The Localist

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I’m one of the millions looking to upgrade my phone. I know many of the ins and outs of iphone resale at this point. I’ve pretty well managed to upgrade every year with no significant cost. Orchard is here to aid that process. It starts off with a basic diagnostic of the phone to make sure the buttons work. Orchard searches eBay, Craigslist, and Kijiji for the average price of the phone in that condition. Mine has been well protected, to the point that my glass screen protector prevented countless opportunities to crack the screen. All is well with my iPhone 5S, so Orchard proposed a fair $540. As far as the selling goes, who knows? I haven’t sold mine yet, but I explored both options offered by the Orchard app. Concierge offers to sell the phone for you. I’m not sure if Orchard keeps a commission, but it seems about $100 is chopped off the top in an effort to make a fast sale. If you want top dollar though, you’ll have to do the legwork yourself. Fortunately Orchard is there to help validate the state of the phone. I’ll be interested to hear that it works well. In the interim, I’ve got my phone for sale… Who’s looking?