Opinions wanted please -Can this phone be restored to working condition?

[Majakat]

Is this phone worth spending $100 on? worth $50?

Eta - I am VERY new to this - just looking for opinions on if it is worth a $50/$100 gamble

Original email -

hey i have a 8 gig 3G iphone in perfect cosmetic condition thing is i bought it from a guy and it worked but it was jailbroken so i wiped it and tried it out and it doesnt recognize my sim card

Q- Is your sim ATT?

A -yea it is i have it in my current iphone i think the broken one was unlocked for tmobile

Q- how does the phone act with no sim in it? will it connect to wifi?

A- no its stuck at the connect to itunes screen

 

[edesignuk]

How can you possibly expect anyone to know if it's recoverable any more than you do??

Sure it probably is, but no one can tell you a solid yes or no.

 

[Majakat]

just asking for opinions - first time I help an iphone was 3 days ago, lol -

always a risk taking something non working, I am just asking if it is a good risk or a bad one!

How can you possibly expect anyone to know if it's recoverable any more than you do??

Sure it probably is, but no one can tell you a solid yes or no.

 

[ImNoSuperMan]

Is this phone worth spending $100 on? worth $50?

For 50$ t`s worth a try. If we assume the seller is not hiding anything and is bieng honest, there is a pretty good chance that it might be unlocked. But if there is something else wrong with it then consider your 50 bucks lost. Go for it of the seller seems trustworthy. But dont pay too much above 50$ as there is still a possibility that it`d turn in to nice shining 50+$ paper weight.