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by ryanlol 1650 days ago
> 3. Sell it the moment the AppleCare runs out on eBay. Don’t part exchange it.

If you destroy the device a day before AppleCare runs out you can swap it for a brand new one, easier to sell.
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hvgk 1650 days ago
Yes but that’s dishonest.

I’ve had no problems selling anything yet either. Usually goes within 6 hours here at a well inflated price.

I bought an iPhone 12 December 2019 and decided to swap it out for a 13 pro a couple of weeks back for the camera improvements. Apple accidentally refunded the entire AppleCare cost and I sold it for £190 less than I paid for it. So TCO was £16 a month.

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ryanlol 1650 days ago
With recent iphones I’ve yet to have one that didn’t already have cracks on the back glass around the time applecare was about to end, that seems to immediately qualify for a device replacement.

Also, doesn’t applecare+ cover scratches and dents anyway? They’d probably swap out a perfectly functional phone over minor damage if you insist, never tried that though.

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hvgk 1650 days ago
What are you doing to your poor phones? Even my 15 year old’s SE is still mint.
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ryanlol 1650 days ago
An active lifestyle and a disdain for phone cases gets you there.

The iPhone SE is indestructible, I have a few of them. Never managed to break one.

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