I bought a broken iPhone 4 as part of a three phone deal a few weeks ago. I finally sold it on Craigslist for $110. My original asking price was $120. I'm satisfied with the result. I find that broken phones are much harder to sell, so unless I get them for insanely cheap price (like I did before), I will not buy it.
Sold for: $110
Bought it for: $50
Profit: $60
Showing posts with label iPhone 4. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iPhone 4. Show all posts
Friday, June 7, 2013
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Catching Up!
So I had a big haul from Craigslist today. I need to start catching up for the inactive last month. So today, I landed a pretty great deal. I saw an ad for a fully functional cracked screen iPhone 4S for $150. The ad included their phone number so I sent him a text and offered $110. He declines and offers me a regular iPhone 4 for $120. Seeing that he had two phones for sale, I made an offer of $240 for both phones. He then sends me a picture of the cracked screen on the iPhone 4S and it looked worst than I imagined. I lowered the offer to 220 and he still accepted. I knew this was a great deal; seeing as an iPhone 4S with a cracked screen goes for around $200 or more on eBay and how I sold my previous iPhone 4 for $200.
I asked him if it comes with the box and headphones. This is when he says no but says he will throw in a broken iPhone 4 that I could use to replaced the screen on the iPhone 4S! I was a bit skeptical as this deal seemed a little too good. In the end, everything worked out. I got 3 phones for $220. The broken iPhone 4 seems to be stuck on recovery mode, but if I can fix that I would be able to sell it for $200, and if not I can probably sell it for $100.
So now I have 4 iPhones that I am selling and once they're all sold I will have made up for last month.
Summary: Paid $220 for: 16GB iPhone 4S with cracked screen, 16GB iPhone 4, and an iPhone 4 that's stuck on recovery mode.
I asked him if it comes with the box and headphones. This is when he says no but says he will throw in a broken iPhone 4 that I could use to replaced the screen on the iPhone 4S! I was a bit skeptical as this deal seemed a little too good. In the end, everything worked out. I got 3 phones for $220. The broken iPhone 4 seems to be stuck on recovery mode, but if I can fix that I would be able to sell it for $200, and if not I can probably sell it for $100.
So now I have 4 iPhones that I am selling and once they're all sold I will have made up for last month.
Summary: Paid $220 for: 16GB iPhone 4S with cracked screen, 16GB iPhone 4, and an iPhone 4 that's stuck on recovery mode.
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Fastest Turn-Around Time - Sold iPhone 4
So I bought an iPhone 4 this morning for $120, and I sold it a few minutes ago for $200 through Craigslist. These are one of those rare occasions where everything just went perfectly.
Sprint iPhone 4 Black 8GB
Sold for: $200
- Cost: $120
= $80 Profit
Sprint iPhone 4 Black 8GB
Sold for: $200
- Cost: $120
= $80 Profit
Bought an iPhone 4
I bought an Sprint 8GB iPhone 4 with charger. The ad was posted for $160 and I offered $100, but in the end we negotiated to $120. I didn't really look at the charger, but after the deal I realized it was some cheap generic charger that looked like the real thing from a glance. It's not a big deal though; it would have just gave me a reason to hassle it down to $110 or so. I was going to hassle it down to $110, but he agreed to meet me at my location, which is super convenient since I don't have a car (I live in a city where you don't really need a car). I posted it on Craigslist for $200 and $220 on eBay. But I doubt I can sell it on eBay for that high. I had a free Buy it now listing from before (check previous post), so I just edited the auction and changed it to the iPhone.
Summary: Bought an Spring 8GB iPhone 4 with charger for $120.
Summary: Bought an Spring 8GB iPhone 4 with charger for $120.
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Be Careful Buying Stuff on Craigslist
I bought another iPhone on Craigslist, a regular black 16GB iPhone 4 for Verizon (just a side note: Sprint iPhones sell for more than the Verizon). I bought it through Craigslist. I emailed a few different iPhone listing with low ball offers (low ball is a term meaning offering a price that is much lower than the value of the item) and only one responded. The price originally listed for $220 and described the iPhone as in perfect condition which included the usb cable and box. However, in the response email he stated that the lock button doesn't work well and he would accept my offer of $130. I know I could sell the phone for around $200+ in the stated condition. We exchanged texts back and forth and I arranged to meet up with him at my apartment that night.
Unfortunately for me, it start raining (which makes things feel rushed because you want to get out of there quicker) and I met him right outside my apartment under a dimly lit overhead. I quickly inspected the phone, checked the ESN, (for Verizon, you can check the ESN through http://www.checkesnfree.com) and checked out the lock button. I couldn't get it to work at all. So I asked him to drop the price down to $120, knowing I could make over $50 on the phone even with the lock button being messed up. He accepted and we traded. As soon as I got in a brightly lit room I could see that the phone was not in perfect condition.
There were scratches on the front and back, dings around the corner, and a very small crack on back of the phone. Also, the box was labeled for AT&T and not Verizon, so I knew it wasn't the original box. It was my fault for not thoroughly checking. So this is my advice to you all who buy from Craigslist, MAKE SURE YOU INSPECT THOROUGHLY! After all these faults, I value the phone for possibly around $160 so it still wasn't a loss but I definitely would not have offered him so much if I knew that actual condition. I probably would've paid $80-$100.
So I put the phone up on eBay for a buy it now of $200 and will drop it down in increments of $10 every time it doesn't sell. I don't expect it to sell for $200, but I'll take my chances.
Here is my eBay description:
"Apple iPhone 4 (Black)
16GB
Verizon - Clean ESN
includes: an iPhone 4 box and official Apple USB cable.
Condition: Moderate scratches around the phone. Small dings around corners. Miniscule crack on top right back of case as seen in the pictures. The lock button also does not work. Other than that it is 100% functional.
Since the lock button does not work, there is another way around it.The fix was really simple and involved invoking a new ‘Gesture’ which made a small virtual button appear on the iPhone screen. To access it, head into Settings > General > Accessibility > Assistive Touch and toggle it to ‘On’. Hit Create New Gesture and a small white button will appear permanently on your screen, until you turn it off of course.
The button gives you a virtual Home button, and if you select Device, then you can Lock the Screen, control volume, shake the device, rotate the screen etc. You can also position it in several areas around the screen i.e. move it to an innocuous location on the screen.
Free shipping and I usually ship next day."
Summary: Bought Black 16GB iPhone 4 for Verizon for $120 on Craigslist.
Unfortunately for me, it start raining (which makes things feel rushed because you want to get out of there quicker) and I met him right outside my apartment under a dimly lit overhead. I quickly inspected the phone, checked the ESN, (for Verizon, you can check the ESN through http://www.checkesnfree.com) and checked out the lock button. I couldn't get it to work at all. So I asked him to drop the price down to $120, knowing I could make over $50 on the phone even with the lock button being messed up. He accepted and we traded. As soon as I got in a brightly lit room I could see that the phone was not in perfect condition.
There were scratches on the front and back, dings around the corner, and a very small crack on back of the phone. Also, the box was labeled for AT&T and not Verizon, so I knew it wasn't the original box. It was my fault for not thoroughly checking. So this is my advice to you all who buy from Craigslist, MAKE SURE YOU INSPECT THOROUGHLY! After all these faults, I value the phone for possibly around $160 so it still wasn't a loss but I definitely would not have offered him so much if I knew that actual condition. I probably would've paid $80-$100.
So I put the phone up on eBay for a buy it now of $200 and will drop it down in increments of $10 every time it doesn't sell. I don't expect it to sell for $200, but I'll take my chances.
Here is my eBay description:
"Apple iPhone 4 (Black)
16GB
Verizon - Clean ESN
includes: an iPhone 4 box and official Apple USB cable.
Condition: Moderate scratches around the phone. Small dings around corners. Miniscule crack on top right back of case as seen in the pictures. The lock button also does not work. Other than that it is 100% functional.
Since the lock button does not work, there is another way around it.The fix was really simple and involved invoking a new ‘Gesture’ which made a small virtual button appear on the iPhone screen. To access it, head into Settings > General > Accessibility > Assistive Touch and toggle it to ‘On’. Hit Create New Gesture and a small white button will appear permanently on your screen, until you turn it off of course.
The button gives you a virtual Home button, and if you select Device, then you can Lock the Screen, control volume, shake the device, rotate the screen etc. You can also position it in several areas around the screen i.e. move it to an innocuous location on the screen.
Free shipping and I usually ship next day."
Summary: Bought Black 16GB iPhone 4 for Verizon for $120 on Craigslist.
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