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Is this a good week to buy a used Mac?

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The same 141 listings of the four models Apple replaced on Aug. 25 ask 13.5% less in total through Oct. 3, 2026.

Asking prices, not completed sales.

The same 141 listings, Aug. 25 to Oct. 3

−13.5%the listings' asks in total; the median listing moved −$150

Each listing's last ask on or before Apple's announcement against its latest. Asking prices, not completed sales.

Mac miniTypical ask: used, refurbished and open box, all configurations

  1. Mac mini M1$446.02typical ask · 250 listings, 4 storesNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  2. Mac mini M2$555.02typical ask · 185 listings, 4 storesNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  3. Mac mini M4$789.99typical ask · 729 listings, 11 stores−8.7%the same 75 listings since Aug. 25
    • 53 asking less
    • 14 unchanged
    • 8 asking more
  4. Mac mini M2 Pro$970.17typical ask · 72 listings, 3 storesNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  5. Mac mini M4 Pro$1,674.98typical ask · 171 listings, 8 stores−12.8%the same 19 listings since Aug. 25
    • 18 asking less
    • 1 unchanged
    • 0 asking more

Mac StudioTypical ask: used, refurbished and open box, all configurations

  1. Mac Studio M1 Max$1,719.97typical ask · 150 listings, 5 storesNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  2. Mac Studio M2 Max$2,053.80typical ask · 84 listings, 3 storesNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  3. Mac Studio M4 Max$2,778.59typical ask · 182 listings, 8 stores−12.8%the same 29 listings since Aug. 25
    • 27 asking less
    • 1 unchanged
    • 1 asking more
  4. Mac Studio M2 Ultra$3,957.99typical ask · 56 listings, 1 storeNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  5. Mac Studio M1 Ultra$4,434.64typical ask · 56 listings, 3 storesNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  6. Mac Studio M3 Ultra$7,455.85typical ask · 120 listings, 5 stores−16.5%the same 18 listings since Aug. 25
    • 13 asking less
    • 4 unchanged
    • 1 asking more

Intel Mac miniTypical ask: used, refurbished and open box, all configurations

  1. Intel Mac mini, Core 2 Duo$72.30typical ask · 38 listings, 1 storeNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  2. Intel Mac mini, Core i5$105.68typical ask · 516 listings, 5 storesNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  3. Intel Mac mini, Core i3$199.50typical ask · 68 listings, 4 storesNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  4. Intel Mac mini, Core i7$294.68typical ask · 320 listings, 4 storesNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel
  5. Intel Mac mini, Core i9$766.22typical ask · 1 listing, 1 storeNot in the Aug. 25 same-listing panel

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Every processor's asks, Oct. 3, 2026
EraOffersMedianLowestSources
Apple Silicon2,058$1,039.72$20012
Intel943$150$45.796

These medians span configurations. They describe the market on offer, not the price of one exact memory and storage combination: 2,058 Apple Silicon and 943 Intel offers.

EraProductProcessorOffersMedianLowest
Apple SiliconMac StudioM13$2,340$2,312.36
Apple SiliconMac StudioM1 Max150$1,719.97$1,109.07
Apple SiliconMac StudioM1 Ultra56$4,434.64$2,495
Apple SiliconMac StudioM2 Max84$2,053.80$1,408.23
Apple SiliconMac StudioM2 Ultra56$3,957.99$3,000
Apple SiliconMac StudioM3 Ultra120$7,455.85$721
Apple SiliconMac StudioM4 Max182$2,778.59$1,815.60
Apple SiliconMac miniM1250$446.02$200
Apple SiliconMac miniM2185$555.02$362.97
Apple SiliconMac miniM2 Pro72$970.17$650
Apple SiliconMac miniM4729$789.99$579
Apple SiliconMac miniM4 Pro171$1,674.98$1,100
IntelMac miniIntel Core 2 Duo38$72.30$51.40
IntelMac miniIntel Core i368$199.50$154.99
IntelMac miniIntel Core i5516$105.68$45.79
IntelMac miniIntel Core i7320$294.68$67.78
IntelMac miniIntel Core i91$766.22$766.22

For Mac mini specifically, the median ask is $753.97 for Apple Silicon and $150 for Intel; the lowest asks are $200 and $45.79. Refurbished Apple Silicon offers have a $1,073.65 median against $717.44 for used, and Intel $444.99 against $125. That is not a clean refurbisher premium: the groups contain different years, processors, memory and storage.

After the announcement, model by model

From each listing's last ask on or before Aug. 25, 2026 to its latest through Oct. 3, 2026, 111 of 141 asks fell, 20 held and 10 rose. The basket went from $406,364.42 to $351,402.51.

Matched basket change by replaced model

Change in total asking price for matched offers after Apple’s announcement Mac mini M4 −8.7% across 75 matched offers, Mac mini M4 Pro −12.8% across 19 matched offers, Mac Studio M4 Max −12.8% across 29 matched offers, Mac Studio M3 Ultra −16.5% across 18 matched offers. Zero means no change. Mac mini M4n=75−8.7%Mac mini M4 Pron=19−12.8%Mac Studio M4 Maxn=29−12.8%Mac Studio M3 Ultran=18−16.5% −20.0%−15.0%−10.0%−5.0%0.0% Change in matched asking-price total
Each bar holds URL and condition mix constant from the last eligible ask on or before Aug. 25, 2026 to the latest later ask through Oct. 3, 2026. These are asking prices, not sales. 106 of 141 matches are eBay observations. Excluding eBay, the matched basket is −17.3% across 35 offers.
Outgoing modelProcessorMatchedLowerSameHigherBasketMedian
Mac miniM47553148−8.7%−$71
Mac miniM4 Pro191810−12.8%−$250
Mac StudioM4 Max292711−12.8%−$400
Mac StudioM3 Ultra181341−16.5%−$625

Read the post-announcement analysis.

Across every repeated offer

Of 1,498 offers seen on more than one day, 486 ended at their first observed ask, 858 ended lower and 154 ended higher. The median change was −$15.

What happened to repeated offers?

Final asking-price movement among repeated offers Of 1,498 offers observed on more than one day: 858 lower (57.3%), 486 unchanged (32.4%), 154 higher (10.3%). 858 lower57.3%486 unchanged32.4%154 higher · 10.3%
Share of 1,498 eligible offers observed on more than one day. “Lower” and “higher” compare each offer’s first and latest eligible asking price; they do not identify completed sales.
Daily history and dated updates

What changed on Oct. 3, 2026: “New” is a first observation, “Back” and “Out” are explicit availability events, not guesses from a missing check.

EraObservedNewCutsRisesBackOut
Apple Silicon18634551232
Intel2878200
DateSilicon nMedianIntel nMedianCutsRises
Oct. 3, 2026186$1,199.4928$3146314
Oct. 2, 2026189$88148$194.99638
Oct. 1, 2026225$959.6143$105.607319
Sept. 30, 2026181$1,14945$79.994910
Sept. 29, 2026209$989.9962$127.597214
Sept. 28, 2026189$997.4948$138.895116
Sept. 27, 2026120$1,567.0715$211.09333
Sept. 26, 2026171$1,29944$194499
Sept. 25, 2026159$1,212.3423$199.99356
Sept. 24, 2026209$1,106.1132$258.397114
Sept. 23, 2026187$99950$258.394615
Sept. 22, 2026183$1,099.9940$187.797911
Sept. 21, 2026185$1,009.9957$185.634413
Sept. 20, 202671$871.4823$362.73225
Sept. 19, 2026181$1,09954$107.945351
Sept. 18, 202698$984.3717$177.042516
Sept. 17, 2026251$1,239.9945$195665
Sept. 16, 202667$7997$420105
Sept. 15, 2026153$899.9927$129.993512
Sept. 14, 2026172$984.9739$137.07369
Sept. 13, 202696$899.9916$139.09172
Sept. 12, 2026162$1,489.4928$117.803511
Sept. 11, 2026207$1,26934$165.456512
Sept. 10, 2026203$1,254.5730$167.666416
Sept. 9, 2026209$1,34935$192.254617
Sept. 8, 2026171$95036$132468
Sept. 7, 2026125$1,20036$153.98487
Sept. 6, 2026148$1,225.3546$266.49475
Sept. 5, 2026146$1,282.3538$152.50423
Sept. 4, 2026186$1,044.9967$2597413
Sept. 3, 2026200$1,29952$126.27769
Sept. 2, 2026115$1,329.9923$189.46404
Sept. 1, 2026167$1,679.9925$269.955910
Aug. 31, 2026124$971.4741$339.99455
Aug. 30, 2026148$1,74979$145.68404
Aug. 29, 2026171$948.9948$154.993510
Aug. 28, 2026196$1,799.4935$124.996812
Aug. 27, 2026136$1,261.9727$335384
Aug. 26, 2026197$1,308.1837$279.955312
Aug. 25, 2026213$1,69941$268.99736
Aug. 24, 2026345$1,274.95162$312.48306
Aug. 23, 2026232$1,500.03117$149.9732
Aug. 22, 2026233$1,385.73118$124.66167
Aug. 21, 2026184$1,539.2333$71.0300
How these numbers are made

Mac mini and Mac Studio; Apple Silicon and Intel Core eras; secondhand conditions; in-stock asking prices plus explicit shipping; one URL/condition observation per America/New_York day. Auction bids, completed sales, parts-only, new, unclassified and implausibly low observations are excluded. History runs from Aug. 21, 2026 through Oct. 3, 2026: 9,651 eligible daily offer observations from 50,370 price observations.

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These are asking prices plus explicit shipping where captured, before sales tax; they are not completed sales. Daily offer counts measure listings successfully observed that day, not the entire market. Generation medians mix memory and storage configurations. A listing can disappear because it sold, was withdrawn or was not successfully recrawled; only explicit availability events are labeled as inventory changes.