Tim Cook Says One-Third or More of Apple Store Visitors Now Using Trade-In Program

[DevNull0]

Well 1/3 of hundreds of millions of users means a nice windfall for Apple.

So you're agreeing that 1/3 of users are falling for a ripoff scheme and that is a windfall for Apple?

I'm sorry, I really don't know if you're agreeing with me here because it seems to contradict most of your other posts to admit Apple has done something bad for their users.
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Sure you want a pro setup, you’re paying $6 grand. Want a less than pro setup, bring your own stand. So yeah, it’s a $6 grand engineered package, the same way the spyder is an $800,000 package. But yeah, you can bring your own rims but then you probably won’t have a pro package

You're buying a $1000 monitor stand, and you're trying to respin it to pretend you're not.

The $800,000 spyder comes with rims -- no need for a spare set. The $5,000 iMonitor does not come with a stand.

 

[Abazigal]

You're buying a $1000 monitor stand, and you're trying to respin it to pretend you're not.

The $800,000 spyder comes with rims -- no need for a spare set. The $5,000 iMonitor does not come with a stand.

Do you agree that $6000 is a reasonable price to pay for the monitor or not? Never mind that the stand by itself costs $1000, do you see this as a compelling package for the people who would be in the market for such a product?

 

[I7guy]

So you're agreeing that 1/3 of users are falling for a ripoff scheme and that is a windfall for Apple?

I'm sorry, I really don't know if you're agreeing with me here because it seems to contradict most of your other posts to admit Apple has done something bad for their users.

Here's a pro tip: It's not your opinion or my opinion of the program that matters, it's Apple's opinion. But if your opinion is that a failure is defined as getting 1/3 of hundreds of millions of users to use a program, it's certainly within your right to sport an opinion like that.

But I guess an analogous type of program is trading in your car to the dealer. It's clearly a rip-off scheme and windfall for the dealer. I can see why Apple would want to do this and in the process, serve their customers.

You're buying a $1000 monitor stand, and you're trying to respin it to pretend you're not.

The $800,000 spyder comes with rims -- no need for a spare set. The $5,000 iMonitor does not come with a stand.

The monitor needs a stand and the $800,000 spyder needs rims. One needs to buy both a monitor with a stand and a car with rims.

 

[algopitlet]

They are giving me $200 for my 7plus, only if I could sell it on Clist for $300 without being robbed.

 

[collin_]

Just sell to reputable users? How do I do that? I don't get to pick who wins.

Yes, there is the "Buyer Requirements" page, but that's so limited it is useless.

I guess that would be a potential issue for auctions. I always sell my items with Buy It Now. The scam/bot accounts make offers but they never just straight up buy stuff because their whole scheme relies on "paying" you outside of the regular eBay/PayPal process.