Selling Iphone 5 dented how much will it knock off value?

gadget123 · Nov 6, 2012, 09:55 PM

I'm considering selling my iphone 5 and rebuying as Apple quoted £182 for a small dent on the corner..bit crazy.

I hate phone cases so unfortunately I just had a soft case, slipped and it's all chipped/dented. Works fine though.

Is it achievable to still get £450 for it?

stonyboys · Nov 6, 2012, 10:20 PM

Put it up for sale and see what you get? No one can really say for now because very few damaged phones have been put up for sale. But maybe the fact that they're still in high demand will mean someone will want it.

sviato · Nov 6, 2012, 10:46 PM

If it still works then why not continue using it

numberforty1 · Nov 6, 2012, 10:47 PM

thats a lot of money for a USED, and DENTED phone.
i wouldn't buy it. then again i don't buy used things.

Givmeabrek · Nov 6, 2012, 10:53 PM

You hate cases.

You hate dents.

That's odd. Most who hate cases don't mind a few dents.

You don't want to pay to replace the phone but think you can make money by selling a dented phone and buying a new one. Is that possible?

Does it make sense to keep selling a dented phone to buy a new one?

travis.hansen · Nov 6, 2012, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by gadget123

I'm considering selling my iphone 5 and rebuying as Apple quoted £182 for a small dent on the corner..bit crazy.

I hate phone cases so unfortunately I just had a soft case, slipped and it's all chipped/dented. Works fine though.

Is it achievable to still get £450 for it?

I bet you could get close to what it's worth brand new right now. I sold a 16Gb iPhone 5 16GB for $800 just the other day. They are hard to get a hold of so they are worth a lot even with a small dent.

InfinitiG · Nov 6, 2012, 11:32 PM

you are selling it over a dent?

bwhli · Nov 7, 2012, 12:27 AM

How big is the dent? In any case, you're ridiculous.

tymaster50 · Nov 7, 2012, 12:28 AM

whoever buys it is a damn fool.

Nov 6, 2012, 09:55 PM	#1
gadget123 macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: United Kingdom	Selling Iphone 5 dented how much will it knock off value? I'm considering selling my iphone 5 and rebuying as Apple quoted £182 for a small dent on the corner..bit crazy. I hate phone cases so unfortunately I just had a soft case, slipped and it's all chipped/dented. Works fine though. Is it achievable to still get £450 for it?
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InfinitiG macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2010	you are selling it over a dent? __________________ 2008 MB 5'1 2.0/8/500; iPhone 5
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Nov 6, 2012, 10:20 PM	#2
stonyboys macrumors regular Join Date: Oct 2012	Put it up for sale and see what you get? No one can really say for now because very few damaged phones have been put up for sale. But maybe the fact that they're still in high demand will mean someone will want it.
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Nov 6, 2012, 10:46 PM	#3
sviato macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Mississauga, Canada	If it still works then why not continue using it
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Nov 6, 2012, 10:47 PM	#4
numberforty1 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Canada	thats a lot of money for a USED, and DENTED phone. i wouldn't buy it. then again i don't buy used things.
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Nov 6, 2012, 10:53 PM	#5
Givmeabrek macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NY	You hate cases. You hate dents. That's odd. Most who hate cases don't mind a few dents. You don't want to pay to replace the phone but think you can make money by selling a dented phone and buying a new one. Is that possible? Does it make sense to keep selling a dented phone to buy a new one?
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Nov 7, 2012, 12:27 AM	#8
bwhli macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Boston, MA	How big is the dent? In any case, you're ridiculous.
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Nov 7, 2012, 12:28 AM	#9
tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	whoever buys it is a damn fool.
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