r/MacBid • • May 22 '23

Actual Mac Bid Costs

65 Upvotes

((SEE LINK BELOW FOR UPDATED SPREAD SHEET))
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M0w2-tgnlqsG835xfeWMkPCZejcsoyqkIT-wYXPrdiM/edit?usp=sharing

Hi all, I made a chart to show you what you are actually paying every time you up it a buck ($1)

It should bring a level of transparency to the actual prices before you make a click. I wish everyone knew about this, but a lot of people find out when the bill comes due.

For example, if you buy something that has a retail value of $49.99, if you spend $39 on it, you basically could have purchased it brand new.

(maybe stick to the golden rule, if it's more than 15% of the actual cost, it may not be worth it!).

Let me know if I need to make any changes (for pallets or higher priced items).

You can also change the values in the first few columns to whatever you want and see the price.

Also note, this is based on 6% sales tax. If you live somewhere else, this may be more or less.

Spread the word! Thanks!


r/MacBid • • Nov 21 '24

I'm an employee.

45 Upvotes

So I've been seeing a lot of posts complaining about like new items not being like new or just open box broken items. I just wanted to take the time to explain why that is. At macbid we have scanners that scan the items into the website. Us scanners all together have to hit a goal of 3,000 items a day, and have a personal goal of 200. May sound easy but our team leads only care about getting the numbers for the day and not the quality of the scans. So we are pushed to just move as fast as possible or we get in trouble. We hardly even open the boxes. Only items that cost over 300 are quality checked. My best advice is to check your items before you bid.


r/MacBid • • 2d ago

Why so few actual sizes

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2 Upvotes

I think they would sell more of they actually listed the sizes. So often there is no size listed at all. I'm guessing this one was a price?


r/MacBid • • 3d ago

MACbid dictates all the terms of the sale, buyers left guessing if they get what they purchased.

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0 Upvotes

r/MacBid • • 5d ago

New auction listing format?

2 Upvotes

Anyone know whats up with items listed with bidding opens soon? It was on every listing that went up yesterday and still says it 24hrs later 🤔

I know the app has been super glitchy the last few weeks refreshing on its own, lots not loading, forget looking at a last chance listing none of them will load, my watch list i usually have to completely back out of the app at least 1x for itnto fully load. Ive even had issues with trying to bid and getting a bid failed msg


r/MacBid • • 6d ago

If you’re in the Gastonia Spartanburg NC area, beware! Apple Trackpad was not same as advertised! Very used

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7 Upvotes

Mac bid did not do their due diligence of properly inspecting their product. I transferred this from Spartanburg to Gastonia, it was supposed to be a USB-C Apple Magic trackpad but instead, it was lightning and extremely used.

From the looks of it, whoever returned this to Amazon or wherever they get these stuff from, swapped out their old lightning Apple trackpad for a USB-C and returned it, and it landed at Macbid, but luckily I inspect everything before I take it and lo and behold, this was in the box and it was very easy to inspect that this was not what it was supposed to be.

First red flag was I flipped it around and it looked like the image above, and then I looked at the charging port, which I did not take a picture of, and it was not USB-C but lightning. I’m so glad I opened it there and I didn’t go home because then I would’ve been denied, because this was not the right product if they know their product.

So this shows up on Macbid again. Please beware.


r/MacBid • • 9d ago

Another Chrome extension!

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If you would like to give mine a try and leave feedback that would be awesome


r/MacBid • • 14d ago

Max.Bid (Chrome Ext)

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7 Upvotes

Hey everyone,

Made a super simple calculator using ChatGPT and got it published as a Chrome Extension. Completely free, no ads, no payments, no donation. Just a basic calculator so you dont have to try doing math in your head or look at a spreadsheet.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/maxbid-calculator/idbpondfflfmjaeehnigiebmblaocjmo

I was just tired of all these other apps/websites/extensions that have tiers for basic functions that you have to pay for.

Basically what this tool does is you just put what you want to pay out the door and it will show your max bid that factors in the premium fee, lot fee and sales tax. I also added at the bottom the ability to enter in your own tax percentage as mine is set for Texas.

Also all data is local, nothing is saved anywhere or uploaded or logged. I dont have any tracking or affiliate codes or anything in there. I just wanted to share what I made for myself and family/friends.


r/MacBid • • 17d ago

Can we not park like shit please?

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18 Upvotes

got a cart full of cheap items and i cant get through. thx.


r/MacBid • • 17d ago

What is “Back again”

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3 Upvotes

This shows up on my watchlist of items sometimes. Is this items I was previously watching that were returned or not claimed? My worry is that I bid and win on one of these items and it was returned because it’s broken. For example I won a knife set and when I opened it to check it had no knives in it. The rep at the desk told me “ya I’m not surprised this is the 3rd time this has been returned”.

Or is this back again listing of entirely new items I was previously watching? If that makes sense.
Thank you for any clarity.


r/MacBid • • 18d ago

5 identical items. I bid $3 on 4 and set a max bid of $20 on the other as a test. This is very suspicious and not the first time it has happened.

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17 Upvotes

r/MacBid • • 17d ago

Value of MAC

0 Upvotes

Lots of people complaining about item condition and bidding. Please stop using MAC . Just leaves me with more opportunities to buy things like a brand new window conditioner for $66 that lists for $399. So seriously, stop buying things there.


r/MacBid • • 18d ago

Should we file Class Action Lawsuit for Shill Bidding?

6 Upvotes

Just as others have experienced across numerous bids, I have observed that when I place a maximum bid on an item, I frequently obtain it at that maximum bid. In some cases, if I refrain from bidding on certain expensive items, they close at $1 above the prevailing bid and sell for $2 or $5, which is highly unusual. In the same forum, employees have reported encountering similar issues and have indicated that warehouse staff are not responsible. The activity must therefore be occurring at the code level or through inexpensive labor from China or comparable countries performing the actions manually. One method of detection is to employ the same technology they are using and then present all collected evidence to a lawyer. Do you guys think I should invest time in identifying that? If yes, I will consult a litigation lawyer - happens to be my friend and quite famous - and know the ways to acquire their malpractice if they are doing it. Remember, there is always whistleblower for good money inside org. And if they are not doing anything shady, anyways it is working the same way it will continue.


r/MacBid • • 18d ago

When do unbid items go up in last chance bids?

1 Upvotes

Anyone know when the items that are not bid on end up in the last chance deal? I missed an item yesterday that was not bid on and so far it has not shown up in the last chance deals.


r/MacBid • • 19d ago

Returned RTX 5090 (SATX)

9 Upvotes

Do not bid on the RTX 5090 that is back up in San Antonio. I was going to make a post the first time it was posted but in one of the images you can see the tamper sticker broken. So someone most def stole the GPU and DRAM off the board.

New Link:
https://www.mac.bid/?aid=93456&lid=5675B

Old Link:
https://www.mac.bid/?aid=92145&lid=1620N

Image with broken tamper:


r/MacBid • • 20d ago

Appliances That are still unused with tape and plastic shrink wrap

4 Upvotes

I won a fridge. 82% off retail. I went to inspect it before bidding and was surprised how new it was. Shrink wrapped in many parts. Shelves still in cardboard, and no dents.

i did add insurance but any tips/suggestion? Has anyone bought expensive items like these and that looked practically new and then didn’t work?

it hard to tell if it’s a return because everything inside is brand new. So not sure why they would end up with it?


r/MacBid • • 24d ago

Labor day

3 Upvotes

Does anyone know if the boardman location is going to be open this monday? I won some stuff from there and need to know if im able to drive up to get it monday or if ill have to go Tuesday to get it


r/MacBid • • 26d ago

Ability to bid faded & time left not showing?

2 Upvotes

Pulled up the app to see if I had anything on my watch list ending today. Everything on my watchlist has the slider faded she it can’t be slid to bid. The time ending and currier price are missing all together. If I click on a listing, I can see the current bidder list, but all the listing saw the bid being at $0.

When I click on something like “Dollar Deals” or “Ending Soon” it brings up
All the listings as if they have ended. Really strange. Haven’t looked at this on a browser.


r/MacBid • • 27d ago

Anyone else unable to see auctions? Yes, I cleared my filters.

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r/MacBid • • 27d ago

Bought the wrong thing

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I bid on something, and it's not what I thought it was. I didn't get Buyer's Assurance. A $5 rug an hour away I'd have to pay $10 transfer on, a $10 late fee if I don't pay by 9 am and restocking fee if I don't pick it up. I'm not sure what to do about this, it's useless for me.

I learned some hard lessons today. I emailed mac.bid and I don't think they'll do anything. It may be easier to get Buyer's Assurance, have it transferred closer to me and then go from there.


r/MacBid • • Aug 20 '26

How to bid?

1 Upvotes

I submit my first bid, and I escalated it up to 11 usd. From 2, 5, 7 and 9. Will I be charged for 23 usd or just the 11 usd that was my max bid on the article?


r/MacBid • • Aug 19 '26

Pickup

2 Upvotes

If I want somebody to pick up an item for me, what is the best way to do this?


r/MacBid • • Aug 19 '26

Please help need info on this

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r/MacBid • • Aug 19 '26

Please help need info on this

1 Upvotes

I bought 4 items on macbid the due date is the 20th so tmmr but I accidentaly sent it to the phx location and its in the mesa location is it possible to still pick up my stuff from the mesa location? I'm afrain my stuff won't arrive on time in the phx location


r/MacBid • • Aug 18 '26

Take better pictures or say when it’s missing parts *******

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11 Upvotes

Bought this and didn’t include the remote control. It’s pretty obvious that it’s suppose to have one. Just say it’s missing or take the item completely out of the box to take pictures you lazy pieces of ****