What is a used iPhone 4 worth?
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Anonymous
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My young adult daughter wants to give her used iPhone 4 to a friend when she upgrades in September (or whenever the 6 is released). I bought this phone but am not funding the upgrade to the 6. I think that my daughter should sell the phone to the friend for a reasonable price and use that to offset the cost of the upgrade to the 6. I just want to present my DD with a reasonable price point she could get if she sold the phone on Craigslist or Ebay and then I will step out of it.
A little background: The friend is from a much more well-off family than ours. She has never had a job and jokes that she doesn't need one. Her parents are paying for her college tuition and related expenses, but no luxuries. So this young woman (21 or 22) relies on her friends and boyfriends to pay for drinks & meals on nights out, vacations, etc. She also takes friends' castoff clothing, makeup, and electronics. My daughter is alternately sick of her freeloading friend and sympathetic to her. The friend was using our Hulu Plus, Netflix, and HBO Go accounts until I changed the password and told my daughter not to give out the new one. To be honest, I'd prefer to see my DD give the phone to a charity for battered women, rather than give it to the friend, but I have promised to step out of it once I give her a suggested worth. |
Anonymous
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Why don't you check ebay or craigslist? Or you can check with one of the companies thay buys used iphones-- I think Amazon does it too and see what they'd offer.
I'd think something like $75. |
Anonymous
| I just sold my used iphone 3 on eBay for $120. |
Anonymous
| A new 5c is $99 with a contract. So I'd say less than that. |
Anonymous
Really? Can you post the listing bcs that seems like you did very well |
Anonymous
| I paid $150 for a new iPhone 4 a year ago. |
Anonymous
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$100 if it's in good condition.
An IPhone without a contract (i.e. subsidy) is a few hundred bucks. |
Anonymous
| Well I recently got a 4S for free with an upgrade so I'd say not much. But just do some searching on eBay and amazon and find an average price. |
Anonymous
| I recently sold a 4S on ebay for $175. Phone had a slight crack on the top of the screen. |
Anonymous
| I sold my iPhone 4 for $220 in April 2012 and my iPhone 4S for $235 in October 2013. Both on eBay. |
Anonymous
PP again - both were in very good condition with only a few nicks and scratches. Mostly kept in a case and screen protector. |
Anonymous
Thanks! I did check. Ebay has a calculator type thing that said $150. However, I do find it odd that someone would pay that much for a used 4 when a new 5 under contract would be less. I think Walmart has a promotion on new 5S and 5C right now. |
Anonymous
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If you bought the phone, I think it's fair that you decide what happens to it, e.g., donating it to a shelter or selling it.
(This friend sounds like a sponge. If her parents aren't giving her an allowance above paying for her tuition, they probably expect and/or hope that she would be getting a job. I find it a little appalling that she relies on everyone else to pay for her. I'm surprised she has friends.) |
Anonymous
| Got $55 for an 8g iphone 4 at Best Buy a couple of days ago. I was happy with it, paid 1 cent for it 1 1/2 yrs ago. I think you can call them and ask what they will give you for yours. |
Anonymous
When you get an iPhone that cheap, the true cost is baked into the 2 year contract. A new iPhone 5 without a contract sold directly from apple or a cell phone store sells for $500+. All the promotional prices you see are only if you agree to a 2 year contract, usually at $75+ per month. |