Market for used iPods
Reuters has got an interesting article on the growing market for used iPods. It’s not exactly a new thing, and I think it has emerged in full effect about a year ago. Take a look at eBay (~8700 listings at the time of this writing) or Craigslist and you’ll find a plethora of iPods, most of them sold at decent prices.
There are companies that are working this way too: Small Dog Electronics sells around 500 used iPods per month. (Although $210 for a 30GB 3G iPod is not exactly what you enthusiastically call “BARGAIN! BARGAIN!”)
Whatever you do, DON’T go the Apple way: they’re offering you a measly 10% discount on new iPods when you trade in an older device. So, if you’re giving them your perfectly working 15GB 3G iPod for, say, a 60GB video iPod you’re getting the, you’re essentially selling your old device for a predatory (on their part) 45 bucks.
Interesting side-fact/stat: According to analysts, 30% of the iPod buyers aren’t new to the iPod market—they’re either replacing their iPods, or (way to go!) getting an additional one.
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