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iPhone 4 Resale Price

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carebearsx3

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I'm a little concerned about my iPhone 4. Basically, I have three/four deep scratches on the back of it, near the Apple, and a couple of light scratches here and there, back and front. I consider this 'Okay Condition'. Now, come June 2011, how much should I be able to sell this off for (Jailbroken and Unlocked), including original accessories, minus the headphones, and with a Griffin Reveal Etch case?
Also, should I be concerned with the looks or am I being overprotective?
 
the resale value will drop just like the past phones.. once the new one is out, this will drop to what.. like $150?
 
carebearsx3 said:
I'm a little concerned about my iPhone 4. Basically, I have three/four deep scratches on the back of it, near the Apple, and a couple of light scratches here and there, back and front. I consider this 'Okay Condition'. Now, come June 2011, how much should I be able to sell this off for (Jailbroken and Unlocked), including original accessories, minus the headphones, and with a Griffin Reveal Etch case?
Also, should I be concerned with the looks or am I being overprotective?
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If you plan on selling it, then yes you should be concerned with the looks, but from your description it sounds pretty messed up already. And no, it won't drop to $150 right away, not even close. The 3GSs were selling for over 300 (jailbroken, unlocked) for quite a while after the ip4 came out.
 
I plan to sell it like a week after the new one comes out, so I'm kind of hoping for at least $450. Possible?
 
mrathee said:
the resale value will drop just like the past phones.. once the new one is out, this will drop to what.. like $150?
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Why would you make such claims you know nothing about? :rolleyes:

i got 375 for my 3GS 32GB just recently go figure
 
bobright said:
Why would you make such claims you know nothing about? :rolleyes:

i got 375 for my 3GS 32GB just recently go figure
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I got $360 for my 3G 8GB lol, and this was like 3 days before the new iP4 was coming out in Canada :D
 
Who the hell knows what an Iphone4 will sell for in 2011? It can sell for $150 or $1,000,000.00. Nobody really knows. just cause other phones did good we don't know what this one will do.
 
mrathee said:
the resale value will drop just like the past phones.. once the new one is out, this will drop to what.. like $150?
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You can barely get an iPhone 2g for that price let alone a previous gen. version iPhone. What are you smoking?:confused:j/k.


It amazes me on how much an iPhone can hold so much value especially when it is unlocked. You can get more for it even after a year versus a phone that just came out. To the OP, if you are looking to sell it like I do every year, it would be best to protect it as much as possible to get the most value out of it. Since it is now all glass put a couple screen protectors on it front and back. Preserve the glass as much as possible because that is the buyer most concern about.
 
esadb said:
I got $360 for my 3G 8GB lol, and this was like 3 days before the new iP4 was coming out in Canada :D
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that is flat out nuts. whoever bought that paid entirely too much.

iphone1105 said:
LOL umm my 3G SOLD FOR $200 and its barely iOS4 worthy! You know nothing sir...
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suade8880 said:
You can barely get an iPhone 2g for that price let alone a previous gen. version iPhone. What are you smoking?:confused:j/k.
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...iphone 2gs are going for 25-65 on ebay. (as of 15 seconds ago)

ebay right now has higher capacity 3gs at $160. whoever is selling an 8gb 3g and getting $360 is flat out lucky.

you can believe me or not, but looking at current "ending soon" bids on ebay has more weight than select examples of "i sold my 3 year old phone for the cost of a new iphone 4" imo.
 
This is why I always keep mine in a case.

I know, they're PRETTY! They're (whatever dudes call them).... yeah yeah...

If you wanna sell it and recoup the cost of buying the next generation?

Keep it in a case.

There. There's my advice.

To the OP, I say....

If you think you can conjure up enough of a problem to get a refurb from Apple? Try that. I figure that from now through September 30, you probably could get a replacement handset, no questions asked.

Then... keep it in a case.

Or at least put some protectors on the glass.

You should get a good price that way.

I just sold my 3GS (pristine condition) 16gb, white iPhone for 320 bucks. And that was last week... not the week before launch. I probably could've sold it for 500 bucks then.
 
koilvr said:
Who the hell knows what an Iphone4 will sell for in 2011? It can sell for $150 or $1,000,000.00. Nobody really knows. just cause other phones did good we don't know what this one will do.
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+1
i got 3gs couple weeks ago for 75 bucks. Just from someone i ran into at Mc Donalds. Never met or seen this person before. Unlocked and jail broken. Not stolen.
 
mrathee said:
that is flat out nuts. whoever bought that paid entirely too much.





...iphone 2gs are going for 25-65 on ebay. (as of 15 seconds ago)

ebay right now has higher capacity 3gs at $160. whoever is selling an 8gb 3g and getting $360 is flat out lucky.

you can believe me or not, but looking at current "ending soon" bids on ebay has more weight than select examples of "i sold my 3 year old phone for the cost of a new iphone 4" imo.
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i sold my 3g (not 3GS) 8gb for 180 a few days ago. the iphone 4 will be worth way more than 150 a month or two before the new phone comes out.
 
How much would a iPhone 4 32Gb jailbroken and unlocked with a bumper and all original accessories and box Go for right now?
 
I sold my 32GB 3GS in July this year for $500 cash. So I would figure around there, I hope to get at least that much for my iPhone 4 come next year.
 
Where in the world did you all sell your iphone? I don't like Ebay or craiglist.

IS THERE ANY OTHER OPTIONS?
 
hcho3 said:
Where in the world did you all sell your iphone? I don't like Ebay or craiglist.

IS THERE ANY OTHER OPTIONS?
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If your asking me? Because of the ridiculous high price. It was on Kijiji locally to a guy.

All i did was restore it, JB and unlock it. So he could use it with Bell.

Meet him at a Bell store, he tried out a simcard to make sure it works.. Then he handed me the $360.
 
Got $696 for my 32gig 3GS (J-Bkn) in mid-May on eBay. However you have to take into consideration the $75 in eBay, PayPal and shipping costs. Still not too bad.
 
TB07-NJ said:
Got $696 for my 32gig 3GS (J-Bkn) in mid-May on eBay. However you have to take into consideration the $75 in eBay, PayPal and shipping costs. Still not too bad.
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what kind of a loser would buy a second hand, locked, one year old iphone 3gs for 696$?? :D
 
I sold my 32gb white iphone 3gs in april for $798 dollars and it was UNLOCKED on ebay but i threw in a case that had a battery built in with it. Thats how I got my ipad 32gb wifi + 3g
 
mrathee said:
the resale value will drop just like the past phones.. once the new one is out, this will drop to what.. like $150?
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you're crazy i live in dallas and the 16GB 3G will still sell for 200 bucks no problem.... I'd say 400-500 bucks
 
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