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Apple Promo Offers Up to $100 in Extra Trade-In Credit Toward New iPhone XR or XS

OldSchoolMacGuy said:
Ease of trade in. Some people don't want to deal with an independent buyer. People have been robbed through Craigslist. Some aren't aware they can. For many it's not worth the extra time required (I can tell you I get paid more per hour than the extra money I'd make going through a private sale, dealing with meeting up, the bargaining, etc).

There are a lot of reasons people choose not to bother.
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Understood, OldSchool.

I have never resold anything on eBay, or CraigList, or anywhere else.

But because of Apple's predatory pricing of the new MacMini I was considering to take look to Swappa.
It appears a more secure exchange venue.

But do not know. Opinion?
 
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OldSchoolMacGuy said:
Ease of trade in. Some people don't want to deal with an independent buyer. People have been robbed through Craigslist. Some aren't aware they can. For many it's not worth the extra time required (I can tell you I get paid more per hour than the extra money I'd make going through a private sale, dealing with meeting up, the bargaining, etc).

There are a lot of reasons people choose not to bother.
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Exactly. I used to sell on eBay, where I'd be concerned about wringing out every last dollar from the sale. This meant keeping the packaging and accessories in as good condition as possible, since buyers tend to pay more when those things are included.

Nowadays, the convenience of trading in at Apple is worth more than the money to me. I can walk into the Apple Store, hand them the phone out of my pocket, and walk off with a new phone and/or gift card. Plus I get to keep my 5w adapter, headphones, and lightning cable.
 
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archvile said:
Why would someone opt to do this instead of selling it via craigslist or swappa and getting much more money for it? This is akin to selling games to GameStop and getting peanuts when you can cut out the middleman and sell something for what it is actually worth.
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because dealing with Craigslist and OfferUp is a major pain in the neck between no show, low-ball offers, wanting to drive half the city to pick up, etc...
eBay has become a ***hole for sellers as there are way too many people trying to scam over Apple products....been there done that. Like someone already said, one hour of my time is worth more than $50 extra bucks and the pain associated with that. Cheers!!!!
 
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The day before the XS launch, I was offered £550 for my 64GB 8 Plus on sellmymobile. The next day I was offered £400. A couple of weeks ago this value was down to £330 which I thought was mostly down to a new generation of handset, and the 8 Plus design being seen as "old".

I have just checked and the value is now £405. Obviously people aren't interested in the XR at any great volume, and the XS & XS Max are just too expensive and people are looking at an "almost as good" alternative. I would like an XS Max, but the thought of selling my perfectly fine 8 Plus and paying an extra £700 just to have the latest and greatest makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. I will not be able to tell the performance difference between the 2 outwith of benchmarks, and yes the screen and FaceID are nice, but not an extra £700 nice! Apple has priced themselves out of me upgrading, and evidently many others.
 
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sentiblue said:
I just don't get it.... Apple and carriers keep offering $100 for the trade-in phones... but anybody can just sell their old phone on eBay for minimum double the price... Why do they even bother with something that's never going to work?

And I agree with Chrjy from above... doing this is actually a disrespect towards their customers.
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Apple is telling you that their premium phones don’t hold any value in the future. And that’s normal with electronics, except Apple kept this as a selling reason and undermines its own story :rolleyes:
 
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acblue94 said:
And the ugliest with those huge bezels, ugly antenna lines and cheap aluminum.
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I still have a 6 Plus and prefer it to the new glass bricks.

I don't see the lines or the aluminium with the case on but I would prefer that style even without the case. Each to their own.

Apple offered me £75 for mine which is about half of what I could get elsewhere. So, top dollar prices for new devices and rock bottom trade in prices.
 
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For the older phones, the trade in values are a bit better than selling yourself. i
Phone 6 Plus ain't getting $200 on ebay, especially after fees paid.
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netdudeuk said:
I still have a 6 Plus and prefer it to the new glass bricks.

I don't see the lines or the aluminium with the case on but I would prefer that style even without the case. Each to their own.

Apple offered me £75 for mine which is about half of what I could get elsewhere. So, top dollar prices for new devices and rock bottom trade in prices.
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Apple is offering $200 for a 6 Plus, which is more than going rate on ebay after fees.
 
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If this is part of the “Apple Give back program” through Brightstar, I’ll never use this program again. I recently initiated a trade in of my Apple Watch S3 when I upgraded to the Series 4. To make a long story short, my trade in was cancelled by Brightstar when I exchanged my S4 aluminum for a S4 SS. I had already shipped my S3 to Brightstar to receive my trade in value ($225) and since my trade in was cancelled, Brighstar was supposed to return my S3 Apple Watch back to me. They finally did return my S3 after several weeks and multiple phone calls with both Apple and Brightstar, without my watch band. I escalated the issue to Apple consumer relations and they sent me a watch band to replace the one Brightstar didn’t return. In the end I sold my S3 on eBay for the same price as my initial trade in value. Lesson learned.
 
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KeepCalmPeople said:
If you don't need to wring every last penny out of your old phone, and are leery of selling on sites where the buyer may complain and request a refund... that's why.
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When the difference between trading in to Apple and selling via third-party can be several hundred dollars, I don't see that as "wringing every last penny" out of your old phone, but actually getting what it's worth in value.

And when sites like Swappa have many, many levels of buyer (and seller) protection, that's no excuse anymore.
 
Next step will be to simply reduce the total price of the phone so that even people without trade-ins can take advantage.
 
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archvile said:
Why would someone opt to do this instead of selling it via craigslist or swappa and getting much more money for it? This is akin to selling games to GameStop and getting peanuts when you can cut out the middleman and sell something for what it is actually worth.
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There's risks with platforms like that, even for sellers.
 
OldSchoolMacGuy said:
Ease of trade in. Some people don't want to deal with an independent buyer. People have been robbed through Craigslist. Some aren't aware they can. For many it's not worth the extra time required (I can tell you I get paid more per hour than the extra money I'd make going through a private sale, dealing with meeting up, the bargaining, etc).

There are a lot of reasons people choose not to bother.
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Then use a site such as eBay so you don't have to worry about any of that.

Fact of the matter is selling 3rd party will get you much closer to the actual value of your phone (or anything in life, for that matter), instead of selling to/through a middleman, in this case Apple. It's just laziness under the shroud of convenience.
 
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WannaGoMac said:
For the older phones, the trade in values are a bit better than selling yourself. i
Phone 6 Plus ain't getting $200 on ebay, especially after fees paid.
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Apple is offering $200 for a 6 Plus, which is more than going rate on ebay after fees.
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Yes, I saw that and I guess that it is ok.

However, while £1=$1 when they're selling, £1<$1 when they're buying :rolleyes:
 
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netdudeuk said:
Yes, I saw that and I guess that it is ok.

However, while £1=$1 when they're selling, £1<$1 when they're buying :rolleyes:
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Well that does suck, but it's a business like any other. They price according to what they perceive the market will bear. :)
My suggestion has always been keep using the devices for as long as possible... they aren't much different for 2-3 years anyway.
 
WannaGoMac said:
Well that does suck, but it's a business like any other. They price according to what they perceive the market will bear. :)
My suggestion has always been keep using the devices for as long as possible... they aren't much different for 2-3 years anyway.
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Agreed. My 6 Plus is still very respectable besides those white screen moments as per the Samsung advert. I did actually buy an XS Max but returned it within a week. Yes, it is a great phone but, honestly, despite all the improvements over my three and a half year old phone, it just wasn't better enough to be worth it. I still keep looking at it in the Apple store though ;)
 
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Positioning the Xs and Xs Max at the high end was probably a clever move by Apple to squeze more money from the very affluent and tech crazy demographic.

But there is a big gap in Apples product line-up for customers who don't want to spend that much and prefer smaller phones like the Xs. Not even mentioning the fans of the SE form factor.

I wanted to buy the Xr despite the LCD screen and lack of 3D touch, but it is just to big and bulky for my taste. I want a phone that I can comfortably carry in my pants pocket.
 
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