"Seems a bit sus, but I'll try it anyway" *sells you a stolen Macbook Air*

@bobothn

16 күн бұрын

Not necessarily stolen its not uncommon for a school to sell a bunch of used equipment to a recycler and forget to remove a few of them from DEP. You have to remember how poorly funded some schools IT are. And if your disposing of 2000 laptops its easy to miss a few.

@me6057

16 күн бұрын

@@bobothnyup my school did this back in 2014s

@ItzSlushie

16 күн бұрын

@@bobothn I work at an electronic recycler can confirm most of the computers we get still have bitlocker and or icloud still locked on the devices.

@bobothn

16 күн бұрын

@@ItzSlushie We donated ~400 iPhones to a recyler charity a few years back. After having removed them all from DEP and some how missed ~20 of them. They asked us kindly and sent over the serials so we could release the rest. I work for a non profit its hard to have the time to not miss things but I don't want the phones to go to a land fill because we missed a few items.

@ArtilleryHamster

16 күн бұрын

Yeah, not an uncommon thing, I buy used computers/laptops from a nearby university on auction and refurbish them turn them into chromebooks and like emulator machines for cheap. Not unlikely places like this and plug tech are the reason I can never get my hands on apple products.

Just selling stuff without bothering removing/unlinking the accounts from the devices is borderline criminal. Also having prices borderline more expensive than other marketplaces or even actual stores makes me think like they pick stuff from various sellers online (ebay/facebook or whatever) and just sell them with a small bump in price for a profit. In general this screams scam where they target random people surfing TikTok or whatever that think the Macbook they are buying for $300 is the same as the one Apple sells for $1000.

@CaseyDplays

16 күн бұрын

This is a HUGE issue with managed Apple devices. The companies wipe the device and sell it but forget to remove the remote management, whoever gets the device doesn't know it's a managed device unless they try to set up a new user. So resellers open it up turn it and see it's ready (supposedly) for a new user and then sell it. Then the person who bought it gets stuck with a brick because they don't have any way to remove it from a managed device system. The ONLY way to remove it is for the original owners that managed the device to go into their accounts and remove it as a managed device. As you can guess, most school IT and office IT departments aren't going to bother helping you with that. Especially since they can't confirm you bought it legit and aren't just trying to unlock one of their many computers to resell. They can't know if that one has been sold or not. Officially, they are supposed to remove any device they sell from their managed account before selling them, but they don't think of that when they wipe them.

@kafaliev

16 күн бұрын

But at least you can tip them

@WKelly42

15 күн бұрын

​@@CaseyDplays most school disttricts have to keep a log of what they surplus and what they sell, though - I know the one I work at keeps track for a year after it leaves our inventory. If you call to check, they should be able to check records by serial number and remove it from Apple School Management and their MDM.

@stevejobs1955

14 күн бұрын

@@CaseyDplayshowever, as a company they should be checking this

@chriswright8074

9 күн бұрын

Thats besides the point who tf in there right mind said its a good idea to link an account to headphones

Even the pawn shop cleans the headphones before they sell them.

@ShockingPikachu

15 күн бұрын

Or at the very least gets new earpads

@dylanlindsay1993

12 күн бұрын

my local pawnshop dont clean the earbuds... i bought samsung buds from them and i had to clean them with alchohol wipes.. and the airpods they had were really gross so gross that i buy the samsung ones...

@AngryApple

10 күн бұрын

who tf buys used earbuds?​@@dylanlindsay1993

@kozekistudio

7 күн бұрын

or cashies

310 for a 9th gen iPad? What the fuck, Walmart has these fuckers brand new all day for 230

@MrCrucifer

15 күн бұрын

I mean, yeah if you buy it from a carrier they're about $460 w/cellular but they always are like $10 after promos 😅

@DrakeDaraitis

13 күн бұрын

@@MrCruciferyeah I just got one 50% off with cellular

@douperkva1983

6 күн бұрын

Right I got one for my wife last Christmas for 200 from Walmart

Oofff...not only they didn't check the returned Mac Air if it's locked to school system but they've also gave you Type C cabel with iPhone 12....and they call themselves STRICTLY Apple? Yikes...

@Edgar.55

15 күн бұрын

Don’t forget to mention the AirPod max being called pro, dirty and paired to someone else’s account

@BenjaminHari

15 күн бұрын

@@Edgar.55 oh dang you're right, totally forgot about that one! Jeez what a fail...

@ZaeOSWS

12 күн бұрын

Type C cables are gonna replace the lightning cables in certain regions.

@Shitpostlargo

8 күн бұрын

@@ZaeOSWS the new ones not the old ones

@skela098

6 күн бұрын

@@ZaeOSWS Yeah in EU (already did), but not for iPhone 12 :)

I love how at least two of the items were likely stolen and sold to strictly apple.. and then they did not test it and sent them to austin.. excuse me, Mr. Luigi

@pokemonprimed

6 күн бұрын

Locked to Pasco or whatever doesn't mean stolen. Schools neglect to remove management from laptops all the time, ask anyone who deals in bulk laptops from schools or other institutions.

The whole "refund for store credit" thing is some bs already. It needs to go back to the original payment method even if that's minus a restocking fee. I've made an effort to not shop at stores that do that crap for years now.

@erebostd

12 күн бұрын

Fun fact: it’s illegal here im Europe. Item back, money back.

@nnctnlav

11 күн бұрын

In Brazil that's illegal too

@AngryApple

10 күн бұрын

only a us problem lol

@elsyvien

6 күн бұрын

highly illegal actually, in EU countries companies can get huge fines for it, because it basically is like not providing money back. While it's legal to give store credit but only as an option the user selects!!​@@erebostd

@TheMatrixInfinity

5 күн бұрын

Most people in the US don't know that their credit card protects them from all sorts of BS including only store credit. If you have the receipt they have to accept the return and refund for everything including shipping if the device isn't what they advertised.

You got lucky on the exchange. I got a Macbook Air from there for my son and it to was locked. Been trying for 3 weeks to get Strictly Apple to fix the problem but they have told me multiple times they can't do nothing about it. The company is just one big scam

@badiban

7 күн бұрын

Do a chargeback on your credit card, that is some BS

@nanananananananana00

6 күн бұрын

email them and tell them you’ll just dispute it through your bank, that’s a worse outcome than a return/exchange for them and has gotten the wheels turning for me a couple of times!

@thumbsarehandy.

3 күн бұрын

I would see if you can contact whoever it's locked/linked to, especially if there's still stuff on it like pictures that they might want. But yeah do a charge back with your credit card. Don't even tell them you're doing it, they deserve it.

@Drkbardockssj

Күн бұрын

You should have known this was a horrible company

@TEXASxDAGGER

Күн бұрын

Y’all need to report to the better business bureau.

Super huge legal issues selling a locked MacBook... That is extremely sus and I wouldn't ever buy from them.

@ThatOnionispog

16 күн бұрын

they have deals with schools and but loads of their used crap

@Josmersuero

14 күн бұрын

super not legal issues right there

@StanleyKubick1

12 күн бұрын

no legal issues at all. I worked for apple and they don't care about stolen devices. it's just more customers for them

@JavierPerez-xc6kg

11 күн бұрын

100% not a legal issue lol. We send thousands of apple devices back yearly to our vendors and we might miss a couple every now and than when we send this information to apple. Nothing a quick email or a call wont fix lol

@Boxersteavee

10 күн бұрын

​@@JavierPerez-xc6kgbut I've seen multiple people comment saying the same thing happened to them and strictly apple couldn't do anything about it. Didn't even take it back

A lot of people don't understand that when schools or companies recycle their devices, most of the time they don't do due diligence and properly wipe the devices and remove remote management. It could still be stolen, but probably not.

@sewpungyow5154

7 күн бұрын

It all looks very sus when peoples accounts aren't unlinked, everything is in garbage condition, and the customer service and return policies suck

"Hey guys! This is Luigi!" Luigi Pierre maybe--

@jsparrowthegamer7729

15 күн бұрын

I wonder if he's related to Mario Pierre lol

@DarkLatexKing

15 күн бұрын

@@jsparrowthegamer7729maybe he is :)

You should contact Pasco County School district about that MacBook. It obviously was not tested by Strictly Apple and could be stolen.

@Rainmotorsports

14 күн бұрын

As someone who deals with schools and e-waste it's pretty rare any of them unenroll, etc before throwing it in e-waste. Pasco County however may want to deal with their ecycler if this unit was ecycled and the vendor is improperly handling devices.

Austin... i mean Pierre Luigi endend doxing himself. Thanks Strictly Apple...

Damn....and NO REFUNDS....thanks for letting us know just how bad this sham of a company is Austin....I'm sorry your bank account had to take such a huge hit to do it though 😣

@Zywash

11 күн бұрын

It had refunds

@TheCreator919

5 күн бұрын

Chargeback go brrr

@constupatedtomuch

5 күн бұрын

@@Zywashin store credit only

for any of these "refurbished" tech sites, a return policy like that is an absolute deal breaker. basically stick to eBay or Amazon, maybe swappa.

This entire video is basically Austin getting excited then immediately followed by a “gotcha”. The checkout “tipping option”, the MacBook having remote management, the scratch on the iPhone 12, the fact that the AirPods Max was super dirty and owned by someone else

Dude the tip thing is soooo freakin outrageous!!! The pay for the work is the damn payment, why would you get a tip?? I guess if your already scamming someone might as well pile on! Lol great vid!

@joshuamerritt8897

15 күн бұрын

The tipping option was removed. I know the owner and he didn’t even know that it was on there to begin with. It was automatically put on there through the POS he uses

@ndwxxd

15 күн бұрын

@@joshuamerritt8897 what

@HerecomestheCalavera

14 күн бұрын

@@joshuamerritt8897 SURE it was

@ZaeOSWS

12 күн бұрын

@@joshuamerritt8897 liar lol, they’d add maybe a shipping protection fee but not a tip fee😂

@elsyvien

6 күн бұрын

Shopify probably added it automatically

Gamer's Nexus tech Jesus would have dug into that whole potentially stolen item supply chain, contacting that school system and the headphone owner.

@Andrew-ky8oc8cq4n

15 күн бұрын

@@trex8135 Good to know thanks for the response. I wonder why it wasn't wiped or released or whatever they do with locked Chromebooks.

@Garrettb214

15 күн бұрын

It's probably not stolen. Just wasn't removed from the school's MDM.

@PrograError

15 күн бұрын

@@Garrettb214 my guess it's supposed to be destroyed but you know what's what..

@tejasraman6913

15 күн бұрын

@@Garrettb214in my experience (volunteering at a small school to fix their botched IT and looking at public school district procedures) no one bothers to remove things from MDM

@wyterabitt2149

12 күн бұрын

He would do anything for attention that is true.

“This might be the worst refurbished store we’ve ever shopped on” 26:57 Dammm 💀

Seeing some Swedish text on that Mac Pro. That Mac Pro travelled far

@Humellski75

15 күн бұрын

Where?

@iChannelz88

15 күн бұрын

@@Humellski75 23:57 top left corner it says “Apparaten skall anslutas till jordat nätuttag”.

Based on that ad at the start, is the a DK Oldies spinoff?

@undefinedCat

16 күн бұрын

*ripoff not spinoff

@KontrolStyle

16 күн бұрын

welcome to youtube where people take ideas ans twist it. everyone, i mean even ltt is now doing it.

@killersniper7267

15 күн бұрын

​​@@KontrolStyle i get what ur saying but its not necessarily a youtube thing its more like a business thing and sadly it works most of the time. I also really wouldn't say linus tech tips i really doing anything bad because there are only so many ideas you can do when you base your channel on a singular subject

They make the Amazon Apple Refurb store look like White Glove Service

11:08 - Yeah. I was in a test class for my high school, where they wanted to test if iPads were useable as a laptop replacement, instead of giving students chromebooks. The contract we were given stated that we would be given ownership over it if we graduated from there. I had to go back to their IT department several times after I graduated to get it finally released from their system.

how can you tip when you havent even had the products yet, it seems dumb

The fact that I paid like a third of the cost of the "used" iphone 12 for a 12 from someone on marketplace a few weeks ago had me about ready to throw up when I saw the condition of what you got OMG, the phone I bought off a complete stranger has a healthier battery and a flawless screen...

Sometimes I feel like Austin needs a punching bag in the studio. Cuz I know i would spending so much money on “crappy” tech

@komidanohitouko

16 күн бұрын

@denki new mystery tech?

@ZerotheWanderer

15 күн бұрын

He is the punching bag

@jmcc524

15 күн бұрын

It’s called Matt

Who noticed that he was complaining about not being able to open the Mac Pro, while it was locked

I'm sticking with eBay.

@allRepublicansarepedos

8 күн бұрын

I'm sticking with eeBay. They send me holograms of Apple devices.

As someone who used to resell devices, typically "open box" is brand new however the box is quite literally opened. Meaning, the seals from apple on the box have been broken/open, but the device is new/never been used/never been activated.

@IlBiggo

14 күн бұрын

Yeah, this was more like "missing box". A showroom sample, and they didn't even try to locate the original package.

Thanks for editing Rio!!!

so i see a lot of comments about the "stolen: laptop, Its likely not stolen. A lot of schools donate their old tech to companies that recycles and resell tech. Sometimes they dont release them from remote management. I worked at a company who was in charge of checking and listing them on ebay. So its likely not stolen. they just didnt check if it was remote managed.

@joshuamerritt8897

15 күн бұрын

The is exactly it. I know the owner. This MacBook fell through the cracks

460 dollars for used AirPods Max?!? Just buy brand new ones. Legit scams.

@legendoflink5882

3 күн бұрын

And you can find nice used one for way cheaper in better marketplaces too

Hey guys, this is scam!

@xDarkmoonrising

14 күн бұрын

Yes but it's Austin Evans so we already know his scam 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I had to

A teacher I work with still uses her 15 Mac book air. It's a little slow now but still works

@IlBiggo

14 күн бұрын

Most people I know still use their 2010-2013 MB Pros. I just upgraded to a 2015 because I needed Monterey. 2016-2020 intel Macs really don't have any advantages over older ones.

"using it as a cocomelon delivery device" that's just......💀

love your content love when you do mystery tech, remember the eye humidifier💀💀💀 that was amazing. keep coming with the great content. this is how you know tipping is getting out of hand, when a website asks for a tip after selecting what you want to buy at a refurbished tech place💀💀💀

@brothermanbill_

16 күн бұрын

@IMAPRO9307 2 minutes ago love your content love when you do -> mastery tech

It’s a nice looking site, but behind scenes is just a pawnshop.

The lock buttons were in different postions between the SA one that didn't open and the one you had that did open... Look at 24:05 , you can see both buttons as the second one is opened.

@drbass9677

15 күн бұрын

the clip where he was trying to open it the mac pro was in unlocked position. he must have just locked it when filming the clip with the other machine.

Strictly Apple probably buys MacBooks in lots from school districts.

I like how the VO for strictly Apple is basically Austin‘s voice in a slightly higher pitch. It’s really funny at the beginning when they’re both talking and you can barely tell who’s who

@EvilTurkeySlices

15 күн бұрын

I can’t un-hear it now.

That’s actually pretty cool the Mac Pro was used to edit Daredevil

These videos are always entertaining

the fact they called the 2013 mac pro the "trash can" is just insane

@nNasosssV2

9 күн бұрын

To be fair it looks like one

they knew Luigi wasnt getting peach so they threw something sweet lmao

That piece of candy bought had Austin on the hook for days. They just needed one other thing to go right

So, the story they used for the tiktok story is not even their story, they copied a video from plug tech. It is a 1 to 1 replica of the original video that they recreated. The fact that they have to lie about sales says alot.

@joshuamerritt8897

15 күн бұрын

Nope, I know the owner and have been to his warehouse. Stop spewing nonsense the only one copying is plug tech who is using the name that Landon Mooney aka owner of strictly Apple has built. They’re outpaying them on google seo therefore becoming the first result when strictly Apple is searched

Austin’s reaction to pairing the AirPods Max(Pro) reminded me of Eric Cartman

Thank you for this wonderful video! I'm looking to make my own product reviews. I learned a lot watching this with over a page of notes. Be on the lookout on your recommended when i make it big!

This was the first time he actually got scammed

@KesorodaBlk

16 күн бұрын

Not exactly.

They put all this effort into starting a business then just refuse to use common sense for pricing and quality. What a waste.

@hidayatmusroni

16 күн бұрын

They probably don’t have any inventory lol, they just snatch something from the garbage or have someone steal them whenever there a new order

If it says its open box, I would be expecting retail packaging.

4:44 I just imagined Austin saying, "It's me" to the UPS driver with his glass shattering voice 😂

@bader51500

15 күн бұрын

By the way, has he hit puberty yet?

Unfortunately i have to do my homework

@sebas_69

16 күн бұрын

get to work bro 🫡

19:14 "and taste way better" lmaooo

your donut hat messed with my head a little and I was like.... wait what the f*** I'm watching?!! 19:02

best i can say is try washing the ear cups via dishwasher then use rubbing alcohol with cuetip to deal with the ear wax.

Man you look like my friend

@The_Maad_LaDD

16 күн бұрын

I am your friend

@Subject5600

16 күн бұрын

I am also your friend

@venemaatjesNL

16 күн бұрын

I wish i had friends😢

@GuitarNgames666

16 күн бұрын

@@venemaatjesNLi could be

@Voortex-vj6ex

16 күн бұрын

i am your best freind

I think they're just drop shipping from a chinese refurbisher

@killerhakie

15 күн бұрын

Is this even possible? But the MDM lock was from a US school

@liv6646

15 күн бұрын

@@killerhakie Those iphones and packaging looked quite similar to what those Chinese resellers use. Plus the grammatical errors.

@IEgOImkAwx

14 күн бұрын

@@killerhakie Don't underestimate Chinese companies' ability and know-how to get things extremely cheap. They are masterminds of doing it, then they sell it cheaper than anyone else in bulk. That goes for a lot of different products.

@JoelMcLaughlin

11 күн бұрын

No they are local to me and they don’t do that. They have a store front in Grove City, Ohio

10:52 I had the same issue with a 2015 MacBook Pro i bought through Walmart. Only way around it is to set it with w/o internet connection. Then after its setup connect to internet.

not me acting like a kid on Christmas when austin posts

I miss the old intro

They said that they don't offer returns and refunds on their ONLINE store

@unicodefox

16 күн бұрын

what other store do they have

@Bloxomatic

16 күн бұрын

Dumb

yo austin loveee your vidssss

“Who would poison Pierre Luigi??”

hello

What watch brand are you wearing Austin? Looks good!

25:50 - Graphics glitch is definitely an OpenCore problem (I use OpenCore a ton, working on the ultimate 2010 iMac build right now) because the graphics card might not have supported drivers so it uses "hacked" drivers. But kinda hilarious that it's SO BAD now, when it was a great Mac in 2013! 😂

ive been watching you for a while man and i just wanted to say that i appreciate you Mr. Evans

Austin mannn you had a bad day that day. You flipped the switch to locked on the mac pro

As someone who works in IT at a school, the only way to remove the managed setup from that device is to remove it from ASM, (Apple School Manager). To do that you would need the school district's IT department would need to remove it from their inventory.

Austin, the 2013 Mac Pro with 64GB RAM and 1TB SSD retailed for $8,099 when it came out

FINALLY, someone did a HONEST review. I keep searching, and I can't find a single one until now.

I have a 9th gen iPad and for less than the price of the Strictly Apple refurbed one, you can get a new iPad 9 with 256GB if you really want it on sale. Seeing those AirPods Max in that shape with that price was incredibly sad. Again, you can find new ones on sale for less than the price of the refurbed one. I never seen headphones that bad in shape and I daily headphones for half my life.

the funnest part, Back Market’s Fair option is almost always pretty much used condition. I usually buy good unless I can’t afford it, then I go with fair - Pixel 7 Pro came with negligible scratches in fair condition. it’s like it was fresh out of the box, almost.

In Australia google has to say if its in ad when you search it

10:40 that used to be my school district. Those havent been used in years. This is probably where they all ended up after we upgraded to Dell systems We started upgrading around 6-7 years ago and for the past 3 years I havent seen a single one

Try Backmarket and make a video on that . All iPhones from Se 1st gen to 15. Please. MacBook , iPad, Watch and other things.

@nNasosssV2

9 күн бұрын

I think he has already

I bypassed the school administrator screen by completely wiping the drive through terminal on my iMac Late 2009 that I got from the storage unit at work, but not sure if it’ll work in newer models

I didnt even know toxic waste was still a thing... I used to have those in school in the UK (20 years ago)

same thing happened to me when I bought a MacBook Pro off Craigslist. MDM was still activated. You can't ever unregister from their MDM DB. You pretty much HAVE to throw it away....

Those shelves are fully packed! Couldn't it? Be interesting to see how you fit that Destroyer in there. Ever thought of designing flight stands?

There are so many "companies" doing ish like this in ads aka shorts... Cause shorts are where so many random "youtubers" shove ads down our throats right next to youtubes new ads that show up every 2 shorts lmao

@ 2:17 It says no returns from 'online store'. Does that mean there is a retail outlet somewhere?

@leo13246

15 күн бұрын

Probably some registered adress only that is no😊t a store

The unboxed MacBook Air with school data raises concerns about Strictly Apple's device handling and data security. Failing to reset the AirPods Max is also concerning. Ideally, they should attempt to reunite the MacBook Air with the school. The unclear return policy with conflicting information adds to the red flags. These inconsistencies make me wary of doing business with Strictly Apple.

@kuebby

5 күн бұрын

The school system would have surplus'd the laptop, I'm sure they don't want it back.

14:06 funny story, I actually recovered an iPhone from the side of a freeway after it had been left on the roof of my car. I remember hearing a bump at some point on the freeway, and I thought it was a rock or something small and didn’t much of it, but later I get a call from the person who’s phone it was, and I check their location and it shows up in the middle of the freeway. I immediately connected the dots and let them know, I went and picked up the phone, which had thankfully been pushed onto the shoulder, next to a divider wall so I was able to pull off and grab it. It was an 11 pro max, we replaced the screen and it still worked. Enough to move data off it anyways lol, the back was destroyed.

I thought he was gonna say “spit on my mother’s grave” lmao.

We have iPads on our schools mdm and before selling or disposing we have to contact our supplier to remove the serials from MDM. It basically hits Apple for activation then gets redirected to our schools devices. Once removed they activate as normal.

What do you think about pot of duality? When it came out it was awesome but now I feel not being able to special summon nowadays would be a death sentence.

I've checked out watches on here a few times and could never pull the trigger.

question if you not signout from icloud on macbook this is brick or only on new models ?

Hey Austin, can we have a video thats basically a tier list for every website that sells refurbished products? I trust your channel a lot and I've been looking into buying a few Apple products but I dont know where to buy them from.

That apple pro circular computer really looks like the "Brooklyn" xbox hey? Seems like they took alot of design elements from it for the series X

I used to work in refurb hardware, those ratings are pretty okay, I mean that macbookair should have been an repair grade and deffo not on clearence. You normally check for factory settings before shipping, however if you do a couple of hundreds of products you slip up sometimes.

@alexanderprivate7233

2 сағат бұрын

Often you cant unlock apples if it is still locked after drive whipe attempts, my bet is they send the apple back to the original seller or cut their losses if the device was sold a long while ago

12:47 I bought two brand new iphone 12s, for a total of $150 each. No shady website, it was through a phone carrier, no subscription, pre paid. Checking a few carriers just now, a few of them are still selling them new for as low as $200

Really creative edting!

10:41 I have experienced this before. Good news is that it's easily fixable, and it's not ENTIRELY sketchy. So, Strictly Apple is a reseller of old computers from Pasco County Schools. I am typing this on an old 2013 iMac, that had the same thing with Chicago Public Schools. I bought it from a shop out in the Chicago Suburbs. I just had to call CPS, get in touch with their tech support, and they removed the Remote Management. Kind of a hassle, but it wasn't difficult.

I love this series !!!!

Can you not flash the MacOs on the Mac Book? I did years ago when I found one at a thrift store, of course it was much older 😅

I lived in Pasco County and those were the computers that the teachers used. My wife had once of those.

There’s a Pasco county in FL. They may want their MB back lol