Maximize your iPhone trade-in by cutting Apple out of equation

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The quick and easy way to make the most from your old iPhone.
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Apple just gave customers another big reason to avoid its trade-in service by slashing prices on almost all iPhone models. Instead, sell your old handset to Cult of Mac to make more from it, and get real cash you can spend anywhere.

Find out how much your old iPhone is worth today in just a few simple steps, and secure your quote for 14 days.

Apple drops trade-in prices, we put ours up

Apple now pays less for almost all iPhone variants, and in some cases, the price reductions are pretty significant. So, we responded by putting our trade-in prices up so that customers can make more from their old devices.

In almost all cases, we pay just as much or more than Apple. Here’s how our prices compare:

Device Apple pays (up to) We pay (up to)
iPhone 12 Pro Max $700 $700
iPhone 12 Pro $600 $620
iPhone 12 $450 $500
iPhone 12 mini $350 $400
iPhone 11 Pro Max $450 $450
iPhone 11 Pro $400 $425
iPhone 11 $300 $275
iPhone XS Max $280 $325
iPhone XS $220 $225
iPhone XR $200 $215
iPhone X $200 $185
iPhone SE 2 $160 $185
iPhone 8 Plus $160 $145
iPhone 8 $100 $95
iPhone 7 Plus $100 $55
iPhone 7 $40 $45
iPhone 6s Plus $50 $35
iPhone 6s $30 $30

 

What’s more, Cult of Mac — in partnership with the fine folk at MyPhones Unlimited — pays real cash for your old Apple devices that you can spend anywhere you like. We won’t fob you off with store credit or gift cards.

And it’s not just old phones we buy back; you can also sell us your old iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, AirPods, and more. We’ll even buy back broken devices in need of repair, and we promise that nothing we receive will end up in landfill.

Sell your old iPhone to Cult of Mac

Here’s how it works:

  1. Visit our buyback page and get a quote for your old iPhone
  2. We’ll send you a box and return label so that you can ship your old device to us free of charge
  3. Once we’ve received your handset, we’ll issue a check that you’ll receive in around one week

The quote you receive is good for 14 days, giving you plenty of time to order a new smartphone and set it up before sending your old one to us. So what are you waiting for? Find out how much your old iPhone is really worth today!

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