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So I recently was pressured into buying an iPhone due to one of the companies I work for. Had the phone for about a week now and it makes me hate all phones. The iPhone has some great ideas, and then Apple touched them and poisoned my mind.
So, I have a nice $60 case for it and it is only 1 week old, should I try to sell it on eBay or take it back to AT&T?
I miss my WM so much, I'm about to take my SIM and toss it into my Tilt and just watch this iPhone collect dust.
If its only one week old then give it back to AT & T.
Landmine said:
So I recently was pressured into buying an iPhone due to one of the companies I work for. Had the phone for about a week now and it makes me hate all phones. The iPhone has some great ideas, and then Apple touched them and poisoned my mind.
So, I have a nice $60 case for it and it is only 1 week old, should I try to sell it on eBay or take it back to AT&T?
I miss my WM so much, I'm about to take my SIM and toss it into my Tilt and just watch this iPhone collect dust.
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Hmm even debt!!! No normal person buys a iPhone. That is the biggest phone **** off the world.
TO Dear
bad Quali
no soft + apps
and no OPEN SOURCE!!!
So you are placing a bid on this phone right?
Haha, I know it sucks, I needed a next gen phone and the iPhone was trendy and I made a mistake.
I was planning to go this route. Some dude wanted to trade his 16gb iPhone 3G for my tilt. Rofl. I was surprised. So I'm going to do that and sell the iPhone for $650/$700. That should do it.
You think I could sell the iPhone for $650?
White 16GB 3g with the iSkin Case and Holder
More. $700. How old is it?
EDIT: Stupid question. Do $700 obo on craigslist or something.
from what i see on ebay new mt4g selling for around 380...im not trying to "flip" this phone but in a year or whenever i decide to upgrade i would sell and from what it seems ill be lucky to get 125-150...when other phones stay in the 225-300 range
anyone else notice this?
yeah and its because of the pricing on amazon and tmobile, which is priced at 79.99 for a 2 year while the others are still at 129.99 and even at 199.99. This comes from tmobile and HTCs contract and their goals for selling the device. It sucks but the positive that i see is that it can either become a big community with development ?
I sold my 20 month old G1 for $110 on eBay when I got the Vibrant last July. Due to all the issues with the Vibrant, I sold it when the MT4G came out. At that time, the Vibrant wasn't even out for 4 months, but I was only able to get $300 for it. From what I understand, they are going for even less on Craigslist.
The moral of the story? If, in a year or so, you are able to get $150 for the MT4G, it's not exactly horrible. There are other phones in the same class that probably won't even fetch that much.
kgbkny said:
I sold my 20 month old G1 for $110 on eBay when I got the Vibrant last July. Due to all the issues with the Vibrant, I sold it when the MT4G came out. At that time, the Vibrant wasn't even out for 4 months, but I was only able to get $300 for it. From what I understand, they are going for even less on Craigslist.
The moral of the story? If, in a year or so, you are able to get $150 for the MT4G, it's not exactly horrible. There are other phones in the same class that probably won't even fetch that much.
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I just sold 2 HTC Evo's I got on launch day in June for $300 a piece. If you keep the original box that seems to add resale value for some reason I don't really get. Also having extra accessories to throw in like cases/chargers can be the difference between them choosing your phone and another.
itmustbejj said:
I just sold 2 HTC Evo's I got on launch day in June for $300 a piece. If you keep the original box that seems to add resale value for some reason I don't really get. Also having extra accessories to throw in like cases/chargers can be the difference between them choosing your phone and another.
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Agreed. I always keep all the boxes and printed literature that comes with my electronics. I also threw in two gel cases and an extra Realook screen protector.
itmustbejj said:
I just sold 2 HTC Evo's I got on launch day in June for $300 a piece. If you keep the original box that seems to add resale value for some reason I don't really get. Also having extra accessories to throw in like cases/chargers can be the difference between them choosing your phone and another.
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+1 on keeping all the box and everything it came with. It proves to the buyer that the item is not stolen and will fetch a MUCH higher price.
Here's my resale performance:
iPhone 3G 16GB (one year old) = $350
iPhone 3GS 32GB (1.5 years old) = $400
Samsung Captivate (2 months old) = $340
I got $360 for my Nexus One on eBay, which I let go after getting root on the MT4G. Having all original stuff including the box definitely helps.
i keep all my old phones... THEY ARE MINE!!!!!
i have on my desk 3 G1's, 2 MT3G's, 1 ION, 1 N1 (ok this is actually on loan), 1 G2 (gf), 1 MT4G
why did u keep ur g2 when u got ur mt4g ? No contracts?
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my (now ex) girlfriends phone...
work for an indirect dealer.... basically every 3 months i get a phone for new contract price without a contract...
I won't buy a used phone unless the person is selling the orig box and lit. The bar code can be gone but somebody selling the box along with the phone tells me that they will have taken better care of their phone. Maybe not true but I've purchased several phones off ebay and never have had a bad experience with the condition of the phone.
daryllh said:
I won't buy a used phone unless the person is selling the orig box and lit. The bar code can be gone but somebody selling the box along with the phone tells me that they will have taken better care of their phone. Maybe not true but I've purchased several phones off ebay and never have had a bad experience with the condition of the phone.
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Having a box and oem stuff at least tells you the guy did not picked it up from some unlucky soul at a starbucks or local library.
Resale value holds steady
Bought a G1 for 80 with contract
6 months later traded G1 + 50 for HD2
1 month later traded HD2 for Nexus One
8 month later traded Nexus One + 50 for G2
1 week later traded G2 for Nexus One + Dock + Cash
1 month later traded Nexus One + Dock for MT4G
Paid 180 and have had the G1, HD2, Nexus One, G2, and now Mytouch 4g and my 2 year deal is up in March.
Wow all these trading and selling, nice! I've kept all my phones till like a week ago, when I sold the MyTouch 3G to a co worker for $150, and traded my G1 for a Tattoo. LOL. I still have the Nexus One and The Vibrant to play with.
So here is my dilemma.
I have been an HTC user for years. My Touch Pro 2 is hanging together by threads and needs replacing. Android is the way to go.
I have a Euro spec factory unlocked Iphone 4 on the way to me from my office in South Africa but I really do not like the Iphone form factor.
I considered the HTC Inspire but wanted to wait for the Infuse which seems to be getting great reviews.
I could probably sell the unlocked Iphone here in the USA for some decent money (they appear to be selling up above the $600 mark!!) and then use the proceeds to buy the Infuse off contract and still have some change so that when the Galaxy S2 comes out I could even sell the Infuse and upgrade to the GS2.
Does my logic make sense?
Any other suggestions?
I basically did the same thing except I had my iPhone for about a year before I sold it so it was fairly used. It was a 16GB black iPhone in fair condition and I jailbroke it before I sold it. I got $380 but I know some people who have gotten up to $450, just depends on the day.
I bought the Infuse off-contract from Amazon Wireless for $580, so it bascially cost me $200. But I'm really happy that when my contract ends next year I can either get off AT&T or sell my Infuse and upgrade to whatever the newest dual-core phone is.
I bought mine with 100 off for early upgrade. Trade in another phone, or sell for a little more and that brings it down more.
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samsat said:
So here is my dilemma.
I have a Euro spec factory unlocked Iphone 4 on the way to me from my office in South Africa but I really do not like the Iphone form factor.
I considered the HTC Inspire but wanted to wait for the Infuse which seems to be getting great reviews.
I could probably sell the unlocked Iphone here in the USA for some decent money (they appear to be selling up above the $600 mark!!) and then use the proceeds to buy the Infuse off contract and still have some change so that when the Galaxy S2 comes out I could even sell the Infuse and upgrade to the GS2.
Does my logic make sense?
Any other suggestions?
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Your logic is great, except let me give you some info on what my situation was as it was very similar:
If you're in a good CraigsList city, which I see you're in SoCal... I'm in the bay area. Where there's a big Craigslist community like in CA, you can get pretty good deals on Infuse brand new. I bought several for $375-425 (started buying one for me and my friends wanted a couple so I ended up buying 4 total, haha).
I too came from iPhone 4. I had 2 unlocked iPhone 4s from the UK. The demand in the US for these is absolutely unbelievable. One I sold for $1100 2 weeks ago, and the other I sold for $1050 yesterday. Both sold on eBay. Keep in mind they were both less than 6 months old (one was a 6 week old white version, hence the higher price)... but there's a huge market out there for factory unlocked models. When the iPhone 4 came out, I flew to London, bought 4 and kept 2, sold the other 2 for $2000 each, so it paid off all four ... they're not cheap over there (about $920 USD), which is why they fetch so much resale.
I first tried the Inspire 4G. It's a good phone, but the killer for me was the battery, which to be blunt, sucked. I sold it and got the Infuse. I've only had the infuse for a week now, but the battery is much better than the Inspire 4G, and the overall performance is great. I did like the metalic build of the HTC, but I suppose I can't have it all, and the battery on the inspire was just a total deal killer.
Welcome to CA... hope my info helps Best of luck to you.
Many thanks for the replies.
Bella, thanks for the welcome, I am in SD.
I checked Craiglist here no Infuse adverts but there are quite a few on Ebay.
Another option would be to just pay the $199 to ATT for the Infuse and renew for another 2 years. Its part of a family plan so its unlikely we will change anytime soon.
I will put the Iphone which I think will be brand new in its sealed box, on Ebay. I assume when you sold yours on Ebay you did not allow for any returns?
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Many thanks for the replies.
Bella, thanks for the welcome, I am in SD.
I checked Craiglist here no Infuse adverts but there are quite a few on Ebay.
Another option would be to just pay the $199 to ATT for the Infuse and renew for another 2 years. Its part of a family plan so its unlikely we will change anytime soon.
I will put the Iphone which I think will be brand new in its sealed box, on Ebay. I assume when you sold yours on Ebay you did not allow for any returns?
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Yeah SD is harder for CL because it's not that huge of a town. I used to live there.
The average price on Ebay for brand new infuse is at about $505... don't buy unlocked because it's a simple script to get your unlock code so you're paying for something that's free, hehe.
Regarding your iPhone.... yeah ebay on both mine. If you start them at $0.99 there's no insertion fee (hehehe, insertion fee, lol)... and it'll sell quick. They rape you on the final value fee, but it is what it is. I've been selling on eBay for years, and I never have offered returns (most ebay sellers don't)... it just turns you into a rental office if you offer people to try something then return it. lol
Thanks for the advise. I will hopefully the Iphone 4 in hand early next week.
I will then decide what route to take.
Hi Bella,
I just sent you a PM requesting some advice.
Thanks
I recently switched over from the Galaxy S i9000 which was a great phone, but this phone is just that much better. The Infuse phone feels smoother than my i9000 ever did with any custom rom or overclocked kernel, and to think we don't even have voodoo or any OC kernels on this device yet. It is definitely worth it. I upgraded my phone on the costco website for $129 which was a steal for this phone, best buy has the upgrade for 149.99. Glad i bought it, the screen is AMAZING.
I did an exception upgrade and paid $299, they added $100 for the early upgrade since it was less than six months out.
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ROFL, Pre-owned for only 219.99! Hurry while they last!
That's about what used i897s go for on ebay/craigslist
- May be missing parts or accessories
What good is part of a phone?
-may have dents or scratches (previous owner may have bricked it then flipped out)
@OP:
Also looks like your email address is in the URL. Makes me think this is a referral type program. Aka, you're making money off of each sale....
Used captivates are going for $150-$200 on craigslist here in central cali
It's probably for the Canadian demography. They still sell for $300-350 here, but the build is different i896. 11.02 is the batch number I think.
It's not a referral, but it's still better to buy it from a website then from some shady people from craigslist.
I'm in NNJ. Here, Captivates and Vibrants run from $50-$150. Below $100 will probably have a slightly cracked screen. Around $150 will be like new, and probably have a case and screen protector.
$180 or more is just too much for these phones.
And I would rather buy from a person on CL rather than a random website, but that's just me.
Don't try and pawn crappy overpriced used phones for personal profit.
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if i sold it here on xda on the marketplace do you think 400 is a fair price?
need some opinions especially if you have sold phones on here before. If you dont think thats a good price what would your opinion be?
Ive had it since release day the thing is in amazing shape maybe a few light light scratches on the battery cover if you look hard but nothing besides that.
It comes with:
the really nice screen protector from the mall i think its invisible shield
otterbox commuter case
GSP case
32GB sdcard
Galaxy nexus extended battery
stock battery
original box with all manuals and unused headphones
official samsung hml to hdmi cable
kinda want an s3 so might sell it if i can get a good chunk of change lol
Sell it for higher. The phone itself should be about $350. SD Card is $60 if it's Class 10. Invisibleshield is $30. And the other things, I don't know.
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Can buy it NIB on Amazon for $350, I wouldn't pay more than about $200 for a used one.
Accessories might entice someone to buy but don't add much to the overall value.
RE: Price
You can get used ones on eBay for $300 so with your accessories id say a fair price is more like $350
yeah 300 for the used. Might sell it for 330-350 if its in really good condition. I personally dont care about extra accessories.They just simply dont add any value to your phone. At least when sell people seems like yeahh whatever i just need the phone.
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People on ebay are nuts, they regularly bid up used items and pay more than what they can buy new.
$250
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I'd say between $250 and $300 depending on the condition, scratches, nicks etc.
I agree, accessories have no value on used items.
Why are you selling this awesome phone?
I had put mine as "feeler" for 340$ including the US only shipping charges and insurance .. Had to deal with few tire kickers in the market place section here on xda ... Then I deleted my post and what I can see is that I would be for sure a complete dump if I sell this awsome phone for 200$ or 250$ ... Never worths it..
Yeah thats always the case. Once you buy a phone a new one comes out and brings down the value.
Overall the i727 is still a good phone and not worth selling for $250. I would have sold mine for $400 if i could and bought the S3.
im currently selling my skyrocket on craigslist for $320. saw a couple of ads the prices range from 400 for unused and 300 to 350 for used. Some of them have scratches and about 6 to 5 month old. My phone is about one a half month old with 0 scratches . So far its kinda going slow I bet if I'll lower a price below 300 thing would go smoothly. Let's see... I once managed to sell used Kindle fire for 180 !!! who knows crazy people out there.
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I got my skyrocket off of Craigs list for 300 and it came with box and usb and charger plus it also came unlocked and its in mint condition just a small Nick on the bottom left can't even tell its there so I'd say 300 to 340 maybe 350 if it Comes with all thoes accessories I would pay like 340 or 350
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Unbelievable! So get this. Somebody posted white skyrocket on Craigslist with the picture from my ad!
http://newyork.craigslist.org/que/mob/3125304852.html
Please click on spam a few times.
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Selling a skyrocket
I live in a small town in the middle of nowhere, but I hopped on Craigslist instead of going with a traditional online sale, and I got $350 out of my skyrocket with very minimal scuffs on the battery cover, a defender otter box, an invisible shield and the charger. Depending on where you are, you may consider that, I'd imagine a bigger town might turn a little better profit than the rednecks I live around. :good:
I call bs on the fact that accessories dont matter mine would come with 48gbs compared to 16... I took the case off and the phone is actally flawless no scratches I posted it in the for sale section:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1760216
I think anything over three for used is too much
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You're asking way more than what they go for new, guess the market will prove out what's a fair price.
from att its 450
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from att its 450
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But can buy new from other sellers for $350 - $375, only an idiot would by one from at&t for $450.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006V47ONU
If you're gonna loose on it just bite the bullit and keep it for a spare! You can never have enough spares!
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