The max people want to buy my phone is 375-400. Extending the contract to get a white one will run me 480 after taxes. I might as well wait for someone to put theirs up on craigslist and offer $100 cash haha.
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Any current iPhone 4 owners going white?
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I'm currently on AT&T and plan to switch to Verizon tomorrow to get locked into the unlimited data plan. I've got a buyer on Craigslist who is going to pay me enough for my iPhone 4 that it will cover my ETF and the cost for the new phone.
I think that I'm going to pick up the white version simply for the resale value down the road. I expect that you will be able to sell these at a premium seeing as how there will be a limited number available.
I think that I'm going to pick up the white version simply for the resale value down the road. I expect that you will be able to sell these at a premium seeing as how there will be a limited number available.
The white will also have a warranty that will go longer than those who bought their iPhone 4s when they first came out. Personally I don't want the white but that was just a thought for others reselling in the future.
Yep selling the black iPhone 4 to fund the white iPhone 4 here.
As I'm sure is the case for anyone who is doing the same - this is purely out of desire, there's no real logic in it. I've wanted the white from day 1 and I am willing to pay the difference between the sale price of the black and the retail price of the white.
Nevertheless, as someone who has sold quite a few iPhones on ebay I can tell you the white maintains its value better than the black (which will become relevant shortly before the Iphone 5 comes out).
Also, as is stated above, we will get a fresh 12 months warranty obvs when purchasing the white (which again will add value to the phone when it comes to the time to sell before the iP5 comes out).
As I'm sure is the case for anyone who is doing the same - this is purely out of desire, there's no real logic in it. I've wanted the white from day 1 and I am willing to pay the difference between the sale price of the black and the retail price of the white.
Nevertheless, as someone who has sold quite a few iPhones on ebay I can tell you the white maintains its value better than the black (which will become relevant shortly before the Iphone 5 comes out).
Also, as is stated above, we will get a fresh 12 months warranty obvs when purchasing the white (which again will add value to the phone when it comes to the time to sell before the iP5 comes out).
Really thinking about it. Would have to sell iPhone 4 first, but I'm not sure the extra cash purely for the white (as much as I want it) is worth it.
I see yours is/was Verizon. So you sold it on eBay or craigslists or what?
eBay yeah.
Wife is replacing her black iPhone 4.
Kid needs a phone (so she says, the wife not the kid) so we get a new line and the white iPhone at $199. Kid wants this Samsung AT&T phone that is $79 without a two year commitment. So we buy both phones, transfer new number to Samsung, wife's number to the white iphone, sell her black one on eBay and come out, probably with some extra cash to eat out. Not to shabby. AND.... adding the kid to the family plan on a "dumb" phone is $10 a month.
WIN. WIN. WIN.
Kid needs a phone (so she says, the wife not the kid) so we get a new line and the white iPhone at $199. Kid wants this Samsung AT&T phone that is $79 without a two year commitment.
So we buy both phones, transfer new number to Samsung, wife's number to the white iphone, sell her black one on eBay and come out, probably with some extra cash to eat out. Not to shabby. AND.... adding the kid to the family plan on a "dumb" phone is $10 a month.WIN. WIN. WIN.
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Just checked it out in the store and I'm not sure if I want it anymore. It seems to have a yellow tinge to it, rather than being pure white. Kind of bothers me.
Just checked it out in the store and I'm not sure if I want it anymore. It seems to have a yellow tinge to it, rather than being pure white. Kind of bothers me.
Thanks for the heads up. This is the exact reason I wanted to check the phone out in person prior to making a decision on if I wanted to purchase it or not.
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I figured it might be the lighting. I'm sitting in the mall trying to decide what to do.
Sodner said:
I figured it might be the lighting. I'm sitting in the mall trying to decide what to do.
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Does it look off-white or pure white in incandescent lighting?
alphaod said:Just pick one up an hour ago. I like it.
Does it look off-white or pure white in incandescent lighting?