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Why do 3g iphones go for so much on ebay?
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No Contract + a very robust refurbishing scene. The scratched glass can be replaced for around 40 bucks and I'm sure someone can source the back assembly for cheap if bought in bulk.
Don't feel bad. The market dictates the price and that's how much it's worth. You have to remember this is 'the' hot ticket item. People will settle for a beat up example if the price and conditions are right. Do people feel bad when they're selling a rare Porsche or Ferrari for those exorbinate prices?
I'm about to sell mine for $400, and then I'm going to sell my dad's, and we'll both have iPhone 3GSs! And then when next year rolls around, I'm going to do the same thing and hopefully sell both phones again to offset the upgrading cost again.
My white 3G sold for $400 on craigslist. Didn't feel bad, I insisted on the price and got it within 24 hours.
Lots of people want the phone without the contract.
Didn't feel bad, I insisted on the price and got it within 24 hours. Lots of people want the phone without the contract.
Just sold my mint 16GB White 3g for just $250 and am totally happy.
I used craigslist and posted they had to live on Kauai. 10 minutes later I got my first inquiry and asked them if they lived on Kauai. Got no reply. 15 minutes later someone emailed me a local phone number and asked me to call.
It was a nice teenager who then put his grandmother on the phone. We talked for a few minutes and they decided to take it. It took me two hours to do a data wipe and then I called back. 15 minutes later I met them at the Starbucks that is a mile from my house.
They were thrilled and thanked me heavily for being so generous with the price. For me it was worth taking less for getting it all done in less than 3 hours. It would have been ONE hour if I had done the data wipe earlier.
He had an 8gb 3g but the lower half of the screen had stopped responding to touch. They were also very happy to hear about a local repair shop that buys broken iPhones for the parts. He should even get some of his money back.
I used craigslist and posted they had to live on Kauai. 10 minutes later I got my first inquiry and asked them if they lived on Kauai. Got no reply. 15 minutes later someone emailed me a local phone number and asked me to call.
It was a nice teenager who then put his grandmother on the phone. We talked for a few minutes and they decided to take it. It took me two hours to do a data wipe and then I called back. 15 minutes later I met them at the Starbucks that is a mile from my house.
They were thrilled and thanked me heavily for being so generous with the price. For me it was worth taking less for getting it all done in less than 3 hours. It would have been ONE hour if I had done the data wipe earlier.
He had an 8gb 3g but the lower half of the screen had stopped responding to touch. They were also very happy to hear about a local repair shop that buys broken iPhones for the parts. He should even get some of his money back.
And it also shows how much AT&T subsidizes the equipment.
Last week our consultant from India told me how cheap things are in the US because of the US$. I imagine those prices are bargins for buyers outside of the US. When he gets to Singapore he's going to look at phones and let me know how much they sell for.
lol, i sold the iphone 3G last year for a little over $400.00. I sort of felt bad, but then I just though, if the person is going to pay for it, then I'll let the person buy it.
Hah, irony of ironies. This company bought Google ad space that showed up on these forums, and as people are talking about selling their iPhones for $400 on craigslist, their ad appears underneath the thread offering half as much.
Talk about buyback-offer fail.
Incidentally, I sold mine on eBay for $279. Maybe I could've gotten more, but I wanted a quick sale, it was a fair price to me.
Talk about buyback-offer fail.
Incidentally, I sold mine on eBay for $279. Maybe I could've gotten more, but I wanted a quick sale, it was a fair price to me.
Good man. I opted to go a similar route. I'm selling my 3G for $200 to a high school kid that seems really nice. I figured what the hell, it gets me my 3GS for only $100 and I might possibly get a little good karma floating my way. I know I could have probably gotten more, but this was super quick and easy. Quick and easy is worth a lot in my book!
$100? Anyone? I saw one that was a bit dinged up (yet perfectly usable) go for $75 recently.
Do you people not get it! Your iphone unsubsidized cost about $499-$599!!! You ended up paying that much over time in that nifty little "iphone data plan"....so basically you are the ones getting ripped off.
No one is getting ripped off if they know what they are paying. There are no surprises. I am always a little shocked at people who do not think any company deserves to make a profit. If they were not out there actually making a profit we would not have these fun toys.
If you did not work for a company that was making a profit you would not have a job. It is like people complaining about their work being hard. If it was called fun, they would not be paying you!