Because Apple introduced the 16GB iPhone today, I decided to sell my 8GB iPhone on eBay so that I could use the earnings to pay for an upgrade — priced at $499.

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Apple today announced a 16GB iPhone, which is immediately available from the Apple Store for $499. Now that the iPhone’s storage capacity has doubled, many of us who want to upgrade are left with 8GB iPhones and wondering what to do with them.

Unfortunately, Apple will not let you trade in your old phone for a discount on the new 16GB iPhone, so what to do with old iPhones if you’re looking to upgrade?

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Now may be the best time to get a cheap iPhone on eBay. Since the iPhone came out, eBay sellers have struggled to sell the item at high profits on the online auction site, for a couple of reasons:

• The iPhone is still available at a lot of Apple retail stores.

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Effective yesterday, eBay is prohibiting sellers from pre-selling the iPhone prior to the device’s June 29 release.

Previously, eBay allowed a number of listings where sellers promised not to accept money until they had the iPhone in-hand. Now they are erring on the side of caution:

Prior to the release of similar high-demand electronics, we saw a high number of well-intentioned sellers unable to meet their pre-sale obligations to buyers due to restricted supply, as well as an increase in fraudulent listings for these items.

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If you can’t wait ’til June to get your hands on an iPhone, this 3D paper iPhone model on eBay might hold you off.

The item is a digital download “of the PDF file used to create the 3D model,” according to the auction.

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