{"id":287458,"date":"2026-07-09T04:17:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/why-used-xbox-iphone-and-macbook-sales-are-surging\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T04:20:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T08:20:08","slug":"why-used-xbox-iphone-and-macbook-sales-are-surging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/why-used-xbox-iphone-and-macbook-sales-are-surging\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Used Xbox, iPhone, and Macbook Sales Are Surging"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why Used Xbox, iPhone, and Macbook Sales Are Surging<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/used-xbox-iphone-macbook-sales-surging-2026-7<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-07-09 04:17:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.businessinsider.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Angie Cardona-Nelson has been recycling tech waste and selling refurbished laptops, smartphones, and tech accessories for nearly two decades. When she lists laptops on eBay, they typically sit for a few weeks before someone buys. But in recent weeks, they’re selling in just hours at her full asking price, she says.<\/p>\n

Costs of new tech devices are surging. In June, Apple announced it would raise prices on some Macs and iPads by 20 and 25%, respectively, making MacBook Pros jump by $300. The sticker shock followed Apple CEO Tim Cook’s warning that a shortage of memory chips amid the feverish AI buildout push would make higher costs “unavoidable.” Dell and Microsoft have hit the same pitfall; Microsoft’s Surface PCs now cost as much as $500 more than they did two years ago, and Xboxes will go up by about $150 later this summer.<\/p>\n

“Because new tech is becoming more expensive, now consumers are just looking for value,” Cardona-Nelson says. Whereas shoppers used to be wary of scratches or cosmetic issues, they now want something affordable that works. “We are experiencing a fundamental shift on mindset for refurbishing.”<\/p>\n

But there’s a cure to the sticker shock: a growing interest in secondhand tech devices. A poll of 2,600 US adults commissioned by CNET and conducted by YouGov found that nearly half said they had considered buying a secondhand tech product in the past year. Millennials and Gen Z were more likely to say they were open to a used tech device than older respondents.<\/p>\n

The more costs from the AI race get pushed onto consumers, the trendier secondhand tech becomes.<\/p>\n

“This is an unintentional advertising campaign for us,” says Lauren Benton, refurbished tech platform Back Market’s US general manager. “When Apple announces” a price hike, she says, “we immediately see the impact.” The day following Apple’s announcement, MacBook sales on Back Market jumped by 62% compared to the previous week, Benton says, noting that the purchases…<\/p>\n

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