Just sold my iPhone4, figuring it will likely drop in market value after iPhone5 is announced. Got $500 (Craigslist/cash) for 32GB AT&T black.
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Who sold their iPhone in preparation for iPhone5?
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Bad poll. None of the choices suits me.
My choice is:
If iPhone 5 has at least 4 inch screen, then I'll buy it but pass my iPhone 4 to my family.
If it has only 3.7 or 3.8 inch, then I'm keeping my iPhone 4.
My choice is:
If iPhone 5 has at least 4 inch screen, then I'll buy it but pass my iPhone 4 to my family.
If it has only 3.7 or 3.8 inch, then I'm keeping my iPhone 4.
Likewise. I'll be sticking with my iPhone 4 for the time being, but I'm not overfilled with joy. I'm mainly just waiting for my contract to end and either an LTE iPhone or LTE AT&T Android.
I'm selling once I find out that I'm certainly buying a new iPhone, and that depends if I like it or not, which would require me to see the phone first.
The OP is asking if people have already sold their phone in preparation for buying an iPhone 5. It wouldn't make sense to add your options to the poll.
On eBay and Craigslist I've noticed that previous iPhone generations don't take that hard of a hit after the launch of the new model at least for a couple months. So I'll just wait until I get the newer model.
Historically, you're right. I am just concerned that if Apple releases a "low cost" iPhone 4S for pre-paid markets, like many rumors had suggested.. that may kill the market prices of the current iPhone 4s. That's the reason I sold mine now rather than wait.
Not selling until I upgrade. I don't have a backup smart phone so the little extra money I'd make now isn't worth having to use a dumb phone for the time being.
How can you guys sell your phone to prepare for a phone that hasn't even been announced yet? That takes some balls...
johnnyturbouk
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Samsung, HTC etc have to announce their phones earlier ahead of time for those to sell & prepare for their releases, because their releases arent consistent
Apple doesnt have to announce anything, because its a consistant routine event.
Wow
Hang in there, that has got to be the ugliest phone I've ever seen
Just think how much you are going to appreciate your newbie! I'm a compulsive hoarder, my 4 is in mint condition......All my friends who have never had one want it, I guess when I get the 5 it will eventually go......Not like it's going to increase in value
Sold mine back in June
Been using this $15 POS since, worst mistake ever, toughing it out though:
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Hang in there, that has got to be the ugliest phone I've ever seen
Just think how much you are going to appreciate your newbie! I'm a compulsive hoarder, my 4 is in mint condition......All my friends who have never had one want it, I guess when I get the 5 it will eventually go......Not like it's going to increase in value 
