More on iPods
As new iPod sales continue to grow, so do trade-ins……
Market growing for used iPods
'They're the retro-cool thing'
SAN FRANCISCO, California (Billboard) -- Piper Jaffray analysts say about 30 percent of iPod purchasers are now repeat buyers who are either replacing an existing, earlier-generation iPod or adding to their range of styles (such as an iPod Shuffle and a video iPod).
If the average lifespan of an iPod is about 1.5 years, what happens to the older models?
Analysts say most users hand down their iPods to friends or family once they purchase a new one. Some simply throw them away. Increasingly, however, consumers are capitalizing on the growing iPod phenomenon by selling their used iPods for cash or as a trade-in toward a new device.
Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/11/07/refurbished.ipods.reut/index.html
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