How (not) To Sell a Used Vision Pro

This was a lighting talk I gave at a taco, our Toronto area Cocoaheads meetup, on Nov 12, 2025

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1. Tim Mitra, Nov 12, 2025 How To Sell a Used Vision Pro Total Cost of Ownership for Early Adopters
2. Tim Mitra, Nov 12, 2025 How To Sell a Used Vision Pro Total Cost of Ownership for Early Adopters NOT ^
3. Selling your Vision Pro The Logistics • Apple does not currently o ff er trade-ins for the Vision Pro • Resale options remain limited for Canadians • US has Swappa, and a number of buyers for old gear • Orchard is great for iPhones, iPads and Android devices • Often more than “Apple Trade-In” • not doing AVP buy backs • FaceBook Marketplace - a hive of scum and villainy • eBay My Apple Vision Pro, Travel Case, spare battery and second Light Shield.
4. First on the Block With Vision Pro February 2024 Item USD CAD Availability Only in the US Optometrist Prescription $69.00 $95.00 AVP, Travel Case, AppleCare+ $4,726.00 $6,534.00 Zeiss Lenses $149.00 $206.00 Extra Accessories $475.00 $660.00 Travel $255.00 Canadian Duties $735.00 Total $8,485.00 • Includes NY Sales Tax • My fi rst 2 Vision Pro contracts covered the purchase
5. Packaging Dimensions and Weight • Original box dimensions: 
 15.325″ × 10.125″ × 7.75″ 
 (38.92 cm × 25.7 cm × 19.6 cm) • Box weight: 5.15 lbs (2.34 kg) • Vision Pro (with battery, charger, and cable): 2.7 lbs (1.25 kg) • Total packaged weight: 7.9 lbs (3.59 kg) • It’s safer in the original box The original box inside a small moving box
6. Shipping Estimates Estimate shipping from Toronto, ON to San Jose, CA • Canada Post Expedited Parcel™ $ 49.63 • Canada Post Xpresspost™ $79.89 • UPS Standard $43.24 • UPS Worldwide Expedited $135.70 • UPS Express Early $288.18 • Shipping without the original box • UPS Standard ~$ 30.23 • UPS Worldwide Expedited ~$ 90.13 • UPS Express Early ~$ 209.59
7. The Sale… • I reached out on socials • Found an eager buyer on Discord AVP group • We agreed on a price - $1,850 USD • Listed on eBay for $2060.00 USD • He made an o ff er, and I accepted • I packed it up and shipped it
8. Hold On Sparky! • “Thank you for being a loyal eBay user for 26 years!” • Bought a Newton in 2002 • Sold an Xserve in 2022, money on hold • Cost of sale $475.00!
9. Hold On Sparky! • “Thank you for being a loyal eBay user for 26 years!” • Bought a Newton in 2002 • Sold an Xserve in 2022, money on hold • Cost of sale $475.00!
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13. 🎉 Tariff: $535
14. The Apple Vision Pro has come back to me
15. About: Tim Mitra • iOS Dev - 15 years • visionOS Engineer - 2 years • visionOS SME at Kodeco • Ex Apple Evangelist, WWDR • MTJC podcast - 11 years • Spockcast podcast - 8 years • Kodeco author - 11 years • Tech writer/trainer - 25 years • lkn.bio/timmitra • @timmitra