Hi everyone, getting ready for another years buildup, got to keep the streak going 😃. I’m not going to have the resale conundrum this year, my wife still has my old 11 Pro Max, which is getting a bit long in the tooth, so she’ll have my 15PM this year.
But for what its worth, I think the route of using the recycling/resale companies peaked a couple of years ago, when you could still lock in a price early, roll it over for a few weeks and they’d offer some sort of code to boost the price too. Those days and their best offers seem to have gone though. Last year with the 14 was particularly bad for the value lost during the year, poor exchange rates with the US at the start of that year pushed the 14’s price up for us, then as they improved, the 15 came in at a lower price, pushing down used 14 prices further.
I used to use eBay to sell lots of old Apple products and tech, but I think that eventually triggered something with my account that they cottoned on to me only ever selling during their £1 fee events and similar (for items selling for well over £500), that they stopped sending them (I can see they still happen, but none of the links work for me ☹️), so not wanting to lose ~£75 in fees to them I switched to using Facebook Marketplace, (if you still get the eBay discounts it’s definitely worth using that option with a buy it now price. As others have said, check recent sales, bundle with a case or old plug or something to set yours above a bit, and you should have no trouble).
My experience with Marketplace is you will certainly get spammed with LOADS of messages (usually from random accounts based in Eastern Europe or people wanting to low ball you, trying to tell you what your phone’s worth) but eventually a genuine buyer will come along. I only ever offer them for collection so I can meet the buyer, show them the phone etc, I’d never post. Guess it reduces the potential pool of buyers, but also the changes of issues later on.
That’s my experience anyway.
oh, and on the topic of exchange rates. The pound to dollar rate is really good for us in the UK at the moment, so I’m hoping that might get reflected in the prices for the 16s this year 🤷🏻♂️🤞. Guess it depends if they set the prices a while back/think we’ll just pay more anyway.
