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How much did you get for your used watch?
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I traded my AW3 Nike+ for a $225 gift card at the Apple store. I got to keep the box with charger and band. They just wanted the body. Seemed like a good deal to me. I did a quick sold listings search on eBay and quite a few were under $200.
How does work I'm fine with the trade in program price. But I've heard the company they use for this is super shady. Can you do this in store and get the credit on the spot?
I only do mine in the Apple shop. They give you an Apple gift card, and then I used that towards the upgrades I did...
I did the same. Sold a SS 42 S2 for $282 a couple weeks prior to the announcement. It was a “new refurb” I got after an issue I’d had. So I sold it with 3 months of AppleCare remaining. Used a S0 I’d kept until my S4 arrived.
How in the heck did you get $56 for that? Apple GiveBack wanted a measly $25 for my 42mm S1 Apple Sport
maxback.com
maxback.com
Looks like they’re still offering the same quotes
Oh ok, gotcha. Yeah the trade ins - other than the Give Back - is much better. The $25 Apple was offering was basically just giving it away. The tax on the new watch was more than $25.
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And this is the predicament of trying to land a 44mm SS Silver (Which is extremely hard right now), it's really nice and I do plan on keeping it for more than 2 years. Resale on them are just sad.
I also have a S1 Black Stainless Steel - resale through Apple would ALSO be $25! That's just insulting. LITTLE bit better on other sites. But still not enough for me to give it back, the watch may be slow, but it keeps time, battery is still good, watch looks darn near mint condition. I rather keep it.
$250 for 42mm SG aluminum series 3 cellular sold on Craigslist. Buyer even waited until the Saturday after release of the 4. I priced it at $275 and got a lot of offers.
Sold my S0 42mm SS for $60 CAD on Kijiji. I incl knock-off milanese loop (which was in rough shape) and charger. Turns out the guy was from out of town here on business and forgot his charger for his S1... he said he tried everywhere local and could not find a charger... so he basically bought mine for the charger LOL..
I just sold mine back to Apple. It was a much better deal than selling it to another person. I got $250 for the watch. 25$ for applecare balance. And got to keep the strap (which I would have repurchased - $50) and the charger and cable. That's about $325. No one else was willing to buy at even less that price.
I tried to sell my S3 LTE (38, aluminum) locally for $300 (including a year of AppleCare+) but in a week got only lowball offers. So I took it into my local Apple Store last night and walked out with a $225 gift card. I should be getting another $25 gift card from Apple by email in a day or two, once they process my request to cancel the AppleCare.
I’d heard horror stories about the mail-in program so I felt much more comfortable just doing it in person in the store. I was happy with that experience.
I’d heard horror stories about the mail-in program so I felt much more comfortable just doing it in person in the store. I was happy with that experience.
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Probably because they have a much shorter expected lifespan than iPhones and iPads.
I don’t think that’s it. Remember, the watch is an accessory to the iPhone, and the Apple Watch as it stands right now, is upgraded annually, where the iPad (Pro) is not. Also, comparing the iPad to the Apple Watch, the iPad is more of a productivity/media tool, where the Apple Watch is an extension of communication and health from the iPhone. Users find different means for both products.
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