How much are used, unlocked, original iPhones going for now?

In article <[email protected]>,
The Bob <[email protected]> wrote:

> >> >>>> during the 2nd year, 2G iPhones will retain around 90% of their
> >> >>>> value,
> >> >>> Interesting- however, I seem to recall the first batch lost about
> >> >>> 1/3 of their value in six weeks... ;-)
> >> >> no, the 8GB lost 20%, it went from $599, to $399 and everyone got
> >> >> $100 back, so it dropped by $100, or 20%.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> > Nobody got $100 back.
> >>
> >> This is true. $100 of a future Apple purchase is very different than
> >> getting $100 back.
> >
> > what's the real difference? over a few weeks or months, you still
> > received $100 back in your pocket.
>
> How do you come to that conclusion?

because your always buying something sooner or later. it's simple logic.

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Mike Hofman <[email protected]> amazed us all with the following in
news:[email protected]:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> The Bob <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> >> >>>> during the 2nd year, 2G iPhones will retain around 90% of their
>> >> >>>> value,
>> >> >>> Interesting- however, I seem to recall the first batch lost about
>> >> >>> 1/3 of their value in six weeks... ;-)
>> >> >> no, the 8GB lost 20%, it went from $599, to $399 and everyone got
>> >> >> $100 back, so it dropped by $100, or 20%.
>> >> >>
>> >> >
>> >> > Nobody got $100 back.
>> >>
>> >> This is true. $100 of a future Apple purchase is very different than
>> >> getting $100 back.
>> >
>> > what's the real difference? over a few weeks or months, you still
>> > received $100 back in your pocket.
>>
>> How do you come to that conclusion?
>
> because your always buying something sooner or later. it's simple logic.
>

So where does the $100 go back in my pocket (as you claimed) if I'm buying,
which involves money coming out of my pocket? What if I have no need for
further pruchases from Apple? How does the money get back in my pocket
then?

In article <[email protected]>,
The Bob <[email protected]> wrote:

> What if I have no need for
> further pruchases from Apple?

but that's highly unlikely, once you have one apple product, you always
want many more.

do you even have an apple product Bob?

In message <[email protected]> Mike Hofman
<[email protected]> wrote:

>SMS <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> >>>> during the 2nd year, 2G iPhones will retain around 90% of their
>> >>>> value,
>> >>> Interesting- however, I seem to recall the first batch lost about 1/3
>> >>> of their value in six weeks... ;-)
>> >> no, the 8GB lost 20%, it went from $599, to $399 and everyone got $100
>> >> back, so it dropped by $100, or 20%.
>> >>
>> >
>> > Nobody got $100 back.
>>
>> This is true. $100 of a future Apple purchase is very different than
>> getting $100 back.
>
>what's the real difference? over a few weeks or months, you still
>received $100 back in your pocket.

Only if you were planning on spending $100 more on Apple products.

At 06 Aug 2008 23:31:03 -0600 Mike Hofman wrote:

> but that's highly unlikely, once you have one apple product, you always
> want many more.
>
> do you even have an apple product Bob?


In 42 years of consuming, I have only purchased one Apple product- a first
gen iPod Nano. It never impressed me enough to acquire any other Apple
products.

Mike Hofman <[email protected]> amazed us all with the following in
news:[email protected]:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> The Bob <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> What if I have no need for
>> further pruchases from Apple?
>
> but that's highly unlikely, once you have one apple product, you always
> want many more.
>
> do you even have an apple product Bob?

I do and just like Todd, I wasn't impressed enough to purchase any more. I
find their products to be irrelevent and not functional enough for any true
real-life application, unless I'm willing to either spend more money than
necessary or learn to live within the mediocre limitations of their product
line.

In article <[email protected]>,
The Bob <[email protected]> wrote:

> > but that's highly unlikely, once you have one apple product, you always
> > want many more.
> >
> > do you even have an apple product Bob?
>
> I do and just like Todd, I wasn't impressed enough to purchase any more. I
> find their products to be irrelevent and not functional enough for any true
> real-life application, unless I'm willing to either spend more money than
> necessary or learn to live within the mediocre limitations of their product
> line.

translation: you have never owned an Apple product.

Mike Hofman wrote:
> In article <[email protected]>,
> The Bob <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> What if I have no need for
>> further pruchases from Apple?
>
> but that's highly unlikely, once you have one apple product, you always
> want many more.
>
> do you even have an apple product Bob?

We have one Apple product, an iPod, in our house, and based on its
reliability I don't want any more.

Mike Hofman <[email protected]> amazed us all with the following in
news:[email protected]:

> In article <[email protected]>,
> The Bob <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> > but that's highly unlikely, once you have one apple product, you
>> > always want many more.
>> >
>> > do you even have an apple product Bob?
>>
>> I do and just like Todd, I wasn't impressed enough to purchase any
>> more. I find their products to be irrelevent and not functional
>> enough for any true real-life application, unless I'm willing to
>> either spend more money than necessary or learn to live within the
>> mediocre limitations of their product line.
>
> translation: you have never owned an Apple product.
>

We'll reading comprehension to the list of defficiencies you are
demonstrating here. I clearly stated that I do own at leat one Apple
product.

That's the problem with fanbois- even the smallest mental excercise proves
to be too much for them.