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What should I do with my current iPhone... keep or sell?

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myosh

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I want to throw this out to the community. I'm going through my first iPhone upgrade as I am replacing my current iPhone (Original 8gb, 2G/EDGE) with the new iPhone 4. What I want to know is what should I do with my current iPhone?

I went through the process at Gazelle.com where they will give me $83 for my old phone which is better than me trying to sell it on eBay or Craigslist. But what I want to know is if I were to keep it, could I use it as a backup phone if I were to lose or damage the new one?

Let me know what you think because I want to explore all my options.
 
I just took my 3G off the market, waiting for the influx to die down since I have the funds to buy the cash outright. Got one bite for a new 3G 32Gb w/ box and accessories for 300 yeah right lol.
 
Thanks guys.

I think I will keep it but I need to find out how to cancel the Gazelle.com transaction.
 
Yep def keep it. My kids still use my 1st gen as an iPod touch for games and music. It would be a shame to sell it.
 
I'm faced with the same situation but with my first gen 8Gb iPod Touch, they will only sell for £20 on the recycle websites and no one bids for them on eBay and once I get my iPhone 4 it will just be retired to a draw some where so I'm thinking that its only £20 but its better then me finding it 4-5 years down the line and it been worthless.......
 
I'm wondering if i can still get about $200 for my 8gb 3G. I'd be happy with 150 too. I'm afraid to look on ebay.
 
Sweetbike40 said:
I'm wondering if i can still get about $200 for my 8gb 3G. I'd be happy with 150 too. I'm afraid to look on ebay.
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Gazelle is offering like $125 for an 8Gb 3G.

I am sure I could get $75 more - (more even as mine is jailbroken/unlocked?) but it is no hassle to use that service it seems, so I am giving them a try.

Anyone use them successfully or think that $125 for an unlocked 3G 8gb is not worth it?
 
In the same boat as well. I have a 32GB 3GS, and an 8GB 3G. Neither are selling for anything on EBay currently. Prudence suggests that the prices will go back up once the deluge of iPhones subsides.
So, hang on to your phone till this crush is over. Try again on EBay in August/September.
 
timdafweak said:
In the same boat as well. I have a 32GB 3GS, and an 8GB 3G. Neither are selling for anything on EBay currently. Prudence suggests that the prices will go back up once the deluge of iPhones subsides.
So, hang on to your phone till this crush is over. Try again on EBay in August/September.
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I thought about selling my 3GS ahead of time, but the thought of having to live with an ancient dumb phone for a few weeks killed me. So, I'm gonna hold onto mine for a month or two until the market clears and then sell it. I'm going to keep it J/B on 3.1.2 with the 5.11.07 baseband for now just to be safe and see if an unlock is made available for the official 4.0.
 
rusty2192 said:
I thought about selling my 3GS ahead of time, but the thought of having to live with an ancient dumb phone for a few weeks killed me. So, I'm gonna hold onto mine for a month or two until the market clears and then sell it. I'm going to keep it J/B on 3.1.2 with the 5.11.07 baseband for now just to be safe and see if an unlock is made available for the official 4.0.
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Having it jailbroken and unlocked is a big plus. People will definitely pay more. I put mines up for sale about 4 days ago and its already sold. There are a lot of 3gs out there for sale though so the wait could benefit you.
 
I am selling mine to Gazelle. They are giving about $273 for the 3Gs so that about covers the cost of the new phone. My wife's 3G is worth about $160 so that is close to the cost of the $200 phone.
I think it's a great trade in deal so the new phone won't cost you much. I agree that the 1st gen phones won't get you much but that is the price of waiting so long to upgrade.
It's better then going through ebay and all their fee's. You might get more off ebay but is it worth the hassle?
 
brewser said:
I am selling mine to Gazelle. They are giving about $273 for the 3Gs so that about covers the cost of the new phone. My wife's 3G is worth about $160 so that is close to the cost of the $200 phone.
I think it's a great trade in deal so the new phone won't cost you much. I agree that the 1st gen phones won't get you much but that is the price of waiting so long to upgrade.
It's better then going through ebay and all their fee's. You might get more off ebay but is it worth the hassle?
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$273!? I just put in a 32GB 3GS in "perfect" condition with all the boxes ticked and it is telling me $232.
 
canceling gazelle transaction

If you have an account you can log in and cancel there - if you did it with out an account- it wont matter. They do not come looking for you :)
Disclaimer- used to work at gazelle when they were known as SecondRotation...
 
I'm keeping mine as an ipod touch and dedicated remote for my apple TV. It will be docked right next to it. That way I can have a better remote than the one it came with.
 
How trustworthy is gazelle?

I mean, what if I know its condition is excellent, but they lowball deem it as only good? Do they contact first before they send the under-payment?
 
ovation802 said:
If you have an account you can log in and cancel there - if you did it with out an account- it wont matter. They do not come looking for you :)
Disclaimer- used to work at gazelle when they were known as SecondRotation...
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Used to work at Gazelle? So how legit is this. They said they can give me $200 for my iPhone 3GS 8GB. Which is a pretty good deal considering RadioShack only offered $100.

I've only heard of Gazelle in the past week. Have you ever had any problems?
 
myosh said:
Let me know what you think because I want to explore all my options.
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How about donating to someone who can't afford a phone at all? Try googling cell phone donations. Quite a few options will come up. You could probably write it off on your taxes as well for more than you would take in cash.
 
.:R2theT said:
How about donating to someone who can't afford a phone at all? Try googling cell phone donations. Quite a few options will come up. You could probably write it off on your taxes as well for more than you would take in cash.
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I assume you're talking about donating it to a shelter/other for 911 purposes only. Certainly someone who can't afford to pay for a phone can't afford the monthly bill, either...
 
Sketchr said:
I assume you're talking about donating it to a shelter/other for 911 purposes only. Certainly someone who can't afford to pay for a phone can't afford the monthly bill, either...
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ain't that for true...

though in some states you can get a free car with all the trimmings if you're a welfare recipient. I'm sure there is something where one can get their cell phone bill paid too lol.
 
after looking through completed listings on EbaY for 16gb 3GS phones the average price $265- $400, depending on accessories, condition.

I wont take less than $300 for mine with shipping included. I doubt I will have too. Plan on starting my auction this week, letting it end the day before launch, then ship on launch day.

Blonde Buddhist
 
ovation802 said:
If you have an account you can log in and cancel there - if you did it with out an account- it wont matter. They do not come looking for you :)
Disclaimer- used to work at gazelle when they were known as SecondRotation...
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I don't have an account with them so last night, I sent an e-mail to customercare@ asking that my transaction be cancelled. Received an e-mail this morning from Gazelle telling me the transaction has been cancelled. I just wish I had known of this company a few years ago when I was trying to unload my dual 1 GHz MDD PowerMac (which is still sitting here collecting dust).
 
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