Selling iPad

We have a house iPad1 that everyone shares. When the 3 is released we want to sell the iPad1 and purchase an iPad3. What do you think we can expect to get for the iPad1 at that time?

jertronic said:

What do you think we can expect to get for the iPad1 at that time?

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What you're really asking is...can we predict the future!

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Your iPad 1 will be significantly old after the iPad 3 is released and will sell for "decent" money only if it's in pristine condition and the higher capacity ones. You're better of trying to sell it now and wait for iPad 3 to be released, right now it's just one generation old as opposed to 2 later on..

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As mentioned, nobody can predict the future BUT the nature of things is that something that is 2 generations back will be seen as less valuable, even though the iPad will be running the same OS and do almost all the same things.

At a guess I'd say you should be able to sell the original iPad for 1/3rd of retail. You might get a bit more if you're selling to someone for whom the iPad 2 wouldn't be a good fit (let's say they're deathly scared of webcams for instance).

I plan on doing the exact same thing: when the iPad 3 comes out I will sell my iPad 1 for whatever I can get for it.

I would either go with the 2 or the 3. the first generation doesnt have that many "advanced" features.

rabbitjetta said:

I would either go with the 2 or the 3. the first generation doesnt have that many "advanced" features.

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This is broadly incorrect. It can run the very latest iOS version, can use iMessage, runs almost all of the latest apps other than the most high-end games, but generally is indistinguishable from a new one once you put in a case except for the lack of cameras.

Your criteria of "advanced features" may be different than mine, but I think that's just too vague and general a statement to be accurate. PRIMARILY what the iPad 2 has over the iPad 1 is cameras and a bit of thinness (and high-end gaming ability, I guess). That's about it.

For 90 percent of what people use the iPad for (surfing, social, chatting, reading, watching) there's not a lot of difference.