When I have traded in items with Apple I have always had the option of accepting their evaluation and if I did not they would return the item to me.
Most recently I traded in an Apple Watch series7. So if you’re unhappy with your final trade in offer, you can have it returned to you and try to get a better priced elsewhere. My series7 watch had a problem with the power button, the trade in offer from Apple was £0. I had it returned to me a sold it elsewhere, but I cannot remember what I got for it but it wasn’t as low as Apple’s trade in offer. Malcolm Parfitt > On 23 Jul 2025, at 21:48, Vicky Collins <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've traded in other iPhones with Apple and had no problem at all, received > the original quote I was given. And I do like the ease of use of working with > Apple. However, as I'm reasonably sure I could've gotten something for the > iPhone 13 Mini, likely even with my carrier, maybe I'll think about looking > elsewhere next time, even if I do understand Apple's reasoning with this > phone. What I don't like with the carriers, though, is that they spread that > trade-in credit out over a three year period. > Vicky Collins > USA > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 23, 2025, at 3:38 PM, Carolyn Arnold <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Donna, I always use my phone caerrier, and my son and daughter-in-law and >> sisters and brothers-in-law too. A family tradition? Anyway, it works well >> for me. >> >> Carolyn Arnold >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Donna Casteen >> Sent: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 12:09 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: VIPhone <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: I spoke too soon about my Apple trade-in >> >> Having had 5 iPhones in 15 years, I learned early on that my phone carrier >> gives a better trade in credit than Apple. In Nov. 2024 Apple quoted me $125 >> for my iPhone 11 in great condition & only needing a new battery. My phone >> carrier gave me $350 for my trade in toward my iPhone 16 pro. >> >> >> Donna >> >> >> Vicky Collins <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> True, as I mentioned in a prior message, when I checked the status of the >> trade-in on my iPhone 13 Mini yesterday, I was indeed told that the trade-in >> had been completed and my gift card would be issued shortly. However, in >> thinking about it, All I can figure is that Apple was responding to the fact >> that the third-party vendor had indicated they had completed their work and >> made a determination. For when I checked my email this morning, I had an >> email from Apple saying that my trade-in value had changed and that it was >> now zero, and it said something about a shattered screen or enclosure, not >> the exact words as I don't remember those right now. >> I knew there was a fairly small crack or whatever near where the cable to >> charge the battery plugs in as I had inadvertently scratched that due to an >> inadvertent use of an external battery charger, so I was sort of expecting >> to have my trade-in value reduced from the original tentative quote of $185, >> but the zero amount did surprise me a bit at first. The only reason I >> thought the trade-in value might not be reduced was because my sister-in-law >> had actually dropped her iPhone 13 on the concrete and had a little bigger >> crack in about the same place but still got her $400 trade-in on an iPhone >> 14 Plus. >> After thinking about it more, though, here's what I kind of figure was the >> difference. My iPhone 13 Mini purchased in late 2021 was now almost 4 years >> old and did have that damage, while my sister-in-law's iPhone 13 purchased >> in late 2021 but traded in in late 2022 or early 2023, I can't remember the >> exact date, was also damaged but was only a little over a year old at the >> time of trade-in. Then too, the iPhone 13 was much more popular than the >> iPhone 13 Mini, thus its being newer and more valued making it more valuable >> to fix. >> Although the 13 Mini was still quite usable when I sent it to Apple, I'm >> guessing I'll just go ahead and let them recycle the phone and be done with >> it. And while I'm now over the surprise and not really all that upset, >> although of course a little disappointed, this will be kind of a lesson to >> me to know not to send a much older phone like this back to Apple for a >> trade-in unless it really is in pristine condition. In its questionnaire on >> their website, Apple did make allowances for insignificant damages, and >> since my sister-in-law's trade-in had gone through, and since this didn't >> seem all that major damage to me, that's what I went with, but I can see >> where Apple would figure it wouldn't be worth fixing. >> Vicky Collins >> USA >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone >> list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or >> if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners >> or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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