Gazelle Ups Ante on iPhone Trade-Ins With $10 Bonus, Dec. 5 Deadline

Smartphone reseller Gazelle sent customers an email Monday offering an extra $10 on top of trade-in prices for iPhone 4 and later models that are sold through its service before Dec. 5. Sample trade-in prices for phones in good condition -- versus broken or flawless -- were $30 for an unlocked 8 GB iPhone 4, $50 for a 16 GB iPhone 5c on the Sprint network, $55 for a 64 GB iPhone 5 on T-Mobile and $215 for a 32 GB iPhone 5s on Verizon. The newest releases, in 128 GB capacities, are bringing in $430 for the iPhone 6 and $480 for 6 Plus on AT&T, said the website. Unlocked versions of the 6 and 6 Plus were $480 and $530, it said. In its “Buy Certified” section, Gazelle was selling a 32 GB Verizon iPhone 5s for $359 in “good condition.” Gazelle defined good condition as “the screen is very good. There may be scuffs and scratches on the side or back. It's nothing that a cover can't hide.”