Should You Buy a Super Cheap Refurbished iPhone From Amazon?

[SactoGuy18]

Maybe, but I'd still go with the iPhone 11/11 Pro as the oldest iPhone models I'd buy, especially the addition of UWB (which may become useful for the AirPods Pro 2 due late in 2022).

 

[doozenberg]

Maybe, but I'd still go with the iPhone 11/11 Pro as the oldest iPhone models I'd buy, especially the addition of UWB (which may become useful for the AirPods Pro 2 due late in 2022).

anyone think if this iPhone 14 Plus on Amazon renewed will drop in price after the 15 is released? Or doesn’t apply to Amazon renewed inventory?

Apple iPhone 14, 512GB, Purple - Unlocked (Renewed) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN72J9M5?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_E6TZYS34RJ4R07XA1YWR

 

[ChrisA]

A used battery and scratched display is not an option for me. Even being cheap.

But what if you worked at a minimum wage job and had two kids? Would you pay a month's income for a new phone?

Today here is southern California where I live there are two class: (1) those who can afford to buy million dollar houses. (That is the starting price here.) and (2) those who work at minimum wage. You can bet a lot that those in #2 are not buying a new $1,000 phone every year. Fortunately, those who do buy phones every year usually trade in or sell there old phones and there eventuly get resold on the used or refurb market

It is the same with cars. MOST car sales are used cars. Every car is sold as new only once, then it might be resold as used 2 or 3 times. Hence, most people buy used cars. I think it is the same with phones. It is only new the first time it is sold.

It is good that there are rich people, otherwise cars would have to be designed to a selling price that minimum wage workers can afford. Same with phones. What if no onw could afford to pay more then $250 for a phone? Then, Apple would make $250 phones.

 

[doozenberg]

But what if you worked at a minimum wage job and had two kids? Would you pay a month's income for a new phone?

Today here is southern California where I live there are two class: (1) those who can afford to buy million dollar houses. (That is the starting price here.) and (2) those who work at minimum wage. You can bet a lot that those in #2 are not buying a new $1,000 phone every year. Fortunately, those who do buy phones every year usually trade in or sell there old phones and there eventuly get resold on the used or refurb market

It is the same with cars. MOST car sales are used cars. Every car is sold as new only once, then it might be resold as used 2 or 3 times. Hence, most people buy used cars. I think it is the same with phones. It is only new the first time it is sold.

It is good that there are rich people, otherwise cars would have to be designed to a selling price that minimum wage workers can afford. Same with phones. What if no onw could afford to pay more then $250 for a phone? Then, Apple would make $250 phones.

Or some people just love deals and like saving money.

Example is Warren Buffett’s lifestyle: same old house, clothes, etc.

 

[velocityg4]

anyone think if this iPhone 14 Plus on Amazon renewed will drop in price after the 15 is released? Or doesn’t apply to Amazon renewed inventory?

Apple iPhone 14, 512GB, Purple - Unlocked (Renewed) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BN72J9M5?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_E6TZYS34RJ4R07XA1YWR

There's typically a price drop of all previous models on the used market subsequent to the release of a new model.