Nice transaction. I’ve sold my 8 Plus through Facebook marketplace too and have a girl coming at 11.30 this morning with £280 cash. Very happy with that seeing as the recycling sites quoted me £237 trade in and that’s before they apply the scam deductions once they have the device. I’ll never sell through eBay again as long as face to face is an option.
Hmmm, my iPhone 7+ is still at 100% battery health according to Apple andI have it since release.
Yea Best Buy's trade in for the 11 Pro Max is 100 more than apple. IF i were to take the plunge early next year for the 12 pro max, I would definitely trade my phone in with them.
The trades also give you reward points too. Between all the shopping and this trade I’m bumped up to their “Elite plus”. The only benefit seems to be is you get 45 days to return things.
Except you would be short sighted and misinformed in your thinking. Here is a video of the breakdown from actual real world usage
It would have been a bit of a waste chucking it in a drawer as it’s still do good. I have a 6S I can use if ever I need one and the money I got is half the price of an iPad Air which I may get next year.
This tech deserves more than a years usage.Every year, I pay the whole cost upfront for the biggest, fanciest iPhone unlocked directly from Apple. This year, I will be selling my iPhone 11 Pro Max (256 GB) on eBay and buying the same size 12 Pro Max. I should get about $900-$950 for it as it is in mint condition. Accounting for eBay fees, PayPal fees, and the taxes I'll pay on the new 256 GB Pro Max, it will essentially cost less than $500 for me to upgrade.
Older iPhones obviously lose value each time a newer model is released, so I am paying only a tiny bit more than if I upgraded every 2 years or every 3 years and did the same thing. I would start saving serious money only if I kept my current phone for at least 4 years, and as a tech enthusiast I just can't bring myself to do that -- especially considering that this is a device I use for multiple hours every day.
In other words, upgrading your iPhone every year is actually not stupid or particularly expensive assuming you pay upfront, keep it in good condition, and sell the old one on eBay. Using this method, I am paying only a fraction of what those on Apple's yearly upgrade program pay. I understand that not everyone is in the financial position to do this, but if you are and are a tech enthusiast like me, I think this is the best way to do it.
My tech does get more than a years usage ...... I sell it after one year to someone else who carries on using it. Usually it’s someone who is on a budget and can’t afford the latest model but is grateful that I’m selling mine.
Very true, & yeah that does prolong the use of the device (even if I was more referring to more than a years worth for the original buyer, but I get your point) 😏 Though, in saying that, you’re still telling Apple that you’ll be buying their new phone every year, no matter how little it’s improved on last years model. & by contributing to their astronomical sales every year, Timmy will continue to charge whatever he wants for the iPhone, knowing people will buy buy buy.
I do understand your point but having a varied change cycle that suits different people don’t you think this enables some people to have an iPhone that otherwise couldn’t afford it or couldn’t justify the expense, but they are very happy to take my one year old perfect condition iPhone when otherwise they may drift to another ecosystem. In the past I have sold my devices to a recycle company, some of these are refurbished and shipped to countries/markets where people would otherwise never have the chance to own an iPhone. Of course some are broken down for spares or other uses but much of that benefits others
Because in many ways it’s true. New design, flat edges, thinner, different glass material on the front, first 5G, first lidar sensor on iPhone, first night night mode front cam, first Dolby vision, first 1.6 cam sensor, new colors of course, first time 6gb of ram, new A14, new GPU, higher water resistance etc etc. your joke failed 😕
Disagree
Yet the experience is hardly different than what I have on my 8 plus I bought used 2 years ago at half they price someone paid for it new.
That's fine your entitled to your own opinion however I don't put my hands in someone else's pocket because if someone want's to splurge and can afford it then why not? There are far worse things someone can spend money on than an new iPhone such as Alcohol, Cocaine, etc.
