Resale: Locked vs Unlocked

[John Kotches]

My wife's iPhone 5s arrives today and we are selling her 4s.

Is it worth more if I have ATT unlock it or leave locked to ATT?



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[Claude Greiner]

I just got $162 on ebay yesterday for an AT&T Iphone 4 8 GB that owed a balance to AT&T.

I don't think it makes a difference as people will pay to unlock them if thats what they want to do. As long as the ESN is clear, it should get more money

 

[John Kotches]

It is.

Asking price in my area on CL is between 250 and 300.



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[Anole]

People who don't know any better will probably pay more.
I suggest you put in the request to AT&T.
Can take up to 48 hours, but usually much quicker.
They will do it for you for free.
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As a former customer, they would unlock your phone for me, so I don't care.
Anyone who searches eBay, should be able to find a legitimate unlock service for $3 - $5.
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Trade in value for a GSM 4S is around $150.
You can find out what they go for locally in a private sale; just don't believe the sellers got their asking price.
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[John Kotches]

In this area they tend to go close to the asking price.

Trade in value is so that the store can make a profit on the transaction.


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[Foxbat]

When I moved my iPhone 5 from AT&T to T-Mobile, I was able to get it unlocked in under 15 minutes by using their on-line chat. I did need to dock it to iTunes (fine by me) and then I was able to activate the T-Mobile SIM.