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Originally Posted by mykalberta
I was just talking from my persective.
If you can get a new phone (1/4 the GB) for 199 with a better camera and all that jaz. Then there is no way I would pay more for the older generation phone than you can get for the new phone. Normally used should get you a 40% markdown depending on age and condition. Also, considering you can get a brand new old version phone for 99 (1/4 the gb) why would you pay more than that for a used phone - unless the space is really important.
To me the 99 dollar iPhone should kill the non unlocked market IMO - unless there are alot of people who dont want to sign contracts but still be tied to Rogers. I realize the Kijiji market spot price is crazy high, but that is from the old formula. The new 99 phone puts those phones out of economic reality IMO.
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You're still focusing on people that are able to get subsidized phones, or are able to upgrade on their own. You need to remember there's a bunch of people out there who aren't able to upgrade, and who aren't able to get contract/subsidized phones.
If you can get a new phone for the subsidized $199, then you should absolutely do that. I think you'll have a hard time finding someone willing to "price match" against a subsidized price. I still have 2 years left on the 3 year contract I had to sign to get the phone - in other words, I'm still paying for the phone that I'm selling. Why would I resell it at a lower-than-subsidized-price? I'm not going to get a cheque from Apple to cover my costs.
The comparable price is the no-contract price, which is $700 for a 16GB 3GS. When viewed at that angle, $199 (or even $299) is more than a fair price for a used 16GB 3G.