umm ok, not sure what story you read, but no mentions about 3rd world countries here...
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Apple Begins Training U.S. Retail Store Employees for Upcoming iPhone Trade-In Program
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umm ok, not sure what story you read, but no mentions about 3rd world countries here...
Gazelle offered me $210 for my 16GB iPhone 4s but only $220 for my 64GB. I might have to go eBay for that one
Gary
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They've got GREAT prices, but they're giving quotes for something that needs to be shipped in 5 days. I need my iPhone a few more weeks than that.
I'll be sure to check them after I order my 5s.
Gary
Gazelle is offering a deal to send in your phone by Octboer 15th if you lock in a price now. I've been checking the past few weeks waiting for this deal.
the old iPhones would be refurbished and sold in emerging markets, lowering the cost of entry in those countries
Not exactly. If you read the fine print this is done by an outside company. With apple's blessing and thus why they do it as an apple gift card (likely part of the terms for getting that blessing)
Rumor is that they are ditching that and doing it directly
It's not JUST a wait of 10 days. It's extra work to use the web site, package up the phone, hope it's not stolen in the mail, make sure the phone is wiped, move my personal data over....
It's the convenience of knowing that will all be done for me, and correctly.
It all depends on how much your time is worth. For an extreme example, would you think Donald Trump would 'save' $185 by doing this himself? No way! His time is worth much more than that! I'm no Donald Trump, but the $185 or so is still not worth it to me.
If this is true then maybe. We have no details about what models can be traded in. It might be only pre iPhone 5
but you will be paying full price for that 5s as price is set by your contract. And Apple will not necessarily be paying based on the full price of the unit but rather perhaps what you paid.
I don't think that is true anymore. That option disappeared for me shortly before they released AT&T Next, their new service that lets you upgrade yearly, for an additional monthly cost. My current only option per my plan, is paying full price for phones.
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Nice way for Apple to help their revenue and pad their numbers.
Not sure why someone would be all excited to trade in their 5 for a 5S when it is practically the exact same phone. Must not have much else to get excited about in life.
Nice way for Apple to help their revenue and pad their numbers.
Not sure why someone would be all excited to trade in their 5 for a 5S when it is practically the exact same phone. Must not have much else to get excited about in life.
I see. I considered this also belonging to the places "outside where one party can run away ..."
They also sell phones to be recycled, or for parts to places that utilize good working parts in old or broken phones.
It all depends on the age and condition of the device.
Ahh OK. In Spain they give you cash. It's also managed by an external company though.
You can generally get 10% off iPods if you try your luck at the right time. I did this at a London Apple store last Christmas when they attempted to price match a special offer with some iPod Nano's with John Lewis.
I would never give anything away for a 10% rebate, as this is the most common discount margin for retailers to give and still turn a profit.
Yeah, that is so great, I think I'll do that instead of getting $530 on ebay.
It's true for me...I have the option currently to do an early upgrade at a reduced discount.
There's an additional note when I check on my upgrade eligibility that states I'm not currently eligible for Next on the line. Maybe it has something to do with the timing of the last upgrade on the on line...
It was true for me as of last week.
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Just pointing out how much more they're offering versus gazelle and others.
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More like $400. The 64 GB might be closer to $530 on eBay, but not the 16. Unless you find a sucker.
I love this convenience! and would take $50 and a bowl of fresh fruit for a trade in on a new model, at least that's what I get when I trade in my BMW yearly. The salesmen are so nice and happy too, always pleased to see me.
I love convenience!
why do you think they won't do this in Canada? they might start this program in US but I expect it will eventually be expanded to other countries including Canada.
this is true but is mostly irrelevant. Most people will not know of/consider other options when offered to trade in their old phone while shopping for a new one. It takes some effort to sell stuff on CL or Ebay and by and large people will not bother even if the savings can be considerable. This worked for ages with used cars and it will work here too. It's quite amazing how much people are willing to pay for convenience (often because of ignorance of alternatives to be sure).
Apple is well aware of this as they have been selling RAM and hard drives at huge markups compared to independent retailers. So I expect they'll offer up to 200$ for old iphones and most people will take it.
Why would you beliieve the new iPhone will suddenly be more expensive than its always been, $199 on contract?
Why the odd comparison with the Note 3 in particular, suggesting that it's "sales" are somehow impressive?
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Nice way for Apple to help their revenue and pad their numbers.
Not sure why someone would be all excited to trade in their 5 for a 5S when it is practically the exact same phone. Must not have much else to get excited about in life.
Makes me think. If I trade in my iPhone to buy one, then apple sells mine across the planet...
Does that count as 2 iPhones sold?
Basically, they can skyrocket iPhones sales numbers with the potential double sale of each phone.