Selling your iPhone

I sold my 8GB first gen to nftechservices.com. They paid $210 for it, I'd say it was in average condition. Got a check just a couple of days after they received the iphone from me- no hassles at all. I was going to send it to rapidrepair, but they were not offering as much.

Can someone please tell me what the difference is between a locked and unlocked phone, how to do it and why it is better to get an unlocked one? Also, what does it mean when you jailbreak it?

BTW, I sold my first-generation 8GB iPhone last week on eBay for $366 without unlocking or jailbreaking. Shipping, eBay fees ran about $30.

TUAW Steve

I wasn't planning on getting a 3g, but during a conversation with a group of people i said I would sell it for the right price. After that someone approached me and offered $375 for my 1st gen iPhone. At that point i couldn't pass up on getting a 3g without paying for it. Based on my experience I would just let the word out at work and in your network that you are open to selling and see what happens.

I sold my 16 gig iphone with APP on Craigslist for $450 to a Russian Guy. He told me hes going to Russia to sell it for $800. :)

To berger, thanks. i have another question do i take the sim card out first or do i leave it in. im planning on buying a 3g so would i use my original sim card or get a new one.

Sold my first one for $465 + S&H, and in the midst of unloading the other (currently @ $420). Both were done on eBay. Both were unlocked and jailbroken. iLiberty+ is fa shiz muh niz! I recommend taking the extra steps for the extra flow. It's worth the half-hour. Now I am the proud owner of 2 3Gs - never to be jailbroken. They are surprisingly stable, despite the rocky start on 2.0. Peace.

hey guys, i was wondering if you have any tips for me. i am thinking about selling my 8GB original iphone on ebay but i am new to the selling thing. Please reply if you have any tips or comments!

I sold 3 Gen 1 iPhones that I bought from ATT when they had refurbs for $249. They sold anywhere from $385-$485 (on july 14!) on eBay.

I sold my iPhone 1G 8GB for $405 on eBay last week. It was over a year old and in pretty good shape, but still used. I've tracked a couple of eBay aucitions on similar iPhones, and many have gone for up to $500.

I unlocked it using Pwnage with iPhone OS 2.0, and I didn't have the original box it came in (which would have probably fetched me a little bit more $$$).

So I paid for my new iPhone3G, plus the first month of service. Pretty good for a year old phone.