Would you buy a second hand ipad and if so where from

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Title says it all really ,have been looking at the hundreds of second hand ipads on ebay/macbooty etc and wondering of second hand would be fine or whether if I want one I should really stick out for new.Apple never seems to have any refurbs in stock although I keep checking

Depends on the price difference. I'd be happy enough to get a 2nd hand ipad2 from eBay if the seller is reputable and I paid him/her via Paypal.

But if there's not a big price difference, I'd get it new and be done with it.

Is there a branch of CEX near to you? You could take in some old mobile phones/computer and trade, or just buy a second hand one from there.

Well it started because I was looking at an ipad2 but new you can only get 16gb ,second hand 32gb seem to go for around £330.The difference in price to a new ipad3 32g is quite large and everyone seems to imply that 16gb isn't really big enough .

How can you tell if the seller is reputable ,amazed that some are boxed and unopened ,am i right to be suspicious ?

I work in CeX, the prices are okay, they're tested before being stocked and you get a 12 month warranty. I'd pick your branch carefully though, they're franchises. I know the staff in ours are reasonable but have heard some horror stories. And I wouldn't buy a high value item online.

From CEX, I mean. Although TBH I'd be picky about ebay etc as well as it's effectively a private sale, not much comeback if you do have a problem with it.

I will show my geekery and recommend AVforums.com. They have a really active classified section, which is where I got my iPhone and the majority of the hifi stuff I own. People tend to be very accurate at describing the goods, and I've never had any problems (and they have a system in place for if a problem does arrive). Pricing is, I think, fair, as everyone is pretty technologically savvy.

Hmm maybe I am just going to have to wait a bit longer , I feel guilty spending money on a luxury but would just like something for me.

Bertie You don't work in the Leeds Cex do you? If you do I just want to say that everytime I have been in the staff have been really slow. Its almost as if they go to have a social life and serving customers takes second place. Also it doesn't look like anything's organized very well. The bit behind the counter just looks a mess, it often happens that the CD/DVD/Game cannot be found or if it is it takes forever for the assistant to find it. It needs to be closed for a couple of days so the staff can have a good sort out and tidy. Just a bit of constructive criticism there, I don't mean it to sound bad, just saying from a customers angle.

OTOH Darlington Cex is really good :)

and everyone seems to imply that 16gb isn't really big enough

Depends on what you want to do with it. I've a 16GB Ipad1 and only a couple of times have I ever come close to filling it. I've even taken it on a long haul flight loaded with videos (xvids).

If you plan on storing loads of apps/music & videos then yes it won't be enough. But if you are like me and just take with you what you want then you should be fine.

Nope nowhere near Leeds, am further south :) TBH I notice a difference in how organised we are just depending on which manager/supervisor is running that day. It's a really delicate balance to cover everything and if it goes wrong it can all go tits up! Fun place to work though, really interesting.

Bertie I have to say the one where I live is a mess,full of long haired greasy teens on both side of the counter!!Have been in with my boys on a Sat you can queue easily for 40 mins to pay and the people behind the counter are in a squalid mess,I long to get in and start organising them!!

Word of warning I work for a slaes website and we get loads of scammers posting adverts for I Pads, I Pods, I Phones etc, if the price is looking too good to be true then it probably is!

I wouldn't buy something that fragile and valuable without some form of warranty, saying that though, if I don't get a job in the next week or 2 I will be selling my ipad 2!

Try the Argos eBay outlet store or Amazon Warehouse Deals...?