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Is this a good deal for this iPhone?

IpadSC400

IpadSC400

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There is an iPhone 4 16GB for sale for $90 & I'm wondering if this is worth it:

Problems:
Does not fully power on, apple logo flashes over and over, and battery does not charge.

iPhone is white and in perfect condition besides this malfunction

It has a SIM card slot, and is 16GB.

I have offered $80. Would you buy this?

It has probably a software issue AND a battery issue...but IDK.

THNX
 
You don't know that it's a software issue or an underlying hardware issue.

Figure your worst case out of pocket cost including Apple Out of Warranty Service and decide if it's worth the risk.
 
deeddawg said:
You don't know that it's a software issue or an underlying hardware issue.

Figure your worst case out of pocket cost including Apple Out of Warranty Service and decide if it's worth the risk.
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Depends if it's been tampered with or not.
 
I can't find a working iPhone 4 anywhere for under 120 bucks? Where do you get them?


This iPhone looks like it was owned by an oblivious lady that didn't know much. She was very descriptive and she/he struck me as somebody who is not apple savvy. IMO, this is a screaming deal since all other iPhones are shattered aand are more than this one...
 
IpadSC400 said:
I can't find a working iPhone 4 anywhere for under 120 bucks? Where do you get them?


This iPhone looks like it was owned by an oblivious lady that didn't know much. She was very descriptive and she/he struck me as somebody who is not apple savvy. IMO, this is a screaming deal since all other iPhones are shattered aand are more than this one...
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I live in Fairbanks alsaka and craigslist is a buyers market here. You can get a mint 5 for $300 here.
 
Check for water damage before you buy it.

There was a point a few years ago when people would dump their "broken" iPhones (battery/software problems) for dirt cheap on CL and you could just restore it or swap it out at the Apple store.

Those days are long gone :(
 
617aircav said:
I live in Fairbanks alsaka and craigslist is a buyers market here. You can get a mint 5 for $300 here.
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OK< I probably didn't tell you guys, but this is on eBay. All of the info I provided was eBay only. But an iPhone 5 for 300 bucks? They were going for 500+ on eBay!!

AutoUnion39 said:
Check for water damage before you buy it.

There was a point a few years ago when people would dump their "broken" iPhones (battery/software problems) for dirt cheap on CL and you could just restore it or swap it out at the Apple store.

Those days are long gone :(
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Where should I look in the pictures for water damage?

madsci954 said:
If you're confident in your skills and have the parts on hand, I'd say go for it.
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Swapping the battery is cheesecake. I restore and sell iPod touches and as long as they have life, they should be good enough to try...IMO...:D
 
IpadSC400 said:
Where should I look in the pictures for water damage?
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The indicator is in the headphone jack and dock connector I think. check on Google. There should be an page from Apple that tells everyone where exactly to look.
 
sulpfiction said:
The fact that ur asking this question tells me u don't know too much about fixing phones. Don't waste the money.
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Even though I'm just starting, I have spent hours and hours fixing iDevices so I'm not completely ignorant. ANd besides, we all have to start somewhere, ya know?
And I knew about that water signal in the headphone jack, not kidding, I was just making sure.

CEmajr said:
Offer $50 for it and then take it to an Apple Store and pay $150 for the out of warranty replacement.
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He declined my offer of 80 after I bought it for 90 lol. :p
 
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I hope you can get it up and running. If not I'm sure you can make your money back by selling it to someone who wants the parts.
 
ucfgrad93 said:
I hope you can get it up and running. If not I'm sure you can make your money back by selling it to someone who wants the parts.
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I should be able to get it up and running well. Even if the battery is toast, that isn't to hard. iPods are harder and I do them...
 
in less than 20 minutes, the iPhone was fixed and works perfectly now. Definitely was worth it. Just needed a firmware restore. It is up and running.

hehe...:cool::cool:
 
I'd buy it then pay $149 for OOW replacement and have a "new" phone for $250 give or take. Sounds like a good idea to me.

Just saw your last post... good for you don't listen to all the negative nellies.
 
It was stuck on the Apple logo, and ever time, it's possible to get the phone/pod out of that mode. Every time. :cool:
 
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