23 March 2014

The sale of used iPhones rose by 48% before the announcement of the Galaxy S5

Users of iPhone  really hoping for big news on the new Samsung Galaxy S5 . The volume of  sale and exchange of models of the iPhone rose on average 48% in SellCell.com site, the weekend before the release, and was not only there, forums and websites Brazilians also had a large increase in listings.


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Apparently the majority of iPhone owners not only abroad, but here in Brazil, are already trying to sell or trade their devices, and maybe the reason is the same ad the Galaxy S5. In the list of the 20 most popular mobile site SellCell.com, 18 are models of iPhones.

The price of iPhone 5 dropped to $ 275 dollars at the beginning of February - six months ago, the same model cost $ 337 . The iPhone 4S and iPhone 4 had their prices reduced further, the 4S from $ 171 to $ 115 and 4 had its price reduced from $ 188 to $ 103 dollars.

To get an idea of ​​the effect that, in Brazil, on the site MercadoLivre.com - one of the most famous sites of purchase, sale and exchange of the country - today only 579 were made announcements iPhones, mostly used.

There are several factors that motivate users to do the negotiations before the launch, and the first one is the devaluation . The smartphone market is becoming more demanding , and both the consumers as the manufacturers tend to stipulate a certain period so that each model is sold for a "fair" price for both sides - which does not always happen.