After the official shutdown of the last generation iPod touch at the beginning of this month, the whole series of iPods came to an end. The rush purchase of users who want to collect makes its value rise slightly, but these devices in second-hand status continue to experience serious depreciation. According to the old for new price data of more than 40 independent second-hand digital product resale companies in the United States collected by sellcell, the iPod has depreciated by an average of 89% since its listing, from 98% for some models in 2003 to 71% for the seventh generation iPod touch model.
For the last two iPods The sixth and seventh generation iPod touch models are still the most valuable, especially in higher storage configurations. The seventh generation iPod touch with 256gb has the best resale value. If the equipment is in good condition, the owner can get about $100, while the older model with smaller storage configuration can only sell for about $60. The 2012 or earlier iPod models cost an average of only $28. The most valuable model is the 160GB seventh generation iPod classic, which costs $61.
Although the average resale value of iPods has remained fairly stable over the past six months, since Apple After the announcement that the last iPod was discontinued, the value had a slight recovery of 2.9%. IPod second-hand price tracking data showed that the average depreciation rate was 86.3% on May 1 and decreased to 83.4% on May 16. Most notably, the value of the 16GB seventh generation iPod Nano has recovered 13.4% since Apple announced the elimination of its product line earlier this month. Over time, some models may be further improved.
Overall, the data suggest that most used iPods will continue to depreciate over time. This means that now may be a good time to sell second-hand iPods, especially as people's interest in the device increases, there will be some rebound in value and may increase further in the coming weeks. The exact impact of Apple's decision to stop iPod production on the resale value of second-hand devices will become clearer in the coming months.
