Free lesson · 11 minute read · Electronics Reseller Playbook
Worked Deal: The $900 MacBook M2 Pro Buy
Tie sourcing, valuation, negotiation, inspection, pricing, and sale together in one complete example.
Your goal
See how the entire electronics process connects in one deal rather than as isolated skills.
When to use
Use this as a model for documenting your own deals from opportunity through review.
Why this matters
A course becomes useful when you can see how decisions depend on each other across the full transaction.
The lesson
Start with the listing: MacBook M2 Pro, asking $1,500 CAD. Before messaging, verify what the exact configuration should sell for locally. Suppose your research puts realistic target sale around $1,100–$1,200.
Now set your buy range. If you want at least $150–$200 gross contribution and want room for risk, a target buy around $850–$900 may make sense depending on condition and accessories.
Message the seller with a clear, conditional offer: 'If it is the 16GB/512GB M2 Pro and everything checks out, I can do $900 and meet today.'
Before leaving, confirm chip, RAM, storage, battery, known repairs, charger, and whether you can test/reset.
At the meetup, inspect in order: exact specs, activation/management status, display, battery, charging, ports, keyboard/trackpad, camera/audio, wireless, restart, cosmetics.
If everything checks out, pay and document serial, battery, condition, seller/source, and purchase cost. At home, run a short observation period.
List using a realistic price, clear photos, exact specs, and any defects. If the market supports $1,100 and you sell there, your gross spread is $200 before direct costs.
The important lesson is not that every M2 Pro makes $200. It is that each step protected the deal: value research created the offer; inspection protected against hidden loss; listing clarity helped the sale; records let you review the outcome.
If the item had shown MDM, wrong storage, weak battery, or an expensive port issue, the entire decision would change. The process is what makes the example repeatable.
Worked example
Ask $1,500 → realistic resale $1,100–$1,200 → offer $900 → verify → buy $900 → list around target → sell $1,100 → $200 gross spread before other costs. Then review days-to-sell and any direct expenses to decide whether this was actually a strong use of capital.
Practical checklist
- Research exit
- Set max buy
- Pre-screen
- Inspect
- Document
- Observe
- List
- Sell
- Record
- Review
Common mistakes
- Copying the example price without rechecking today's market
- Skipping MDM because the deal feels good
- Calling gross spread net profit
- Ignoring time-to-sell
Key takeaways
- Every stage affects the next
- The example teaches a process, not a magic product
- Review completes the deal
Put this into practice
Document one real or simulated electronics deal using all ten stages in the checklist.
Before you finish
You can explain how one changed fact would alter the buy price or cause you to walk away.
Progress is saved on this device; no account required.