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iPod touch iPod … sell or fix

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Francey123

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Sep 14, 2011
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Grandma here…
I have an iPod Touch 2nd Generation.
It stopped working.
Should I sell it for $60 or should I have it repaired for who knows what?
I used it for reading library books and Alert timing twice a day.
The iPod has no scratches on either front or back. The appearance is shiny new.
I received a Sony eReader as a gift to take it's place for reading library books and now have the non-working iPod sitting here. Any advice will be appreciated. Thank you. Francey123
 
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How much would it be to fix it,
Reallesricly there will be no more updates as the itouch 5 will come out soon
 
Repairing usually is more than $60 so my suggestion is sell it. If you do need a new one you can get a refurbished ipod touch 4g 8gb for less than $200.
 
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Grandma here…. I appreciate the replies.

That sounds like good advice.
Where should I advertise the iPod for $60 ?
I live in Knoxville, TN
Thanks.. Francey123
 
Francey123 said:
Grandma here…. I appreciate the replies.

That sounds like good advice.
Where should I advertise the iPod for $60 ?
I live in Knoxville, TN
Thanks.. Francey123
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Craigslist, if you are comfortable with doing that. If not ebay.
AdrianK said:
The 2G's received their last update around this time last year.
I ment to say that I was in a rush. Srry

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http://store.apple.com/us/product/FC540LL/A that is quite pricey, but it is like new, Allthough you could facetime your grandkids. (Video call)
on CL near me used itouch 3gen's fo for around 100$
 
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Grandma here…
I suppose I could have guessed $100… ??? maybe $75…???
$60 felt like a good price… I don't know what else to say. It doesn't work
for me. It doesn't operate. It's so shiny and new looking I can't throw it in the trash. It must be worth something to a skilled iPod fixer-upper. I paid a lot for the iPod. I have no idea what's wrong with it and like the good advice above, it's not worth the
price for me to have it repaired since I mostly used the iPod for reading books..and have been gifted with a Sony eReader… Would you like to suggest something different? Any helpful advice is certainly appreciated. Bye. FranceyS
 
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Grandma here…
Your Grandma doesn't know what she's missing. -smile-
Why don't you sit down with Grandma and show her how wonderful
computers are and how wonderful it is to read library books from a
small hand-held device. I'm sure there are millions of other uses,
but grandmother's needs are generally small..-smile-
Do Grandma a favor. You'll never regret it. Bye. FranceyS
 
Grandpa here,

Grandma, if you put your eBay up for parts on eBay, then you're going to get parts value for it. Most people don't bid high on broken 2G ipods, since they're not in demand, and most of the time, new parts can lower profits significantly.

The 8GB model sells for $10-$30 consistently, the 16GB $20-$30 and the 64GB $45-$66

The 64GB *might* sell for more, but keep in mind, the ipod 2g is no longer eligible for software updates, and is lowering in value. A 32GB ipod touch 4g only costs $199 refurbed on eBay, and the broken price is usually less than half that, so a 32GB 4th is like $40-$100 (and $100 might even have trouble selling).
 
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