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Apple Drops Device Trade-In Prices in the U.S.
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My state (apparently the state of confusion) did it this way: They totaled the invoice, and then took the exact value of the trade-in off the total. I saved on taxes (in a round about way), but the tax was still based on the 'grand total'. One iPhone, I had three things I traded-in, so it did help, but it was still on the grand total, not the taxable total. I thought it rather odd, but since sales tax is so low, it didn't matter so much. I still saved more than I would have without doing that. I traded another iPhone for the wife and she was happy (until lunch). Happy wife, seems impossible, doesn't it...
What kind of car is that?? Takes me half an hour, including a 15 minute break, to swap the battery in my car.
Possibly but it likely will also make people more desperate to get their hands on a new device and accept a lower trade in value. They know exactly what they're doing
So I am sorry if I have overlooked it but my attention span isn’t what it was due to having a terminal disease. Regardless what if you ordered your whole family new iPhones and Apple said like in my case I’d get $500 for 11 Pro Max and order was already placed back in October. Are they still honoring what you was originally offered? I’d hope so. Again, sorry for the question.
Well my iphone 11 was in immaculate shape (other than a few very fine scratches on the screen). Whoever is getting it is lucky.
Ohhhhhh yeah, that's who must have high balled my ebay sale twice. I looked at the buyer's address and it showed up at some small office with a bunch of cars out front in some tight urban neighborhood (New Jersey maybe?)
I did some research on the address of the buyer (because the buyer's names always changed), and some other people had drawn up red flags of buyer's names that had been caught scamming, and listed the address that was the same between all of them.
Naturally, that's when I gave up trying to ever sell on ebay again (unless it's an older iphone worth $100). I cancelled the orders, the first from non-payment because I asked them for details and they wouldn't pay because of my questions it seemed... and the second because I looked up their address and cancelled because I suspected fraud.
The other theory I had at the time was that the resellers on ebay wanted to protect their turf and so bid outrageous amounts to win the auction, and then just not pay, and thus locking you into Ebay's standard 14 (?) day waiting period to relist an item for non-payment. :/
Call Apple or email them or chat. Really! They will have the best answer for you. ?
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Locked in my $110 from Apple for my aging 7+ a few weeks ago. Only $10 difference for sure, but that $10 is better in my pocket than theirs…
Call Apple! (or email, or text)..... they really will have the best answer for you.
So in this case, I would look into selling on ebay or maybe swappa. I never had issues selling iphones for less than $100 online. The scammers don't want old tech, and you'll get genuine people looking for decent phones at that pricepoint. (That was my experience, anyways). I sold a 5s for ~$50, an SE for ~$100, a 5c for ~$100, another 5c for ~$100.
Also, if you have Craigslist or a local online selling board in your area you might have good luck selling to someone local in cash. I've sold two two phones on Craigslist. One was a 5s for $100, and the other was the iphone 7 (that I had gotten almost scammed twice on ebay) for $180 to a nice couple buying a phone for their daughter. Both times met in person at a grocery store so there were witnesses and I could check the bills for counterfeits at the register.
The last one I sold, most of the bidders wanted the IMEI number, and I refused to give it. I don't want that number cloned somewhere. I got a little less than I wanted, but it worked out. It was to an address in Iowa, as I remember, and I too googled the address. It had a bunch of different 'companies' listed there. I was disappointed, but had their oney, and they didn't make a claim against me. I hate ebay, and don't buy much of anything there anymore. I bought a turntable that was 'professionally cleaned', and the cleaner had to be the chicken that owned the feathers that were still on it! I got flamed and told 'You don't know who I am!', and pressed it with ebay, and paypal. I got all of the money back. She wanted the turntable back, and paid for its return. But I've been cheated so many times. Non-deliveries, 'I didn't get what I ordered', etc. Yeah, done with them. Even my current iPhone. Too many cheats, crooks...
Better to sell old iPhone somewhere else. Only benefit of trading with Apple is the ease.
I traded in my MacBook Pro 16" 2019 last week. Even it was in excellent condition except for a very small dent, the guy at the store said they would just throw out the components and recycle the case to make new machines. He assured me that they would not sell it to anybody else. Not sure if this is true.
Technically, yes.
But if you wanted to get rid of something quick, then Trade-in is the better/more convenient option.
I’ve been trying to sell an old MacBook Pro for over a month and have had only unreasonable requests and offers online.
Mind you, what Apple state for Trade-in was also unreasonable IMO xD
I can vouch for this to an extent. Just sent in an absolutely mint iPhone 8, they outright lied saying it had cracks and scratches. That said they only knocked $10 off the price so it was more of a way to skim some extra profit than really gouge.
I've not had a problem, but no guarantees I guess. Apple can do the same I think. Ditto Ebay customers. I know that I do when someone sends me a crap item pretending it's in very good state.
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