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Title: Apple Lowers Maximum iPhone Trade-In Values, Best Deals Now Limited to Trade-Ins with Purchase Post by: HCK on May 17, 2019, 04:05:08 pm Apple Lowers Maximum iPhone Trade-In Values, Best Deals Now Limited to Trade-Ins with Purchase
Apple recently lowered direct trade-in values for iPhones, providing customers with a maximum of $349 when trading in an iPhone without purchasing a new one at the same time. Apple used to offer a maximum of $500 when doing a direct iPhone trade-in through its trade-in website (https://www.apple.com/shop/trade-in), and just a few weeks ago, we tested trading in an iPhone X (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-x/) and were offered $500 by Apple. Today, Apple's maximum price for the same <!---->iPhone X<!----> is $349. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/04/appletradein-800x533.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="533" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-690713" /><center><!---->iPhone X<!----> trade-in value from April 30 (trade-in site)</center> Not all iPhones were worth $500, but for newer models in good condition, Apple was indeed providing credit up to $500 in the form of an Apple gift card that could be put towards a new device purchase. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/05/iphonetradeinvaluecurrent-800x519.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="519" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-692849" /><center><!---->iPhone X<!----> trade-in value today (trade-in site)</center> The $349 maximum seems to apply only to direct trade-ins that don't involve a purchase. If you use the trade-in process while purchasing a new iPhone, which puts the cost of that trade-in towards the new device, you can get higher prices. That same <!---->iPhone X<!----> that's worth $349 when doing a direct trade-in with Apple is worth $450 if you trade it in while buying a new iPhone XR (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-xr/). At $450, Apple is still offering less than the $500 maximum iPhone trade-in value that was available before, but it's still better than the $349 that's available through the trade-in site. On its trade-in site, Apple heavily promoted a $449 trade-in price for the <!---->iPhone XR<!----> when trading in an iPhone 8 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-8/) or iPhone 7 (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/) Plus, but now the advertised pricing is $479 instead of $449. Listed <!---->iPhone XR<!----> and XS pricing with trade-in has gone up across the board as Apple has dropped trade-in values for all iPhones. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/05/appleiphonexrtradein-800x690.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="690" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-692862" /> With Apple's direct trade-in pricing drops, Apple is no longer offering some of the best iPhone trade-in pricing, and it may not be worth an iPhone trade-in through Apple unless it's done when you're purchasing a new iPhone. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/05/appletradeinvalues-800x501.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="501" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-692850" /><center>Maximum trade-in values when purchasing another iPhone</center> If you do a trade-in while purchasing a new device, you can get up to $450 for an <!---->iPhone X<!---->, up to $350 for an <!---->iPhone 8<!----> Plus, up to $270 for an <!---->iPhone 8<!----> or 7 Plus, and up to $200 for an <!---->iPhone 7<!----> or 6s Plus. Other devices have trade-in values below $200. <img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/05/appletradeinvalueiphone.jpg)" alt="" width="600" height="108" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-692851" /><center>Apple's <!---->iPhone X<!----> trade-in offer today when purchasing new iPhone</center> Apple has a prominent section on all iPhone purchase pages (https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-iphone/iphone-xr) that asks "Do you have an iPhone to trade in?" and if you select yes, you can go through the steps to get the upgraded pricing. Trade-in pricing on other devices has also dropped. Apple now offers a maximum of $367 for tablet trade-ins, up to $965 when trading in a computer, and up to $173 when trading in an Apple Watch (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-watch/). That's down from $405 for tablets, $1100 for computers, and $191 for an <!---->Apple Watch<!---->. Trade-in values do not differ on non-iPhone products between the trade-in site and a trade-in with purchase. The new trade-in pricing system is confusing and could potentially lead to some customers getting lower value for their iPhones if they're not aware of the disparity in pricing between doing a direct trade-in through Apple's trade-in page and doing a trade-in when purchasing a new iPhone. Apple's new direct trade-in pricing is comparative to trade-in pricing (https://www.macrumors.com/guide/apple-trade-in/) from other sites like Gazelle, but you're always going to get the best price selling direct on a site like eBay or Swappa. <div class="linkback">Tag: Apple trade-in (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-trade-in/)</div> This article, "Apple Lowers Maximum iPhone Trade-In Values, Best Deals Now Limited to Trade-Ins with Purchase (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/14/apple-lowers-iphone-trade-in-values/)" first appeared on MacRumors.com (https://www.macrumors.com) Discuss this article (https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apple-lowers-iphone-trade-in-values.2181303/) in our forums <div class="feedflare"> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=W_z52M36y0c:W9sOMlPFj1Y:yIl2AUoC8zA) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=6W8y8wAjSf4" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=W_z52M36y0c:W9sOMlPFj1Y:6W8y8wAjSf4) <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.macrumors.com/~ff/MacRumors-Front?a=W_z52M36y0c:W9sOMlPFj1Y:qj6IDK7rITs) </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MacRumors-Front/~4/W_z52M36y0c" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> Source: Apple Lowers Maximum iPhone Trade-In Values, Best Deals Now Limited to Trade-Ins with Purchase (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/05/14/apple-lowers-iphone-trade-in-values/) |