Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Paying for a 16GB and getting a 64GB +$100 back

C

ChesneyHawkes

macrumors newbie
Original poster
Sep 21, 2012
24
3
So I'm in a country that isn't getting the 5s for a while. But I have a friend bringing me one from the US next week. It's a gold one which I wanted because I've had all the iPhones before in white and black, so it'll make a nice change.

However, I'm not really that bothered about the colour and the shops here are selling 16GB gold 5s' for more than a 64GB silver. They offered me a 64GB silver plus 100 bucks for my gold 5s.

I'm likely gonna take the deal as I'm more interested in the storage gains and possible resale value next year when the iPhone 6 comes out!

Just thought I'd share the crazyness when the shop made me this offer.
 
5s silver. I wouldn't take the 5 in silver. They also offered me a 32GB silver plus $180.
 
How much are they going to sell your gold version for? Might want to do some research. You may be able to buy their 64 and make more than $100 by selling it on your own.
 
Wow, what country are you in?
Almost sounds like its too good to be true.
To pay all that extra money over gold color paint and give up higher storage capacity and $100?
 
Last edited:
i would be careful as i bought a phone and later had become blacklisted due to default in payment or behind in bills just saying
 
longcoo817 said:
i would be careful as i bought a phone and later had become blacklisted due to default in payment or behind in bills just saying
Click to expand...

The retailer is in a mall with loads of them selling the phones at the same prices. I've had dealings with them before and no problems. They usually get the phones from Hong Kong which sells the unlocked full price phones. The prices fluctuate owing to supply and demand here. They really want gold to show off to other people. I'm just not that bothered about having a gold one, especially when I put it into my Lunatik Strike case.

Just checked the pricing for today and they offered me even more cash!

16GB Space Grey $860 Silver $935 Gold $1280
32GB Space Grey $935 Silver $1000 Gold $1405
64GB Space Grey $1015 Silver $1045 Gold $1560

You'd have to be an idiot to pay those prices but I have no problems extracting better value for myself.
 
well if you're concerned about resale value next year you're better off taking the 32gb + $180 because you won't get an extra hundred dollars for the 64gb.
 
I wonder how many of Apple's launch day sells in china were people buying for resell and export to late launch countries?
 
I still can't believe how much more expensive the gold's are going for. It's borderline ridiculous lol. Good on you OP, take that deal!! :D
 
Robster3 said:
People selling 5's were.
Click to expand...
They may have been asking for an extra two hundred dollars but anyone savvy wouldn't be willing to pay that.

I got my partner a white 32gb 5 last week for $360 dollars. There is no way I could find a 16gb for $260 dollars. There's a certain threshold, it's often a little different each cycle, but it tends to hover around the $300 dollar range that no apple product falls below until it's way beyond it's lifespan.

If you extend that out, no one wiling to sell any iPhone 5 for under $300 dollars, and then add the max memory to it (retail $200 surcharge) there is no way to sell a 64gb iPhone 5 for $500 dollars because then they're in range for a 5c and just a little ways from a 5s.

I only made that mistake once with a 64gb iPad. I'm not saying they don't sell for more but they sell less often than the less expensive options and it's extremely difficult to recoup close to the retail price paid. In his case, the $180 is so close to the retail price that I doubt he'd get better on an open market sell down the road.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back