The iPhone 4 launch is just shy of two weeks away and you’re looking at your iPhone 3G or 3GS (or maybe even your original EDGE model) and you’re wondering what to do with it. Naturally, you’ve thought of selling it but you’re not quite sure you want to deal with eBay and all the shipping. Or perhaps you thought of Craigslist but you’re sick of all the extreme lowballers or the folks who insist on asking a million questions and for a million pictures from every conceivable angle. Let Gazelle help you out.
Gazelle will take your old device off your hands for presumably less than what you’d make on eBay or Craigslist, but it’s super simple and practically guaranteed. The service claims to be the fastest and easiest way to sell your gadgets, and based on what the terms are it sure seems like it. Gazelle will even pay for shipping and send a box for you to send out your goods. Pretty good deal, right?
There is even a mobile-optimized site just for the iPhone now, too, so that you can use that web page to sell the device itself. You might be asking yourself, “What am I supposed to do until the new model comes out? I still need a phone!” No worries. Once you’ve committed to selling your handset to Gazelle, the price is locked for 30 days so that you don’t have to worry about shipping it out for less until you have your new phone.
Still, it’s best you act quickly — perhaps even right now. The value of your phone will continue to decrease as the market gets super saturated with folks trying to be rid of their old iPhones to make room for the new. If you want the most buck for your device, be sure to jump on this as soon as possible. And if you run into any snags or hiccups with Gazelle, let your fellow Apple fanboys know in the comments below!
[Via: NYT]