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If you didn't want an iphone on at&t you could sign up for a new iphone on at&t, so 200 plus activation plus 1 month of service, then pay 175 to cancel it. it wouldnt be more than 500 dollars, and you could probably get the activation fee waived.
you forget about the people who can not pass a credit check although they have the money for a handset, and also the people who want the handset but don't want to have a contract at the moment... 2 seconds of rational thinking would have throught that!!!
ebay not a good place to buy hot items like iphone 3g
Seriously the most anyone should pay for a 16GB iphone 3g is $700 (that's the retail no comittment price) whenever ATT decides to sell.
Some ebay people make fake accounts and have their friend bid up the final price hoping to get higher prices.
Last and not least, let's not forget our Europe counterparts bidding on the Apple iPhone with their stronger Euro's. A 800 dollar iphone is about 500 euro which for a no contract phone is a decent deal and u know they will unlock it very soon.
I sold one of my white iphone 16GB for $700 on craigslist yesterday. That's a fair price (my wife didn't like the iphone and went back to a blackberry). I gave her the $380 profit to go shopping. There are some idiots still trying to sell on craigslist for 850/900. They keep relisting them over and over again but nobody is going to pay for those prices.
Seriously the most anyone should pay for a 16GB iphone 3g is $700 (that's the retail no comittment price) whenever ATT decides to sell.
Some ebay people make fake accounts and have their friend bid up the final price hoping to get higher prices.
Last and not least, let's not forget our Europe counterparts bidding on the Apple iPhone with their stronger Euro's. A 800 dollar iphone is about 500 euro which for a no contract phone is a decent deal and u know they will unlock it very soon.
I sold one of my white iphone 16GB for $700 on craigslist yesterday. That's a fair price (my wife didn't like the iphone and went back to a blackberry). I gave her the $380 profit to go shopping. There are some idiots still trying to sell on craigslist for 850/900. They keep relisting them over and over again but nobody is going to pay for those prices.
I sold my unlocked Tilt on ebay and then used the money to get a 3G. Since I wasn't upgrade eligible, it cost $540 WITH a two year contract. If spending that much, what's the big deal with spending a couple hundred more to NOT have a contract. On second thought, I think it's potentially worth it and almost wish I went that route.
can someone who bought an iphone on ebay go to any apple store in the U,S with the original receipt in hand and exchange it for a new one, in case that there is something wrong with the phone within the first year of warranty even he is not the guy who bought it personally and signed the 2 years contract?
Not really, you will need to activate your replacement iPhone from the Apple Store when you get the replacement.
I agree that the majority of the buyers bidding up the prices on eBay are from overseas, from places where they don't sell them yet or are priced more than the USA. If you look at the listings, some say " Will Ship Worldwide!", "Worldwide Shipping" or "International Shipping".
I believe Apple and AT&T cannot account for a large number of 1st gen iPhones that were sold and are not signed up with AT&T for cell service.