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Selling an iPhone on eBay
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Join Date: Aug 2004
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I've got a old iPhone I think I want to sell on ebay, but I'm a little confused by what's going on there. I've sold a bunch of stuff there before, and it's usually pretty easy to look at the completed auctions to get a sense of what your stuff is worth on ebay. For iphones though, it's all over the map. There are some auctions that ended at reasonable prices ($200-$500), but some others have ended crazy expensive ($1000+). Anyone know why this is? Is this an item that's likely to have scammers trying to pull something? Any best way to get the most for it?
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Clinically Insane
Join Date: Oct 2001
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Yep, any popular electronics item will draw scammers like flies to honey.
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You're better off selling it to a friend, or gifting it, or, possibly, selling it locally via Craigslist.
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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Originally Posted by boy8cookie
You're better off selling it to a friend, or gifting it, or, possibly, selling it locally via Craigslist.
Nonsense. I've sold 2 iPhones on eBay with good results. I sold my original iPhone for 300 with a non-working speaker and I sold my roommates iPhone 3G for over 300 and it had a cracked screen. I guess it's just luck of the draw.
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Clinically Insane
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Nah, eBay for phones is PITA.
I had some idiots bid it up, and then ask for shipment to overseas, although I explicitly excluded that in my auction.
Had to start all over again and deal with the idiot.
It's not worth it.
-t
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How does the activation work for the new owner?
Anyone have experience with this in Canada?
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Originally Posted by MacinTommy
Nonsense. I've sold 2 iPhones on eBay with good results. I sold my original iPhone for 300 with a non-working speaker and I sold my roommates iPhone 3G for over 300 and it had a cracked screen. I guess it's just luck of the draw.
There's plenty of sense in my statement. You're a lot less likely to get scammed selling it in person, especially if it's to someone you know.
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It's unlocked, you can just put your sim in and it's good to go.
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