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Other Just bought the iPhone X, don’t know what to do with my iPhone 8

Just an FYI but Swappa is less prone to scams but you can still get scammed. I lost about $800 on Swappa from a PayPal chargeback. Swappa uses PayPal and PayPal usually sides with the buyer. I'd still choose swappa 10x over eBay. I had about 10 transactions go smoothly before I was scammed.
 
I just canceled a sale on Swappa of my iPhone X. Buyer had an Ecuador address and wanted me to send to another U.S. address under a woman's name. Wanted to buy the phone for his "nephew." I canceled and refunded, but he persisted and Swappa initially tried to help him. Then buyer changed the PayPal address which was verified, but under a different person's name. PayPal showed the sender of payment as "unverified sender." Swappa support is usually very helpful. I was thinking of giving the guy some benefit of doubt since he seemed genuine, but they (Swappa) advised that they could not comfortably recommend proceeding with the sale, so I canceled it. Maybe the guy is legit, who knows, but it reeked of scammer to me right from the get go and went with my gut to just cancel it.

Pain in the butt, but not worth the risk. There are slime balls everywhere regardless of eBay, CL, or Swappa. Usually you can spot them but if you do get screwed, you have to just chalk it up as cost of business sometimes.
 
I use both - they have different purposes.

The X is my daily driver with my main sim inside it; the 8 I use more at night in bed, reading, listening to podcasts etc.

Why not keep both?
 
Ffosse said:
I use both - they have different purposes.

The X is my daily driver with my main sim inside it; the 8 I use more at night in bed, reading, listening to podcasts etc.

Why not keep both?
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I don’t see how the 8 serves any purpose for you. The x can do all of that and more?
 
Ffosse said:
I use both - they have different purposes.

The X is my daily driver with my main sim inside it; the 8 I use more at night in bed, reading, listening to podcasts etc.

Why not keep both?
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I struggle to see any benefits from the 8 in your scenario.
 
tonybarnaby said:
I don’t see how the 8 serves any purpose for you. The x can do all of that and more?
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I'm saving battery and it's convenient having 2 phones (I used to own 4, and what if one of those 2 broke down?), and there would be no point in selling the 8 as I don't need the money - it's a beater device. I like having the X fully charged and sitting on my living-room table each morning before going to work.

I own 5 watches for different occasions and also about 7 different pairs of shoes; sure I could get by with 1 phone but what would be the point - it's not like money is a factor.
 
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Hieveryone said:
I have the iPhone 8 at&t 256GB version in space gray with AppleCare plus.

Regardless, I bought the iPhone X yesterday.

The first thing I’m thinking I should do is return the Apple care plus for my iPhone 8.

Then I need to sell it or something but how do I do this?

Like where should I sell it and how do I go about doing it so I can get the best price and not scammed?

Thanks
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Depends on which country you live in?
 
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