You know, you are right. I forgot that my son took his phone swimming and
he was in the middle of a contract. Buying a phone from the cell company
would have been insanely expensive. He went to Craigs list and bought a
phone he liked for a reasonable price and he is happy. The phone on
Craigslist was essentially brand new.

So I stand corrected on this issue.

Vito


"Carl" <crothman@NOSPAMoptonline.net> wrote in message
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> Uncle_vito wrote:
>> When you sell the phone? Who wants a used cell phone with older
>> technology when they can get a new phone subsidized by Verizon. BTW,
>> if you are not going to change providers anyway, who cares about a
>> contract?
> Vito- you would be surprised at the number of people looking for a used
> cell phone. There are probably several reasons for it, but one example is
> someone who is under contract who has lost or damaged their phone (that
> contract does lock them in folks).
>
> I have four people in my family, each of whom gets a new phone every
> couple of years. I have zero old cell phones hanging around the house.
> They ALL have been sold on eBay, and I'm not talking about for
> insignificant prices either. I wouldn't bother for a few bucks.
>
> Of course "marketing" is part of the key to success in reselling your cell
> phone, as it is in any other business deal. I keep the boxes, manuals,
> and chargers to all my phones and I keep them in very good condition.
> They sell.
>
> Now I'll grant you that, as the technology advances ever more rapidly, and
> prices drop, it may become harder to do this. I'll be testing this in a
> short while. Wish me luck.
>
>