buying a mac

skinny90

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me, Im abit of a cautious buyer when it comes to this, basically iv agreed to meet a guy whos selling a mac which was purchased in America but never used,price seems very good for spec, but Im just wondering should I look out for anything suspicious before I give him the money,

godtabh

skinny90 wrote: »

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me, Im abit of a cautious buyer when it comes to this, basically iv agreed to meet a guy whos selling a mac which was purchased in America but never used,price seems very good for spec, but Im just wondering should I look out for anything suspicious before I give him the money,

turn it on and make sure it works. Dont give it back to him to put it in original box. Once you are happy hand over the cash and not the computer

drunkmonkey

Where are you buying this? Have you a link...

homer911

Make sure he has the original paperwork and warranty

rubadub

Do you know how to check the spec? i.e. ram size, HD, graphics cards etc.

Not sure if people can put fake listings on a mac, like have it say it has 4gb ram when it only has 2 or something.

If the price is too low something is often dodgy..

skinny90

homer911 wrote: »

Make sure he has the original paperwork and warranty

He has paper work like a document looks like a receipt,but doesnt have the box,which is why Im concerned,is there any way you can check if it had any service issues or if it was stolen by the serial number,its an Asian lad thats selling it and its not that I dont trust him because of his race,its because when I Google fake mac book,all I see is that it happens in Asian countries, he seems fairly easygoing hes happy for us to meet him in his house and all , am I just being to cautious?

skimpydoo

skinny90 wrote: »

He has paper work like a document looks like a receipt,but doesnt have the box,which is why Im concerned,is there any way you can check if it had any service issues or if it was stolen by the serial number,its an Asian lad thats selling it and its not that I dont trust him because of his race,its because when I Google fake mac book,all I see is that it happens in Asian countries, he seems fairly easygoing hes happy for us to meet him in his house and all , am I just being to cautious?

Don't meet him alone bring someone with you. Also if it has no box make sure it has all warranty docs, manuals and software on cd's.

Tony10

if you don't want to show us a link to it, can you tell us spec and price here, so we'll have a better idea of knowning if it seems dodgy or not

skinny90

sorry i was on lunch at work when i posted last,heres the spec:
Intel Core2 Duo P8600(2.4GHz)
RAM: 2GB DDR3 1066
HARD DISK: 250GB
GPU: nVidia Geforce 320M
Its costing me 700€