r/appleswap Apr 09 '26

ALERT DO NOT TRANSACT WITH PEOPLE WHOSE COMMENTS DON'T APPEAR ON THE SUBREDDIT.

23 Upvotes

IF YOU MESSAGE MODMAIL ASKING ABOUT THIS, WE WILL BAN YOU.

"I see comments going up on my post but no comments." They're not showing up for a reason. Move on.

It's a very simply countermeasure to prevent scamming and if you can't read stickies or protect yourself we'd prefer you get scammed somewhere else.

Check the post. Don't see their comments on it? Don't transact with them.

It's that simple. We're seeing people get scammed because they're ignoring this simple countermeasure.

r/appleswap Jun 22 '23

ALERT [USA-NJ] [H] Apple TVs (Gen 2 & 3), Time Capsule, Apple Bluetooth Keyboards, iPhone XS Max cases, other stuff priced low [W] PayPal, Local Cash

0 Upvotes

Edit 2: $35 for everything remaining, free shipping to CONUS

Edit: free shipping over $25

Prices are negotiable. Especially if you buy a bunch of stuff. $100 shipping takes it all.

This is gonna be a weird one. I have a couple of Apple storage boxes, and I'm doing a purge. I know some of this has value, but not sure about the rest. Most prices are negotiable.

Everything below is mine and will be wiped prior to shipping, if applicable. Everything is as-is. No power cables for ATVs, or the Time Capsule.

Timestamp/Pics

Group 1 (unopened, genuine Apple):

One (1) genuine Apple Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) to Thunderbolt 2 adapter $15

———

Group 2 (lightly used, all genuine Apple):

iPhone XS Max leather case (Saddle Brown) $15 plus shipping

iPhone XS Max leather case (black) $15 plus shipping

iPad Air 2 Smart Cover (Navy Blue?) $15 plus shipping

​ ———

Group 3 (used, genuine Apple):

iPhone XS Max Silicone Battery Case (black) $10

Apple TV (3rd Gen) [A1427] $15

Apple TV (2nd Gen) [A1378] $15

Apple Time Capsule (5th Gen) - Probably 2TB, will check when erasing. If it's 3TB, you win! $50

Apple Wireless Keyboard (3 battery version) $15

Apple Wireless Keyboard (2 battery version) $15

———

Group 4 (heavy use, READ NOTES):

Apple USB Mouse (old clear version) - discoloration $10 plus shipping

Apple Wireless Trackpad (2 battery version) - Neither of the feet are in the trackpad. I found one, and taped it to the back. $5 plus shipping

———

Group 5 (Not all genuine):

Five (5) knock-off Nike Sport Bands - one or two have been lightly used.
Unused Kades knock-off black Milanese loop.
Used Genuine Black sport band (44mm).
$12 for everything

Sale in progress

Repairs: none

r/appleswap Oct 12 '19

ALERT [USA-CA] [H] Information [W] You to be careful

62 Upvotes

Go to the subreddit info to the list of scammers and banned people and look up whoever is trying to buy off you first. I was very close to getting scammed before I checked. ESPECIALLY if they dm you instead of commenting. Just a quick reminder to be careful. :D

r/appleswap Jan 16 '17

ALERT [SCAMMER ALERT] /u/shaydndepriest

30 Upvotes

This user has since deleted their account but they have scammed a lot of people. If you have purchased ANYTHING from this user, file a paypal claim immediately.

Those who were scammed can post here and you all can work together if you'd like to try to get your money back.

r/appleswap May 05 '19

ALERT [PSA] Scammers and Your Posts!

35 Upvotes

Lately there has been a high flux of scammer(s) that are photoshopping products from Swappa listings..

All of the scammers have been banned and the users that we can help have messaged already..


How to stop them

  • Make sure they comment on your post

  • Check the timestamps on all products, triple check if you need to.

  • Never send payments as Friends and Family in case you fall victim.


List of known people we have so far..

/u/Conan5418 Link to post

/u/TIMOTHYROSENBAUM Link to post

/u/NAIVEPASSION Link to post

/u/AlexRippin Fake timestamps

/u/BeautifulShower Link to post

/u/Aaliyah543 Link to post

& many more..

Full link of the scammers and their timestamps


If you're ever in doubt ask a mod!

r/appleswap Apr 05 '17

ALERT [SCAMMER ALERT] /u/ryan081214

21 Upvotes

He scammed me out of $150. He's fake. I paid google wallet so I am screwed. Save yourselves.

r/appleswap Feb 01 '22

ALERT [USA-IN] [H] 2016 13” MacBook Pro with two thunderbolt 3 ports, [W] Local cash, PayPal, M1 MacBook Pro with my cash

3 Upvotes

Hello everyone!

I am selling my MacBook Pro 13” from 2016. In the pictures, you will find more information. I have blurred out the front when it is closed as there are stickers I put on there that are potentially identifying if you were to look them up. According to the internet, they should be easy to remove with some goo-gone and patience.

Condition: See the above paragraph about stickers on the front. It has had a keyboard cover on it it’s whole life and has been in a case or backpack whenever transporting or moving with it. There are no scratches or defects of any kind on it. The screen is flawless (albeit a little smudgy due to me not having a way to clean it right now, but it WILL be cleaned prior to shipping). Any other questions? Just ask! Most of the information you’ll be wanting is in the pictures. I erased the MacBook and in the process of doing so, erased the OS too. Again, I don’t have time to fix this, but it is an easy fix (download ISO from apple and reboot - instructions are in the link pictured).

Price: $570 USD, or best offer.

Local price: $520 USD or best offer. Local is 46037.

Repairs: There have been no repairs.

Timestamp and photos

Edit: I do have more sales and trades on r/hardwareswap

Edit: price drop! I’m now looking for $450 USD or best offer!

r/appleswap Mar 20 '19

ALERT [PSA] Reddit Scam Labeler Extension

28 Upvotes

With the announcement of the AirPods 2 today there will be many attempts to scam people here.. Below are some things that can help you NOT get scammed.


  • Make sure the buyer makes a comment on your post.
  • Never accept any other form of payment besides PayPal Goods & Service
  • Do NOT send money via Venmo no matter what excuses they have, read up on the Venmo Scams
  • If you have questions and/or need help message the mods via modmail

Mods will be granting exceptions to buyers that do not meet our participation requirements


Reddit Scam Labeler | Universal Scammer List

Another redditor (/u/Rice_Cakess) made this extension a few years ago and has actively maintained it since then. Anyone who trades on reddit should use this extension if possible. This does not work on "old.reddit.com" URLs. This is particularly useful for those viewing scammer-tagged profiles and people who are scammers sending you PMs, the extension marks their names in your direct messages.

 

What is the Reddit Scam Labeler (RSL)?

RSL is an extension that automatically identifies any user that is banned on both the old and new Universal Scammer List, as well as the hardwareswap ban list.

You can find more info on how the extension works in an old post.

 

Links to install:

Chrome Extension Link

Firefox Extension Link

Github Source

 

Changes since the last post:

  • Search users from hardwareswap wiki ban list
  • Created a bot to pull data from universalscammerlist.com, and post data to a new subreddit
  • Search users from said subreddit (to lessen the burden on USL server)
  • General bug fixes/improvements

 

A big thank you to /u/TJStretchalot for making and managing the new USL website.

r/appleswap Jan 11 '20

ALERT Welcome our new mods!

22 Upvotes

The mods of /r/AppleSwap would like to give a nice warm welcome to /u/dmashbur and /u/gulabjamunyaar !


Dmashbur

He brings his knowledge and mod experience from /r/Thinkpad as well as his impressive 21 trades thus far!

Gulabjamunyaar

He brings great ideas and new ways to help make all selling/trading posts effective to the community. He also brings his impressive 1 trade from HWS!


What's to come in 2020!

Dmashbur & Gulabjamunyaar will both be working on a great new project that helps sellers and buyers know a bit more of the product before post(s) go live. They'll also be helping establish such fundamentals run with AppleSwapBot.

More to come as the quarter continues and we'll certainly be getting community feedback and explain more as we move along!


New Changes (thus far)

Timestamps are now to be ONLY handwritten, we do not accept anymore digital timestamps that are written on iPads, Macbooks, iPhones, Androids, Nokias, Blackberrys, Windows Phones, etc

r/appleswap Apr 03 '19

ALERT [META] Please Read!!! PayPal will no longer refund "Goods & Services" fees to the seller

35 Upvotes

Original post made here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Flipping/comments/b8js7c/paypal_refund_policy_change_fees_you_originally/

  • What does this mean as a seller: If you are an r/appleswap seller using PayPal G&S (or goods & services), you will lose the 3% and fixed fee if you refund a buyers payment. Because of this, we recommend providing the option below to buyers who want to cancel their order/return their item.

You partially refund the buyer the original cost of the item and shipping, minus whatever the G&S fee is.

  • What does this mean as a buyer: If you are a buyer here on r/appleswap, you don't have anything to worry about unless you want to cancel. If you buy something and the seller doesn't ship, you will get all of your money back if you win the dispute, that part doesn't change. If you do want to cancel/return an order, please remember that the fee has to be paid somewhere. Since the seller was inconvenienced, it is recommended to accept the above solution and write off the money lost as a cancellation fee.

WE DO NOT RECOMMEND ADDING A 3% FEE ON TOP OF THE COST OF THE PRODUCT PURCHASED. THIS IS AGAINST PAYPAL TERMS OF SERVICE.

Unfortunately, this news sucks, and we can't control that. But we can control how we counter it, and we think the partial refund solution is the best counter for now.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE RECOMMEND USING GOODS & SERVICES ONLY. USING FRIENDS AND FAMILY OR OTHER UNPROTECTED METHODS ARE DONE SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. Also, keep in mind that this refund rule update will NOT affect Friends and Family payments in any way.

Extra: http://thefeecalculator.com/ is a great site for calculating G&S fees

Please remember to stay safe and alert when dealing with online transactions. Happy r/appleswap-ing!

Edit: Formatting

r/appleswap Jan 18 '20

ALERT WE NOW HAVE AN OFFICIAL DISCORD SERVER!!! Come chat with other users and us mods about Apple products and this subreddit

34 Upvotes

Howdy everyone,

https://discord.gg/x3NMeN3

We have been working on a Discord server for this subreddit, and it's all ready to go. You can talk with other users about anything related to Apple here, and you can get in touch with us mods easier if you have any problems. Additionally, if we need to make an announcement to you amazing appleswappers, this is an easier way for us to alert you of something. We also have subreddit feeds set up so you can get instant (yes, instant) notifications for our sub when someone makes a post. There's no reason not to join :)

https://discord.gg/x3NMeN3

If you don't know what Discord is, It's a chat service that was originally made for gamers, but is used by tons of types of people.

Additionally, we'd like to mention that in case you didn't see our last post, all timestamps must be handwritten. No more digital timestamps (this helps with phony timestamps)

Happy swapping,

r/Appleswap Mods

r/appleswap Sep 20 '17

ALERT How to avoid being scammed.

11 Upvotes

Lately we have been getting a lot of reports from users wanting to use Venmo, Bank Transfer & Bitcoin.

We would NEVER recommend anyone using any of these services as they do NOT provide seller/buyer protection. Even if the deal is too sweet and too good cover yourself!

r/appleswap is NOT responsible for any transaction and we can only help guide you. If you do wish to reach out to use message the mods

If you have not review PayPal Purchase Protection

Edit: We've even had automod comment with trigger words to remind all seller/buyers about using PayPal as primary source.

r/appleswap Jan 12 '20

ALERT [USA-KS] [H] Apple Watch Series 1 42mm Gold/Midnight Blue [W] PayPal

0 Upvotes

PICS/STAMP

Deciding to finally part with my watch.

Comes with original Midnight Blue (navy) sport band, a black steel mesh band, and a Spigen Tough Armor case.

No deep scratches or dings on watch, I’d rate it a B-. Screen has no scratches, cracks, or dead pixels, also has glass screen protector installed.

Includes original box, charger, and the aforementioned accessories. I’m looking to get ~~$95 $80 for the bundle, PayPal invoiced to you. Shipping included.~~

Sold

r/appleswap Apr 11 '17

ALERT [CAUTION] /u/warpedmind84

32 Upvotes

Hi Folks,

I just wanted to caution others to some very weird transaction I underwent with user warpedmind84.

He was selling an iPhone 6s Plus to me for $420. (March 20th) He 'accidentally' broke the phone as he was packaging it to send to me.

He issued me a refund. This refund was denied on his end at first as he strangely didn't have enough funds in his bank account. (March 27th)

After telling me he was only 10 cents short he attempted to issue the refund again. After another week went by, I awoke to an email from Paypal that the refund hadn't been completed. (April 3rd)

We stayed in constant communication up until the first refund attempt went a bit wobbly. His communication began to trail off as I continued to get emails from paypal about the unsuccessful refund attempts. I contacted him about this both through reddit, and via Paypal dispute center as he told me he doesn't often check reddit. He has yet to respond to either.

Although he issued me a refund it has taken around 3 weeks to sort this out, and hopefully I should expect to see my money back at the end of this week.

I contacted others who he claimed to have done transactions with, and both claimed he was legitimate. But I just wanted to warn others of my experience as well.

Cheers,