Hello I'm Rich Brown and this is my personal website and blog. I'm just your simple, average, down to earth, professional, out gay man and aspiring circuit boy, living in Phoenix, Arizona with a few things to say while trying to find my place among all the scary, conservative, religious nuts in this sick and twisted world.
Wednesday, August 06, 2008
I Gave In To Self Pressure (Again)
Yes the rumors are true, after only having my iPhone for a little over 5 months I gave in to self pressure and replaced my tired old iPhone with it's sleek, lighter and much faster older brother the iPhone 3G. Why would I do such a thing you ask? Well because I'm a technology whore, I love having new gadgets and I've come to love my iPhone so much that I'll certainly use the additional speed that the 3G provides.
When I talked to a few people they first thought I was being frivolous (a dumbass) in outlaying an additional $300 for a new black 16GB iPhone 3G since I paid a whopping $500 for my first 16GB iPhone only 5 months ago. They would probably be correct, except for a small fact that many people don't realize. Apparently there is still a very hot market on the Internet for the original iPhone, especially the 16GB ones which were only in production for a short time, to use for replacements and with other carriers.
Once I had my new iPhone 3G in hand and activated I rushed home to list my old iPhone on Craigslist. It only took me a few minutes to take a photo of my old iPhone, proving it was still in mint condition, and post the ad. When I was writing the ad I debated at which price point to start. My initial thought was $200, but then I figured I would start at $300 because that would leave me plenty of room to negotiate. Much to my surprise, within minutes of posting it I was not only bombarded with emails of people who were willing to play my requested $300, but also with emails from people who were offering me more for it. In then end I ended up selling both my iPhone and Justin's iPhone for $350 each, thus paying for our new phones and making a nice $50 profit on top of it.
Yes I suppose I could have waited the additional 5 months and just started with the iPhone 3G for essentially $200 less then what I paid for the first one, but in the end I'm only out the money I originally paid for iPhone, and was effectively able to upgrade to the iPhone 3G for free.
The one thing I'm a little unclear about though is why there is such a demand for these phones. I asked the guy I sold my phone too if he was going to use it on a different network, and he said "No, I have AT&T." I guess I don't understand why he wouldn't have just walked into the Apple or AT&T store and picked up one of the new iPhone 3G's for less then what he was paying me. Of course I'm not complaining but I guess I just don't get it.
Anyway, I'm extremely happy with my purchase and for all you naysayers of the iPhone ... just give in, it's only a matter of time anyway. As a former longtime self-professed Apple/Mac hater, the iPhone is absolutely one of the best devices I've ever owned. Cheers.
