“Apple stores in the Big Apple will start taking trade-ins of older iPhones this Friday,” Garett Sloane reports for The New York Post.
“The much-anticipated Apple iPhone trade-in program, which is already being tested in some US stores, is aimed at jacking up sales of the next generation iPhone scheduled to hit store shelves next month,” Sloane reports. “Other carriers have similar trade-in programs, and third-party vendors, like Gazelle, also buy used phones. However, older iPhones maintain their value more than other smartphones. A 16-gigabyte iPhone 5, worth $650 new, could fetch around $315 used in “flawless” condition.”
Sloane reports, “The details of Apple’s trade-in program are still not public, and the Cupertino, Calif., company has yet to confirm it even exists… Staffers at the Soho and Upper West Side stores yesterday said trade-ins would start Friday, confirming the program exists.”
Read more in the full article here.
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Would I come out with two missing front teeth if I tried to trade in my Samsung Galaxy S4?
Consider yourself lucky if that’s all you came out with lol.
to the Ball sack troll – you need to go to oz and get a brain but you probably wont get much for the one you own now. sorry
No, the Apple Geniuses are too nice for that. Plus, they’d be too busy heaping sympathy on you, then congratulating you for getting a real phone.
I’m sure you’d get something for it.
Man – when are you going to retire?
Wonder what I’d get for my 3G?
Probably nothing. Gazelle would give me $10 for my 3GS, which is nearly flawless. No thanks. It’s worth much more for me to keep it.
Let’s see — Apple hasn’t announced any trade-in program yet, but it’s going to start in 2 days?
Yeah, right.
Because Apple is doing this, Samsung will announce a New Trade In Program also. Trade in any Galaxy Samsung Phone and get free Stickers to apply on your New Samsung Phone.
Or trade in refrigerators, washers, toasters, ships….
Or free stickers to hold your current Galaxy together!