Benjamin knocked over his iPad today and the screen broke. It's a 6th generation iPad (2018) with 128GB. It also had 2 other problems from before it got dropped.
The good:
- The iPad turns on and functions normally
- There is no screen damage under the glass
- The exterior still looks good
- Battery life still good
The bad:
- Glass is badly cracked and it's mostly unusable until that gets fixed
- Charging port is flaky and it takes about 6 times plugging in and out of the port to get going. However, once it starts charging, it charges normally and at normal speed
- Top button is stuck
I have to think this has some value beyond a "sell for parts" situation, but obviously less value than a used iPad without the above issues.
I went to Apple's website out of curiosity regarding their trade-in program, and it claimed that my iPad has zero-point-zero value, but they will "recycle it for free" (lol). Then I was given an idiotic feelgood spiel about how I'm helping the environment if I do so. Classic Apple bullshit.
Anyway, I'm not that stupid. Even completely non-functional, these things are worth a nominal amount for parts.
Sell-your-iPad websites are, as you'd expect, laughably bad regarding value.
Anyone have experience in dealing with something like this? What's my best play at this point, given that it's fully functional but has three real problems, two of which are a pretty big deal? Sell as-is on eBay (and disclose the truth)? Negotiate with a local repair shop to do all three of them for cheap? Is there a reputable mail-in shop which will do all 3 of these things for cheap?
I don't feel like buying parts and fixing it myself. I don't have experience doing this, and I don't want to put the effort in to learn.
If I can get away with fixing all 3 things for under $120, I'll do it. Otherwise I want to sell for max value and buy a new one.
Also if any of you want to sell a used 2018 or later iPad, I might consider buying.
Serious responses only, no trolling or junk posts please.