Selling iPhone! OFFERS?

[Ostinato]

Hi.

I have decided I want to sell my 8gb 2g iphone and was wondering if anyone on the forum is interested as I understand how a lot of you are iphone fanatics :P

It's jailbroken and is in good condition, no scratches to screen! its got some wear and tear marks around the edges and on the volume button but thats about it

Offers?!?!? (money lol)

[Firehorse]

Post some pictures, more detail please.

[Turbocom]

iPhone first gen? Pictures, and maybe I will buy.

[Laurensh1]

It's second gen.

[[Chris]]

It's second gen.

There no 2nd Gen Iphone..

Theres

Iphone - Original
Iphone 3G.
Iphone 3Gs.

[Alkaz]

He must mean 3G, common sense much?

[Recursion]

Pictures pls. :)

[Tim.]

Just bought the new Iphone 3gs xD


He must mean 3G, common sense much?
I don't know whether there was a second generation version, he might have meant it.

[Jordy]

Just bought the new Iphone 3gs xDFascinating, you do realise if every forum member felt the need to 'rule themselves out' of buying it then they'd be over 40,000 posts in this thread alone.

[Alkaz]

Fascinating, you do realise if every forum member felt the need to 'rule themselves out' of buying it then they'd be over 40,000 posts in this thread alone.
Why get so annoyed about it :S he was only saying.

[Blob]

;5895202']There no 2nd Gen Iphone..

Theres

Iphone - Original
Iphone 3G.
Iphone 3Gs.

The iPhone 3G is the 2nd Gen its called 3G as it supports 3G networking.

Apple wouldn't just skip a generation off the iPhone...

[Ostinato]

No I meant the iphone original as in it has 2g not 3g! lol :p sorry for confusion!

I will try and arrange some pics for you all!

It's basically rly good condition tho with no scratches on screen, but a few on the back and edges though

[MrPinkPanther]

He must mean 3G, common sense much?
Common sense says "2G" is First Gen compared to the Second Gen "3G" before you act so smarmy.

[Josh-H]

Do you have a rough price in mind?

[Tim.]

Fascinating, you do realise if every forum member felt the need to 'rule themselves out' of buying it then they'd be over 40,000 posts in this thread alone.

Aswell as this, i was pointing our a possible answer to what a user had posted, and yes, it is a forum - so people are entitled to post if they want to considering my post wasnt totally pointless. Aswell as this, you do realise if every member posted about another members post being pointless, then the entire forum would be filled with well above 40,000 posts of wannabe mods who think they know everything?

[Ostinato]

im just trryin to sort out some pics of it atm.

id rather u just made me an offer and id see higher or lower or fine from there mate

[Alkaz]

Common sense says "2G" is First Gen compared to the Second Gen "3G" before you act so smarmy.
*** you going on about?

iphone - 1g
iphone 3g - 2g
iphone 3gs - 3g

but i suppose my common sense is distorted by the fact that i know the 3g phone was the 2nd one out ><

[Jordy]

Aswell as this, i was pointing our a possible answer to what a user had posted, and yes, it is a forum - so people are entitled to post if they want to considering my post wasnt totally pointless. Aswell as this, you do realise if every member posted about another members post being pointless, then the entire forum would be filled with well above 40,000 posts of wannabe mods who think they know everything?Actually you edited your post after I posted so that's out of my control.

The thing about 40,000 posts may well be true, except if you didn't make such stupid posts then I wouldn't quote you, so if you want to stop even more pointless posts, then may I suggest you don't make any pointless posts in the beginning. As the OP just stated he just wants offers so your posts (or my posts for that matter) aren't helping the thread along.

And for the record I'm not a wannabe mod, otherwise I would of applied. It's also not possible to "Think you know everything", if that was the case, "I would know I know everything"

[Recursion]

Just a quickie, generally when people say iPhone or iPhone 2G they are refering to the first iPhone made, the generation thing never seemed to take effect on the iPhones.

[Robbie]

*** you going on about?

iphone - 1g
iphone 3g - 2g
iphone 3gs - 3g

but i suppose my common sense is distorted by the fact that i know the 3g phone was the 2nd one out ><

Wrong.

iPhone - 2G
iPhone 3G - 3G
iPhone 3GS - 3GS

Thanks.

[Jordy]

Wrong.

iPhone - 2G
iPhone 3G - 3G
iPhone 3GS - 3GS

Thanks.Nope that's wrong, the original iPhone was essentially version '1G' (First generation). Not at any point has it been called 2G and if your referring to the network being 2G it was actually on 2.75G (EDGE). Network generations and iPhone generations are different things, it's just Apple did a bad combination of them both in their naming systems.

If someone refers to the iPhone 2G, they're usually referring to the second generation iPhone which is the iPhone 3G.

[Alkaz]

Wrong.

iPhone - 2G
iPhone 3G - 3G
iPhone 3GS - 3GS

Thanks.
soz but then wth happened to the first gen iphone?

thanks

[Tim.]

Actually you edited your post after I posted so that's out of my control.



Well considering i was able to edit my post why couldn't you?

Ontopic: People might like to know if it's running iPhone 3.0 etc

[Blob]

Ontopic: People might like to know if it's running iPhone 3.0 etc

That really doesn't add any value as it can be updated for free?

[Tim.]

That really doesn't add any value as it can be updated for free?

I wasnt aware of that, from what i know is if your running the old iPhone software you have to pay for the updates - Unless your doing it illegally, which may put some people off.

[Pyroka]

The first iPhone was always referred to as the 2G one, as it was to do with the network it used. The 3G one was because it used a 3G network, and the 3GS.... Thats just 3G with Speed added on, because simply its better? I might be wrong on the 3GS.

The first iPhone is the first generation iPhone, however its always referred to as the iPhone 2G to differentiate between the two versions. Really, whoever hasn't heard it being called the 2G has been living under a rock.

In this case, when you search Wikipedia and it says 'original', that is wrong. People refer to it more as 2G, I swear even Apple have done that.

EDIT: God this is going so offtopic. I can't buy it Ost, I'm on contract with Orange :P

[Alkaz]

The first iPhone is the first generation iPhone, however its always referred to as the iPhone 2G to differentiate between the two versions. Really, whoever hasn't heard it being called the 2G has been living under a rock.
Or maybe just have a life and a phone is a phone?

[MrPinkPanther]

If someone refers to the iPhone 2G, they're usually referring to the second generation iPhone which is the iPhone 3G.
Don't try and act smart if you don't know what you are on about. Google "iPhone 2g" and what do you come up with?

Article 1: Apple iPhone 2G (1st generation) and 3G (second generation) compared
Article 2: eBay.co.uk guides - iPhone 2G vs 3G
etc.


He must mean 3G, common sense much?

Or maybe just have a life and a phone is a phone?
You can't comment, you started it by being so pedantic and providing false information.

[Alkaz]

Im sorry that im not a nerd like the rest of the forum. Maybe this thread should be closed to stop arguments?

[Jordy]

Don't try and act smart if you don't know what you are on about. Google "iPhone 2g" and what do you come up with?

Article 1: Apple iPhone 2G (1st generation) and 3G (second generation) compared
Article 2: eBay.co.uk guides - iPhone 2G vs 3G
etc.What do you mean try and act smart? If I made a post whether the answer is right or wrong, it doesn't mean I'm trying to act smart what the hell are you on about. I was replying to his post with what I think is the answer, it does not mean I'm trying to be smart so please get off my case with that one.

It is mostly down to opinion because there is no definitive 'iPhone 2G', it is incorrect to call it the iPhone 2G as it can mean iPhone or iPhone 3G, it's your own interpretation. Hence why I worded my post according and said 'generally' rather than "DAMN RIGHT IT ******* MEANS IPHONE 3G", generally is not a definitive word, from my experiences on this forum and two more, whenever someone has said iPhone 2G they've been referring to iPhone 3G.

The original iPhone supports the EDGE network which is actually 2.75G
iPhone 3G supports the UMTS network is commonly known as 3G
And the iPhone 3GS fully supports the HSDPA network (Unlike it's predecessor) which is also known as 3.5G

Oh and Alkaz you were the one who said "He must mean 3G, common sense much?", your the one who expects all of this as common sense, if we wish to debate it we can, frankly you sparked the debate anyway and all this 'Get a life' or 'Close the forum' are signs of a desperate forum member stuck in an argument.

[Tim.]

Right - lets stop having a debate about what generation it is/isnt we can all probably tell now which one it is cause thats really for another thread.

We've liked ruined this thread, I must admit partly my fault - my apologies.

[J0SH]

Fascinating, you do realise if every forum member felt the need to 'rule themselves out' of buying it then they'd be over 40,000 posts in this thread alone.

That would roughly mean 1k posts per active member in this single thread, yah?

[Ostinato]

Thanks very much guys for totally wasting my thread!

Can a mod please close this as I think theres actually been one post actually rellevant?

Go have your petty argument elsewhere thanks.

[Mentor]

Duno what sort of price range your looking for but if around £20 is acceptable im interested? Maybe a little more "/

[Recursion]

Duno what sort of price range your looking for but if around £20 is acceptable im interested? Maybe a little more "/

Good luck with that :P

And to whoever said about 3.0, it is free for all iPhone users to it can easily be updated.

[Kyle!]

Where are the pictures Ostinato? If you expect people to make an offer without actually seeing the condition of the phone then... well... That's just stupid! xD

[Ostinato]

Where are the pictures Ostinato? If you expect people to make an offer without actually seeing the condition of the phone then... well... That's just stupid! xD

No I most definitely do not and as I have indicated numerous times within this thread I am currently in the process of trying to attain some reasonable photographic images of my iPhone. My digicam broke whilst on holiday though so it's a tad difficult, I will have them soon though hopefully.

[Kyle!]

No I most definitely do not and as I have indicated numerous times within this thread I am currently in the process of trying to attain some reasonable photographic images of my iPhone. My digicam broke whilst on holiday though so it's a tad difficult, I will have them soon though hopefully.

You most definitely do if you want someone to make a reliable offer.

[Clowgon]

I offer £25 current bid £20.

[Ostinato]

You most definitely do if you want someone to make a reliable offer.

And that would be why I said I "most definitely do not" in relation to your comment that I "can't expect people to make offers without a pictures."

Seriously, please try and keep up with even your own posts for christs sake :rolleyes:

[Recursion]

I offer £30, up from the last two bids of £25 and £20 LOL

[Josh-H]

Stop offering ridiculous amounts people.. Ostinato, I'll PM you to seriously discuss.

[Turbocom]

I've already PM'd him 75£

[Josh-H]

Well my offer was higher than that, but I'm not going to publically discuss it.

[Turbocom]

Well my offer was higher than that, but I'm not going to publically discuss it.
Wow, that's a funny reply.

[Mentor]

I don't really think £20 is a ridiculous amount for an old/used phone, that has less networking functionality than what you can pickup for about £5 brand new. If people will pay more sure, but tbh the first gen iphone is to limited for me to use everyday so would just be a toy / something to play around developing on.

Aside from contract base phone price for the iphone 3g is slighty less than offers here :P

[MrPinkPanther]

The first gen iPhone didn't cost much more than £75 brand new and you could get it without a contract too, considering its over 2 years old I dont think the offers are that bad.

[Clowgon]

I offer £35...

xD

[StefanWolves]

http://www.mazumamobile.com/sell_mobile_phone.php?action=view&prod=1037

[mat64]

http://www.mazumamobile.com/sell_mobile_phone.php?action=view&prod=1037
These places just sell the phone on themselves, them giving you that much for it is a good indication you could probably sell it for £50-£100 more. FYI, a 2G iPhone 8GB sells for around £150-£250.

[StefanWolves]

Well people have been offering less than £50, so FYI I was actually trying to help him not be conned by some people.

[mat64]

Well people have been offering less than £50, so FYI I was actually trying to help him not be conned by some people.
Well, these are people who are obviously not that interested in the phone. I realise you were trying to help, however this isn't the best place to be trying to sell high value items for the obvious reasons. My post certainly wasn't meant to be a jab at you.

[StefanWolves]

I understand that lol, but I have used Mazuma many times for phones, and they go for around the same as phones on Ebay, maybe £10-£20 less, but their service is fast and efficient, unlike Envirofone, I don't ever advise using them.

But if you want a quick sale, with no problems ect, I'd use Mazuma, but you could sell for a little bit more if you sold on Ebay/friends.

[Indie-Dan]

There seems to be a lot of confusion with the whole "2G" and "3G", 3G does not mean the third generation iPhone - it is a reference to the type of network connection it has. Confusingly enough, the 3G is actually the 2nd generation of iPhone, the original iPhone (silver and black plastic back) is the first generation one.

Also, 2G is not a type of connection either, these are the connections iPhone use:

GPRS - Original iPhone, 3G, 3GS use this.
EDGE - Original iPhone, 3G, 3GS use this.
3G - 3G and 3GS only use this.

Hope I have cleared up any confusion.

[The Professor]

I'll offer £40 providing the condition isn't terrible :P

Edit: Sorry missed the 2nd page.