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Old 06-22-2009, 12:14 PM   #1509
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Originally Posted by mykalberta View Post
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.
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.

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