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Post by dduck on Dec 9, 2012 1:02:26 GMT -8
Didn't know where else to put it...
I was worried about market saturation. After all, Denmark has reached a point where more than half of the population owns a smartphone of some kind. Then I put our last-year iPhone 4S's on sale on the local equivalent of Craigslist.
It literally took less than a minute before my phone rang. Within 15 minutes they were sold at the asking price (about 50% of original price, 1 year old phones, one even had a slightly damaged corner). I was contacted by more than 10 different prospective buyers. The guy who ended up getting the phones told me he was christmas shopping for the whole family. He had already bought 3 used iPhones elsewhere.
I have always figured that the reason Apple does not do budget computers is that the resale/used market is so vibrant. The machines keep their value astonishingly well, because Apple very rarely makes dud computers. In fact, my sister is still using an old iPhone 3 - no S, no nothing - and is quite happy with that. My thrifty son and my dad are happy with a 3GS. My somewhat more fashion conscious daughter rocks a 4 (no S) as does my mom. My nephew is using a Alu Macbook 13" (not pro). My sister is using a white plastic Macbook - no really!
Meanwhile I have several old Windows machines in my attic. I can't even give them away.
I just don't see the same thing with Android phones. The only people who keep old ones around seem to be thrifty geeks who want to prove a point, and a few people at my work place - a bank IT dept. - who like to pinch pennies a lot.
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Post by Ultrarunner on Dec 9, 2012 17:45:05 GMT -8
I sold my last three iPhones and iPad on Craigslist. All devices sold within an hour. IDevices are like currency!
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