Selling an old iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone)? Do it now - CNN International

By Doug Gross, CNN updated 12:56 PM EST, Fri Sep 30, 2011 | Filed under: Mobile

Owners of iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) 4s, similar to this one, can have a little income from resellers in allege of the iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) 5′s (presumed) release.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• As iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) 5 nears, resell marketplace for stream models emerges
• Sites similar to Gazelle, Nextworth suggest up to $ 250 for used iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) 4s
• There’s regularly eBay, Craigslist, etc. — price competence be better, though it takes some-more work
• Worst case, we can regularly have your stream phone an iPod as good as Wi-Fi Web device

(CNN) — If you’re seeking to unpack your stream iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) or alternative smartphone, now’s the time. Beating the potentially millions of folks who will be shopping a new iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) as good as offered their aged a single could put some-more income in your pocket.

With Apple probably sure to make known a release date for the next-generation iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) subsequent week, lots of stream iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) owners (always an irascible bunch) have been no disbelief counting down the mins — as good as wondering what to do with their stream phones.

While a little retailers suggest discounts for a trade-in (Radio Shack was charity $ 100 for a little prior models when the iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) 4 was released), Apple stores as good as their directed towards carriers in all do not give behind as most cash, or credit, as an owners competence consequence outward the store.

But a flourishing online resell marketplace has emerged to give folks an additional option.

Between right away as good as Monday, the day prior to Apple has scheduled an iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone)-related event, a single of those sites, Nextworth, is charity $ 250 for 16GB as good as 32GB iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) 4s which have been in great shape.

The company, which additionally has trade-in programs during a little sell stores, bills itself as a approach to get worth out of your aging wiring whilst gripping the products out of landfills, where they can means environmental problems.

The services clean all interpretation from your phone as shortly as they get it, they say.

Nextworth, as good as others similar to them, remodel used wiring as good as resell them. In the box of equipment similar to the iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone), they sell them in countries where the equipment have been typically unavailable, as if bringing a healthier price.

Gazelle.com is charity $ 250 for a 32GB iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) 4 in “flawless” condition as good as $ 169 for a single in great condition. Got a destitute model? It’ll give we $ 85 for a single even if it won’t spin on or is physically damaged.

Of course, there have been regularly the direct-sale sites similar to eBay as good as Craigslist.

You competence consequence some-more in sell for the con of posting, offered as good as delivering the phone yourself. Folks were offered 32GB iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) 4s on eBay on Friday for prices trimming from $ 245 to $ 634. In Atlanta, people had listed 32GB iPhone (iphone 4 Vodaphone) 4s for prices trimming from $ 290 to $ 450.

(We’re regulating prices on which indication since it’s the tip of the line. Older phones, similar to the 3GS, as good as 16GB as good as 8GB models patently have a marketplace as well, in all during reduce prices).

Of course, the low-effort approach to understanding with a phone ascent is to buy the new a single during full price as good as only reason on to your stream model. Even retired, your stream phone can be a song player or Internet-surfing device when we have a Wi-Fi connection.