Today Apple will announce the new iPhone 5S. I've been tracking the fluctuating resale value of my two-year old (Verizon) iPhone 4S 32GB for the past few weeks. I picked Gazelle.com to track its value on the used market. The price was holding steady at $195 until late August when it started to drop. Today (9/10/13) it jumped up in anticipation of the official announcement. Resale value of Apple iPhone 4S 32GB (Verizon) Updated: 9/10/13 I originally paid $299 for it a little over two years ago. 9/27/13 Update: I sold my iPhone 4S to Gazelle.com on September 27, 2013 for $165. 11/29/13 Update: Two months after selling my iPhone, the price on Gazelle.com has dropped to $115.
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