Does the Original Box Add Significant Value?

My personal opinion is forget about the box. Places like Best Buy and Target don't need it though. I think the charger alone adds $5 to what you get from them.

 

Ebayers appreciate the box. But it's not a deal breaker if you don't have it.

 

I like to keep my boxes so I have a good amount of apple boxes, always get the same amount as people selling with boxes

 

i would say yes, because anyone buying an original iphone now would be a collector,who will want the original box for future value. not someone who plans to use it. will you get more money for it? maybe not much more right now. I'm sure you will get some, maybe your 15 bucks back for gas. but yours will sell over one who does not have the original box.

 

I have the original box for my 4S, and inside is everything it came with, stickers manuals, cables, headphones, still wrapped in the factory wrap.

I had plenty of extra cables, headphones and chargers, so I didn't need to use the ones it came with.

Do I think it adds a lot of value? Not necessarily. It will make my phone more demanded, though, simply because it has the original box and all accessories factory wrapped...which could hike the price up a bit, depending on how I sell it. (if I sell it)

 

For eBay and Craigslist it definitely does. Adds to the illusion that the product is really "NEW-ish."

 

Want to sell it yet?

 

I'd assume anyone who wants an old iPhone and is going to pay good money is going to want the box.

I know when I sold my 4 and my 4s to amazon, the box and cables upped the "value" significantly.

 

For eBay and Craigslist it definitely does and collectors love boxes !

 

do people buy just the boxes? or not because the box #s wont match phone?

 

The condition of the iPhone is most important, but the box comes in a close second. A collector is looking for the whole experience and the box is definitely part of the character of the device -- especially since Apple became famous for their packaging.

 

I traded my iPhone 4 into Best Buy when upgrading. I only had the phone on me and was offered $150 so I took the trade. I would have to $12 more if I had included the USB cord and Charger, but felt those were worth keeping for that $12.

When I got home, I realized I still had the box so I looked it up on eBay and people were selling iPhone 4 boxes for $15-$30 so I put mine up for BIN $25 and someone bought it in less than two days.

So yes, they do have value, but if you sell everything as a set on eBay, you'll be able to fetch more as you have a complete set. It may be hit or miss depending on the current used market though.

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The person who bought mine on eBay said he bought his son a used iPhone 4 for christmas and wanted an original box to put it in to surprise him. So yes, there is some value to some.

Interesting story, however, I listed a friend's iPhone 4 box on eBay after selling mine and eBay rejected my listing saying I was listing against their policy as people may misunderstand me selling just a box and expect the iPhone as well. I haven't since tried to list again due to possible account suspension. It is odd because I only listed after seeing completed sales of the exact same thing and after successfully selling my own the week prior.

 

Agreed. I wouldn't worry about it.

 

Here in Silicon Valley, you can walk into any of the many surplus electronics "junk yards" and find many "first generation" something. I suppose 20 years from now you can get some serious money for it.

Right now, box not worth it, u'll selling it to an hobbyist, not a collector.

 

Yeah

This is sort of silly but I still have an old Amiga 1000 computer and the original box it came in.

For some people that's a big deal if they are a fanatic about the product.

I usually keep the boxes for the products for a while just in case I decide to sell down the road.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Commodore-A...tage_Computers_Mainframes&hash=item1c2bd1dd13

Not too silly.

 

Call me weird, but I will not buy it if no box...

 

Many pay more if the box is clean and smells nice.

 

Bingo