Other What is the cheapest way to buy a new iPhone?

[Guitarmaster]

Over the years I have become more thrifty and have stopped paying full price for things that I want. For example, all of the Homepods I own are used, and I bought my iPad 12.9” and Apple Watch on Amazon for a considerable discount.

However, I really want an iPhone 11 Pro Max as I currently have an iPhone 6 and I want to upgrade, yet it doesn’t seem to be really any deals and I if I buy used it is hard to discern what is actually a good deal.

Apparently Swappa, has a mint used iPhone pro max for $879 AT&T? I don’t know if this is a good deal or not.

Any advice?

 

[AustinIllini]

Sounds like a decent Swappa deal.

 

[44267547]

Over the years I have become more thrifty and have stopped paying full price for things that I want. For example, all of the Homepods I own are used, and I bought my iPad 12.9” and Apple Watch on Amazon for a considerable discount.

However, I really want an iPhone 11 Pro Max as I currently have an iPhone 6 and I want to upgrade, yet it doesn’t seem to be really any deals and I if I buy used it is hard to discern what is actually a good deal.

Apparently Swappa, has a mint used iPhone pro max for $879 AT&T? I don’t know if this is a good deal or not.

Any advice?

Have you compared Swappas offering to any other outlets in terms of that price point being offered? I wouldn’t look just at the price point, but in terms of Swappa probably being the most ‘reliable’ tech site you can purchase an iPhone from, which I personally would venture away from eBay.

 

[Freakonomics101]

Have you compared Swappas offering to any other outlets in terms of that price point being offered? I wouldn’t look just at the price point, but in terms of Swappa probably being the most ‘reliable’ tech site you can purchase an iPhone from, which I personally would venture away from eBay.

I also give a +1 to Swappa. eBay... not very reliable. You never know what you’ll receive.

 

[pbonitati]

Swappa is certainly worth a try. I've also had good luck with Apple refurbished. They have X and XS available and are brand new condition with 1 year warranty at a heavy discount. X is 599 right now

 

[now i see it]

I'd never buy a brand new iPhone and never have. The most economical way to live the iPhone life is to:

1. Never buy the current year's model
2. Never buy brand new
3. Never buy directly from Apple

Buy Refurbished
Buy Mint condition on Swappa
Have a relative who gives away old phones

 

[MisterAndrew]

That sounds like a good deal if it's 256GB or more storage. So keep an eye out for the larger storage models because you can often get one for around the price of a 64GB model. People here seem to recommend Swappa as a pretty good place to buy an iPhone. I suggest to stay away from eBay. There are a lot of stolen/lost/unpaid phones on there.

 

[ilikewhey]

The deals on marketplace here has some of the best price I seen, if ur patient and not ina rush, you can score some really good deals

 

[44267547]

The deals on marketplace here has some of the best price I seen, if ur patient and not ina rush, you can score some really good deals

I second this. And there’s some really reputable members they have ‘long-term standing’ relationships on Macrumors that are very credible. To me, I’d rather pay a little bit more in terms of dealing with an honest member selling a device versus some random digital stranger off of eBay/Swappa that is a higher risk of the product not being ‘as described’, Poor communication, etc.