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Why would you buy the new version of any product only one year after you bought the last version? That seems just crazy to me.
by ugh 16y ago
Why would you buy the new version of any product only one year after you bought the last version? That seems just crazy to me.
- jrockway 16y agoIt's not crazy -- having the latest and greatest feels good, and $500 or whatever it costs is not much money for a once-a-year pleasure outlay. Consider what a car costs, and consider that some people buy a new one every 5 years. Now that's crazy.
- ugh 16y agoI would say that’s both about equally crazy. Cars and TVs should be good for a decade.
- dpritchett 16y agoOur only TV is a 32" CRT that I got for $500 in early 2001 as a college sophomore. I felt guilty about that for a few years afterwards, but at this point I can safely say it was a good purchase.
- mechanical_fish 16y agoYou sell the old one used. Apple kit holds its value very well, as you would expect from a product that is selling almost as fast as it can be made. Gazelle.com is currently offering me 60% of the retail price of my old iPad. Must... resist...
- sachitgupta 16y agoHave you ever used Gazelle before? $375 is really good for a 16gb wifi iPad. EDIT: Planning on selling mine, so wondering if anyone has used the service before?
- rkudeshi 16y agoLooks like Gazelle's offer just went down to $283. They're convenient if you don't want to use Craigslist, but note that they will always lowball you (since they're planning to resell it themselves). I sold my original base model iPad for $400 on Craigslist last week ($100 less than I paid). I'm sure you could still get at least $300 now, more if you put in the time to write a good ad and/or offer to deliver nearby.
- mechanical_fish 16y agoHee hee, I knew I should have clicked that button before I posted here. ;) I find that Gazelle's value proposition has been pretty good, for me. I'm happy to surrender a few dozen dollars in exchange for not having to deal with Craigslist or eBay.
- cwisecarver 16y agoI've got a co-worker who sold his 3gs about a year ago. He said it was a great experience. On seeing your comment I just started the process of selling my iPad 32gb wifi to gazelle. $437, not bad. I won't be buying the 2nd gen. I just want to offload mine before the value drops out of it.
- fourspace 16y agoCrap! I looked after you posted this and Gazelle was offering $522 for my 32GB WiFi+3G. Now it's down to $350! Damn you Apple for dumping cheap first-gen iPads onto the market!
- rbarooah 16y agoTo run new apps that won't work on the lesser hardware?