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When you trade in your watch with Apple, do they expect it to come with a strap?

BigMcGuire said:
When I've traded in my AW before, it was just the watch - no watch strap or charger. (This was at the Apple Store).

I did my best to super clean it up (making sure nothing was on the underside sensor, screen was clean, etc).
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I hear Apple is a bit stingy with their Apple Watch trade-in values?
 
The Cockney Rebel said:
I hear Apple is a bit stingy with their Apple Watch trade-in values?
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Yeah exactly, the trade in value was not great. So I only did that once or twice. My AW 3 I gifted to family because of the horrific trade in value. Same for my AW5. I think they only offered something around or under $200 if I remember right. Almost not even worth it.

Now that I have an Ultra, I'll probably keep it for a lot longer because of the upfront cost and terrible trade in value.
 
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BigMcGuire said:
Yeah exactly, the trade in value was not great. So I only did that once or twice. My AW 3 I gifted to family because of the horrific trade in value. Same for my AW5. I think they only offered something around or under $200 if I remember right. Almost not even worth it.

Now that I have an Ultra, I'll probably keep it for a lot longer because of the upfront cost and terrible trade in value.
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For that price, I’d rather just keep it.
 
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Night Spring said:
I'd say it's not worth it for SS and other high-priced models. For the aluminum models, I find that it's very much worth it, and I've been trading in my watch every other year for a new model.

And yes, it's just the watch, you keep all straps and accessories.
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How much do you get?
 
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I tend to keep the previous one as a backup, and give the one before that to my family and friends. Same for iPhone. I feel like they have so much more remaining value (to somebody who appreciates it) than the trade-in price implies.
 
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My S6 Nike non-cellular would get me... the equivalent of about $72 here (Sweden) according to the Apple Store app. Since it's got a couple of smaller dings and scratches, I'd probably not get $72.

At that point I'd just keep it as a backup as @JustinKent said.

I think you're likely to get more if you're patient enough to sell it via eBay or the like.
 
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