS 11 or later. Use iCloud, iTunes, or the Finder to transfer information to your new device if you’re using iOS 10 or earlier.

If your phone number will change with your new device, add additional trusted phone numbers to your account to ensure you don’t lose access. If you no longer have access to your old phone number, you can generate a two-factor authentication code on your old device if needed.

Remove your personal information from your old device

1. If you paired an Apple Watch with your iPhone, unpair your Apple Watch.
2. Back up your device.
3. Sign out of iCloud and the iTunes & App Store.
   • If you’re using iOS 10.3 or later, tap Settings > [your name]. Scroll down and tap Sign Out. Enter your Apple ID password and tap Turn Off.
   • If you’re using iOS 10.2 or earlier, tap Settings > iCloud > Sign Out. Tap Sign Out again, then tap Delete from My [device] and enter your Apple ID password. Then go to Settings > iTunes & App Store > Apple ID > Sign Out.
4. If you’re switching to a non-Apple phone, deregister iMessage.
5. Go back to Settings and tap General > Transfer or Reset [device] > Erase All Content and Settings. If you turned on Find My [device], you might need to enter your Apple ID and password. If your device uses eSIM, choose the option to erase your device and the eSIM profile when asked.
6. If asked for your device passcode or Restrictions passcode, enter it. Then tap Erase [device].
7. Contact your carrier for help transferring service to a new owner. If you aren’t using a SIM card with your device, you can contact them to get help transferring service to the new owner.
8. Remove your old device from your list of trusted devices.

When you erase your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, Find My [device] and Activation Lock are turned off.

If you no longer have your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

If the steps above weren’t completed and you no longer have your device, use these steps:

1. Ask the new owner to erase all content and settings using the above steps.
2. If you’re using iCloud and Find My [device] on the device, sign in to iCloud.com/find or the Find My app on another device, select the device, and click Erase. After the device has been erased, click Remove from Account.
3. If you can’t follow either of the above steps, change your Apple ID password. This won’t remove personal information that’s stored on your old device, but it prevents the new owner from deleting your information from iCloud.
4. If you’re switching to a non-Apple phone, deregister iMessage.
5. If you’re using Apple Pay, you can remove your credit or debit cards at iCloud.com. Choose Account Settings to see which devices are using Apple Pay, then click the device. Next to Apple Pay, click Remove.
6. Remove your old device from your list of trusted devices.

If you’re trading in an Android device to Apple

Before you send in an Android device to Apple as a trade-in, be sure to do the following:

• Back up your data.
• Erase the device.
• Remove any SIM cards, memory cards, cases, and screen protectors.

Contact your device’s manufacturer if you need help.

Learn more

• Make a backup of your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch or restore from a backup.
• Remove all of your cards from Apple Pay.
• Get help if your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen.
• Learn about Activation Lock.
• No matter the model or condition, we can turn your device into something good for you and good for the planet. Learn how to trade in or recycle your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Apple Trade In.

When you tap Erase All Content and Settings, it completely erases your device, including any credit or debit cards you added for Apple Pay and any photos, contacts, music, or apps. It will also turn off iCloud, iMessage, FaceTime, Game Center, and other services. Your content won’t be deleted from iCloud when you erase your device.

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How to sell your iPhone

Source: Rene Ritchie / iMore

With the iPhone 13 coming soon, you may be wondering what to do with your old iPhone. You could give it to a friend or family member, recycle it with Apple, or sell it/trade it in. Selling your old phone to help pay for the new one, though, can help you get part — or even most! — of the way there. Here’s everything you need to know about how to sell your iPhone!

When should I sell?

Selling an iPhone isn’t exactly like selling stocks, but there is one major similarity — you want to sell when prices are high. Typically that’s right before the next model is announced. After that, everyone else is trying to sell or interest switches to the new models, and prices start to go down.

Apple usually shows off new flagship iPhones in early September and releases them at the end of the third or fourth week. You’ll find no better time than right now to start selling your iPhone.

It’s way less convenient, but if you have an extra phone lying around, even an old one, you can make more for your iPhone if you sell it ahead of the announcement than if you try to sell it after, especially after launch. Even if you use a cheap pre-paid phone for a few weeks, you can flip your iPhone for more than you might otherwise.

Anything I should do before I sell?

Source: iMore

Several things, at least if you want to maximize the value of your old iPhone. And you do!

1. Unlock your iPhone

An iPhone that can be used anywhere, on any carrier, is an iPhone that can be bought by anyone, in any region. This is especially true for travelers or resellers who operate internationally. So, if your iPhone is locked to a specific carrier, find out if you’re eligible to have it unlocked. Some carriers charge for it and some require a specific contract status before they’ll unlock. If there is a charge, and it’s not high, it could still be worth it to you to pay for the unlock since it could increase your resale value by an equal or greater amount.

Get the details, check the rates, and figure out if it’s worth it or not for you. If it is, do that first. It can take a few days to process, and you’ll want to make sure it works, and that’s easiest if you do it before anything else.

2. Back up your iPhone

Before you do anything else, make sure you have an up-to-date backup of your iPhone. That way all your data is safe and secure and you’ll be able to easily restore it to your new iPhone when you get it. iCloud automatically makes a backup overnight, as long as you’re plugged in, but a manual backup will make sure you’re absolutely up to date.

1. Make sure your iPhone is connected to Wi-Fi. (If you’re low on power, plug in as well.)
2. Launch Settings from the Home screen.
3. Tap on your Apple ID banner.

Tap on iCloud.

Source: iMore

Tap on Back Up Now.

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If you prefer to use your computer, you should also trigger a manual update to make sure you have all of your recent data backed up.

1. Connect your device to your Mac.
2. Click the Finder icon in the dock.

Click on your device under Locations in the Finder sidebar.

Source: iMore

Click the button next to Back up all of the data on your iPhone to this Mac if you want your iPhone to favor backups to your Mac instead of iCloud.

Source: iMore

3. Erase your personal data

Once your data is safely backed up, it’s important to wipe it from the iPhone you’re selling so your personal photos, files, messages, etc. don’t end up as a surprise bonus for the new owner.

1. Launch the Settings app from the Home screen of your iPhone .
2. Now tap on General.
3. Scroll all the way to the bottom and tap on Reset.

Tap on Erase All Content and Settings.

Source: iMore

Tap on Erase iPhone again to confirm.

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Enter your Apple ID password to turn off Activate Lock and remove the device from Find my iPhone.

Source: iMore

3. Clean up the casing

Your iPhone should be clean not only on the inside but on the outside as well. Whether it’s in mint condition or its lived a hard life, take a few minutes carefully, considerately wipe it down with a damp cloth and making sure all dirt, oil, lint, and other stains, debris, and even fingerprints are gone from sight. Pay extra attention to the seams and ports.

This is especially true if you intend to sell your iPhone yourself and need to take photos, as you’ll want it to look as good as it works. If you are taking photos, once your iPhone is beautiful and clean, handle it with care, make sure you have good lighting — indirect sunlight is best — and a neutral background. Then capture all the angles. You don’t want anything dramatic; you want to show how your iPhone looks. If there are any scratches or nicks, make sure you photograph those too. An honest sale is a good sale.

4. Collect up the cables and cases

Source: iMore

If you’re selling your iPhone yourself, including the Lightning cable, AC Adapter, and even the original box, can give you an edge over other sellers. If you’re upgrading from an older phone and have accessories you’ll no longer be able to use, like iPhone SE, iPhone 7, or iPhone 8 Plus cases if you plan to upgrade to the new iPhone line, you can add those in to not only sweeten the deal but declutter your own house as well.

Once you have everything, put it all, nicely and cleaning in the box, and set it aside, so it’s all safe and ready to ship.

How should I sell my iPhone?

There are several different options for how to sell your iPhone. Typically the less work you want to do yourself, the lower the final amount you’ll get for it. So, trading in or using a service will be quick and easy, but net you less. Selling directly and on your own will take more work but net you more cash. Figure out what’s more valuable to you—time or money—and then you’ll know what to do.

Apple Trade-In program

Source: Apple

Apple will let you trade in your old iPhone when you go to buy a new one or get an Apple Store gift card at any time by mailing your old iPhone in. The in-store program is run by Apple, but you have to be ready to buy your new iPhone when you come in, so you can’t make use of it in advance. The mail-in program is run by a partner, Brightstar, but you can make use of it any time. Sell your iPhone to Apple.

Amazon Trade-In Store

Source: Amazon

Amazon will also take trade-ins, though their system is, frankly, bizarre. Instead of letting you easily choose a model, capacity, and other details, they present a disjointed list of options. If what you have isn’t there, there doesn’t seem to be any way to add it. Sell your iPhone to Amazon.

Gazelle

Source: Gazelle

Gazelle is well known thanks to active advertising. The company’s website also works seamlessly and is simple to use. Tell them what you have and they’ll tell you what they’ll give you for it. If you accept the offer, you have 30 days to send in your old phone. Gazelle will check your old phone when it arrives. If there’s anything different, they’ll let you know and give you an updated offer. If you decline, they’ll ship it right back to you free of charge. If everything looks good, or if you accept an updated offer, they’ll pay you by check, Amazon, or PayPal.

Because of the 30-days (and they’ve sometimes increased it to 50-days when new iPhones are on the horizon), Gazelle is a good way to lock in a price before the market is glutted. Just make sure the condition doesn’t change between when you get the offer and when you send it in, or the price will change as well. Sell your iPhone to Gazelle.

Swappa

Source: Swappa

Swappa is a way to get more money for your old iPhone than typical services provide, but in a way that’s easier and more civilized than selling directly. You do have to have reasonable expectations and some patience. Sell your iPhone Swappa.

Source: eBay

eBay can net you more money for your old iPhone but requires you to do a lot of the work and take some of the risk. If you’re comfortable handling your own sales, and have the time to invest, you can get a better return than trade-in services. Before you sell your iPhone on eBay, make sure to take the following precautions:

1. Only ship to the buyer’s confirmed Paypal address if using Paypal.
2. Price competitively, especially if you’re using Buy It Now as an option.
3. Take great photos but show any defects so everyone knows what they’re getting.
4. Take at least one photo showing the iPhone when ON, so everyone can see it works.
5. Use a fast shipping service and make sure you include that in your item description.
6. Use keywords in your title and in your item description to attract more potential buyers.
7. You may also want to consider insuring your item in case anything goes wrong during shipping.
8. Watch out for low-feedback buyers and also keep in mind that Paypal charges processing fees as well.

Craigslist

Source: Craigslist

Craigslist is the old classified ads in new digital form, and all the wonder and dread that entails. The advantage of Craigslist is that you can sell locally, face-to-face. That greatly speeds up transactions and reduces overhead like shipping. Before you sell your iPhone on Craigslist make sure to:

1. Never put your personal or home address in an ad. NEVER.
2. Price your iPhone competitively. Find existing ads on Craigslist in your area for iPhones that are the same model, capacity, and condition as yours and price accordingly.
3. If you’re comfortable, include a number to call or text. It can increase the likelihood of a quick sale. (If you have a virtual number, use it.)
4. Meet in a public place, preferably in the daytime. A coffee shop like Starbucks is ideal. Bring a friend with you, just in case.
5. Watch out for email scams. If someone offers a lot more money to encourage you to ship them your iPhone, they’re just trying to rip you off.

What if I want to sell to a family member or friend?

The same general rules apply. Provided you don’t just want to give it to them free and clear, you can always offer a friends and family discount if you feel like it, but making sure the device is in the best condition possible, and everyone is being treated fairly, is the best way to make sure everyone wins and no one leaves with hard feelings.

Wait, don’t stop writing, I have more questions!

We’re not going anywhere! If you have additional questions about how to sell your iPhone, leave them in the comments below. Also, you can check out our iPhone forums where you can get lots of great advice from people who’ve been buying and selling iPhones for years.

And, when you’ve sold, be sure to tell us what you did and how it worked out!

Updated September 2021: Updated for Upcoming iPhone launches.

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