'Unusually High' Amount of iPhone 8 Trade Ins Ahead of iPhone X Intro, Says Decluttr

Electronics trade-in company Decluttr.com reported Monday an “unusually high” amount of traffic for the recently launched iPhone 8 and 8 Plus from customers who want to trade in their phones early to get the most return. The site cited “subdued reception” to the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus. Since Apple’s September iPhone launch, “All the buzz and excitement has been around the iPhone X,” said Decluttr.com Chief Marketing Officer Liam Howley: “The iPhone 8 has perhaps been less well received than previous handsets from what we’re being told in the tech press and we’re now actually seeing that for ourselves, through our own customers’ trade-ins.” Trade-ins for the newest generation of iPhones are higher than those for any previous iPhone, Decluttr said. Consumers looking to swap a smartphone before upgrading to the iPhone X can get up to 30 percent more if they trade in before the Oct. 27 preorder date, said the company. Sample trade-in values as of Monday were iPhone 8 Plus, up to $630; iPhone 8, $500; iPhone 7, $347; iPhone 6s Plus, $271; iPhone 6s, $260; iPhone 6 Plus, $206; iPhone 6, $165; and iPhone 5s, $83.10. The highest valued Samsung Galaxy device was the Galaxy S7 Edge at up to $193 in resale value, said Decluttr.