I just got £135 trade in for a 64GB 5S which seemed pretty good.

I suspect you've just made that up, I know more people who are 35+ who have bought either an iPhone 6/6s/+ or new Galaxy S6/7/edge (quite often buying outright) than 20 somethings.

How about some links to back up what I think is just your opinion masquerading as facts.

Plenty selling for £350 (and even higher) on eBay if you check completed listings.

The price to sell it to a shop like CEX isn't the same as the average selling price by actually selling it yourself.

Same as a car, trading it in gets a lot less that selling it privately yourself or putting it on a forecourt for a commission sale.

But I'm sure you already knew that...

Yep, selling to a shop solves the fees and scammers problems on flea bay. Been stung twice there selling.

Thanks everyone - some valid points here.

I don't have the excuse of youth when it comes to impulse tech-buying, sadly!

I would be looking to buy SIM free - I'm mid-contract and have vowed never to buy a handset from an operator again. Less of an issue with iPhone, I realise, but still generally more expensive over the contract term.

Good point on the Applecare sums - I'd probably ditch that in view of the comments.

I have a bit of an aversion to buying second hand smartphones - no real logic behind this, just an irrational fear of paying for someone else's problem device and being out of warranty.

I'll probably hold fire for the moment and see how long I can resist!

Have a look at my thread here it's food for thought and works out cheaper right now than getting an iPhone sim free + sim only tariff.

http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2146363

There are other places like mazuma. Mazuma are offering £240 for a locked iPhone 64GB and £280 for an unlocked iPhone 6 in 64GB.

In comparison the S6 edge plus which was released one year later than the iPhone 6 will only get you £260 at mazuma.

Agreed, there are better places to trade in - my friend wanted the money that day, so there was no choice other than CEX or Game where we were. Prices change weekly too.

CEX and Apple stores were very close on the same trade in price.

For the sake of an extra £100-£150 I don't mind the problems of selling it myself . Though I haven't used eBay for a while (just due to the fees, I've been lucky with my sales there, plenty of high end phones, cameras and watches sold without any issue) but I've found I can get similar money selling on Gumtree or on forums like AVF.

I sold my iPhone 6 64GB for £400 towards the end of last year using Gumtree, no problem or issues with the sale, I even delivered the phone to its new owners office .

Very nice price ! I had a few scammer problems having to report and wait out the time to get fees money back a few years ago selling used phones.

"madness" is a bit strong. I change my iPhone each year. Let's say I get half the price back if I sell it after 12 months (I never do, as I pass it on to family), then let's say that's £350. Now, as it happens I very much like MacDonalds. "madness" to me is spending £30 on a meal when a fiver will do the job nicely. doesn't take very many meals to recoup that £350 - but each to their own

That's why I have started using Gumtree out of preference, meeting the person at a public place and only accepting bank notes makes for no possibility of a scammer.

There's a wealth of information out there, simply because you know more people in the 35+ range who have bought phones means absolutely nothing. Try looking at County Court records, there has been a number of articles published quoting CAB concerns about the amount of personal debt held by young people. Lots more from the mobile industry about who buys the bulk of phones etc. etc. I'm not doing the work for you.

It may not suit your argument to believe what I say, however, it doesn't alter what is and if you don't believe my post - well I can live with that.

You are talking about 'junk food' as opposed to what is likely to be a good nutritious meal - I can't take that comment seriously, it's just you trying to bait.

Why not just buy a phone and keep it for say around four years. If you take the average smartphone I will wager there is little in basic operation that a phone from three years ago can't do what a phone of today will do. You buy something that loses 50% of its value in 12 months and you think that's good business acumen?

On the meal front you have heard about cooking your own I take it?

A man after my own heart

No one with any sense would buy any other way than SIM free. Buying on a contract is simply buying on the 'never never' but now called a more acceptable name.

No, I have work in the industry since 1997 and am basing my argument on seeing who buys phones over the years.

So again, could you provide links to substantiate your opinion.

Lets get this right - YOU are asking someone to substantiate their claims? Really?

You aren't worth an argument and remind me of a certain saying...

If you think I'm spending ages trawling through trade articles, county court records and the like simply to prove what I say is correct you have to be joking. Working in the industry should give you ready access to this information in any event.

BTW you cannot substantiate an opinion.

Ok, so it's just your unsubstantiated opinion, everyone has one (as the saying goes).

Of course, it is still wrong, but as an opinion you are quite entitled to hold it.

Just one of many reports - this one is ofcom -



Apology accepted d123.

Indeed.

The difference between a Nexus 5X (which is terrible BTW, I have one and regret every moment I swapped my iPhone for it, it's a laggy piece of shit) and the latest iPhone is what, £300? Over 24 months = £12.50/month. Over 30 days = 42p per day.

And people pay £.3.80 for a pint of lager when they could be spending £3.20 for a pint of cask ale. Utter madness! They should go see an accountant!

I wouldn't recommend it. I usually leave feeling depressed after being told off...

I usually just get told that what we have is fine for at least another 15 years!