“If you plan to purchase an iPhone 6s later this month, now’s the time to help fund that upgrade by making plans to trade in your existing iPhone before its value plummets,” Katie Marsal reports for AppeleInsider. “And for the next 7 days, Gazelle is offering up to $480 cash for old iPhones alongside a guarantee to beat any competitive offer from Apple or its big four US wireless partners.”
“The week leading up to this year’s iPhone 6s introduction is also key to reaping the most cash for your old phone,” Marsal reports. “Last year, for example, iPhone 5s trade-in payouts fell roughly 15% in the two weeks surrounding the announcement of the iPhone 6 and then dipped an additional 15% in the 3 weeks following the actual launch (see chart above). This historical pricing trend is expected to play out similarly this year.”
Marsal reports, “As of press time, Gazelle was paying $461 for a 64GB iPhone 6 Plus (Verizon), $311 for a 64GB iPhone 6 (AT&T), and around $160 for most 64GB iPhone 5s models in ‘Good’ condition.”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Those who do the trade-in thing, as opposed to the hand-me-down thing, now’s the time!
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Bill” for the heads up.]
I looked at their chart. Curious why iPhone Plus 128gb AT&T gets $371, but same phone for Verizon gets $481. Anyone?
iPhone 6 Plus… sorry.
They offered $440 for my AT&T iPhone 6 Plus 128 GB.
Did you mark yours as unlocked? That adds about as much as you seem to be missing, but then again I submitted mine like a week ago.
eBay will do you better. Little more hassle but can get you $100 or more than this.
It’s amazing, the iPhone economy!!
Any iPhone 6 will run on both Verizon and AT&T networks. So why would the trade in be different?
eBay all the way. My two 4S phones sold in minutes even after the 5S was out.
Wait until you’re out of contract, get your carrier to unlock your phone and the eBay value goes up another $100+.
They will unlock it before the contract is up.