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Exclusive: iCracked will buy your old iPhone from you while you're in line for your iPhone 6
If you're planning on standing in line at an Apple Store for an iPhone 6 or 6 Plus tomorrow morning, you might be able to actually sell your old iPhone while you wait and have money available to buy the new device. iCracked has a brilliant idea they're trying out tomorrow. They'll have techs on hand to look at your old device, make an estimate, and if you accept, they'll hand you a debit card that you can use to pay for your new iPhone. iCracked is an international company that employs 677 "iTechs" to do iPhone and iPad repairs on-site. The company also buys used equipment, and is known for its "do it yourself" repair kits as well. Of course, not every Apple Store will have someone on hand, but we have the list of iCracked locations available here. If you use the service tomorrow, be sure to tell your tech that you read about this on TUAW. Arizona Phoenix, Biltmore Scottsdale, Scottsdale Quarter California Berkeley, 4th Street Burlingame, Burlingame Canoga Park, Topanga Glendale, The Americana at Brand Irvine, Irvine Spectrum Center Los Angeles, The Grove Los Gatos, Los Gatos Modesto, Vintage Faire Newport Beach, Fashion Island Northridge, Northridge Palo Alto, Palo Alto Pasadena, Pasadena Rancho Cucamonga, Victoria Gardens Roseville, Roseville Sacramento, Arden Fair San Francisco, Chestnut Street San Francisco, San Francisco San Luis Obispo, Higuera Street Santa Barbara, State Street Santa Monica, Third Street Promenade Thousand Oaks, The Oaks Colorado Boulder, Twenty Ninth Street Denver, Cherry Creek Littleton, Aspen Grove District of Columbia Washington, Georgetown Florida Miami, The Falls Miami Beach, Lincoln Road Illinois Chicago, Lincoln Park Massachusetts Boston, Boylston Street Nevada Reno, Summit Sierra New Jersey Cherry Hill, Cherry Hill Marlton, Sagemore New York New York, Fifth Avenue New York, Grand Central New York, SoHo New York, Upper West Side New York, West 14th Street Oregon Portland, Pioneer Place Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Walnut Street Pittsburgh, Shadyside Texas Austin, The Domain Dallas, Knox Street Utah Murray, Fashion Place Salt Lake City, City Creek Center Virginia Richmond, Short Pump Town Center Washington Seattle, University Village Spokane, River Park Square
Special TUAW deal: Get a little bit more for your iPhone from iCracked
Hey TUAW readers, if you're getting rid of your iPhone at the last minute before tomorrow's announcements, here's a special deal you unlock with the code of "TUAW" (no quotes, just use our name!) at iCracked and get $20 added to any trade-in valued at $25 or more. Some details, straight from the horse's mouth: "Note that in much of the country we will also come to your house/a Starbucks/a place of your choice to hand over a prepaid debit card (at no extra cost/loss of value on the sale). If we're not able to, we do the same "mail in and get paid" option. We are already beating Gazelle 99.9% of the time anyway and we ask all TUAW readers to check for themselves, but if a TUAW reader locks in a higher offer with Gazelle after they use the promo code with us, they can simply forward the Gazelle confirmation email to buyback@icracked.com and we will pay out that offer, plus $10. This doesn't include Amazon Credits offers, as we don't pay out in them. Also, readers may initially be get a higher offer if they have a device locked to AT&T, because Gazelle makes the potential customer lock in the offer for an Unlocked iPhone, and then asks the customer to reach out to AT&T to unlock the device, and if they are unable to and they ship the device to Gazelle, Gazelle actually reduces the offer anywhere from $25-35." If you're looking to lock in the best resale value for your old iPhone now it likely the time to do it!
iCracked banks on your clumsiness
A broken iPhone is no joy. I've seen many a mom jump out of a car to pick up her kids at school only to have her iPhone go flying off her lap and onto the pavement. Until recently, getting an iPhone fixed was a time-consuming and costly affair. Megan Hess from Mashable introduces us to a pair of ingenious guys who have started a very useful business devoted to fixing your broken iOS devices in her article, "iCracked is Banking on Your Cracked iPhone Screen." The article gives you a comprehensive overview of iCracked and its founders. iCracked is a fledgling company that now boasts over 300 on-demand "iTechs" residing in 11 countries. Their sole mission currently is to fix your iPhones, iPads and iPods with a minimum of hassle. They not only repair cracked screens, but replace batteries and other broken parts, plus they repair water damage. Their repairs come with a 99-year warranty, which is a bit longer than most devices will last. iCracked will come to you to make repairs and they plan to expand into every major city in the world. If they do not have technicians near where you live yet, you can opt to purchase a Do-It-Yourself Repair Kit. You can also mail your device to iCracked headquarters for repair. Other services iCracked offers include a store in which you can buy fix-it tools, their repair kits and selected accessories. And last, but not least, you can even sell your device back to them and get a check, put the funds in your PayPal account or donate the funds to a national charity.
