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So recently I decided that I work far too often to get any use out of my xbox 360. Don't get me wrong, I love it, played the hell out of bioshock and halo 3... but I can't make time for it even if i wanted to. I decided that it would be cool to trade it for a more practical luxury... like an iPhone. Now this is a decision that makes perfect sense if you understand where I'm coming from. In my line of work, having an iPhone is akin to having a Leatherman multitool. Where as, having an xbox 360 is worthless, because you work 19 hour days.
So I turned to craigslist and posted my ad... proposing I trade my 360 and some combination of my games/accessories for an 8 gig iPhone. Within a couple of days I received a response. So I spoke to the guy, set something up, and went to check out his iPhone. This is where things get awesome.
The 8 gig iPhone he was looking to trade me wasn't mint like i was looking for. The screen was, but the silver back had a few scuff marks... a big deal for someone like me. So I don't imagine I appeared all too enthused. Cognizant of that, he pulled an iPhone off of his belt (this guy is upper level management/son of the owner of a big hardware store). It was a 4 gig, but it was pristine. So this time around I was a little let down that it was a 4 gig... otherwise I'd have jumped on it. Finally, during our discussions, he proposes that he just gives me both of the iPhones for my 360, since they're of no use to him anyway. He continued on to explain that for work he needs a Nextel (for the walkie talkie) and he had already stopped service on both iPhones. I was hesitant, because it seemed like a too-good-to-be-true deal so I told him I'd think about it. I didn't have the 360 on me right then anyhow, since I was visiting his store... so I left to think it over.
After speaking to a friend, I called him back and we set something up for today. So... I went today to meet the guy again, and completed the following trade:
1 Xbox 360 Core (plus 20 gig Hard Drive)
-wired controller
-Crackdown
-Fuzion Frenzy 2
-Viva Pinata
FOR:
1 iPhone 8GB (condition: good)
1 iPhone 4GB (condition: mint)
They had the boxes and paperwork, but no headphones or cables. That's okay with me since they use the ipod cable to charge/sync... and I don't plan on activating mine anytime soon anyway. I'm using it as an ipod touch w/ camera, essentially.
Oh yeah, the best part. I decided to see if the guy had cashed in on his 100$ gift certificate that Apple issued to early adopters. Turns out no, on both counts. So that trade should actually read like this:
1 Xbox 360 Core PLUS 20 gig Hard Drive
-wired controller
-Crackdown
-Fuzion Frenzy 2
-Viva Pinata
FOR:
1 iPhone 8GB (condition: good)
1 iPhone 4GB (condition: mint)
$200 Apple Store Credit
I'm really glad I didn't have to work today.
So I turned to craigslist and posted my ad... proposing I trade my 360 and some combination of my games/accessories for an 8 gig iPhone. Within a couple of days I received a response. So I spoke to the guy, set something up, and went to check out his iPhone. This is where things get awesome.
The 8 gig iPhone he was looking to trade me wasn't mint like i was looking for. The screen was, but the silver back had a few scuff marks... a big deal for someone like me. So I don't imagine I appeared all too enthused. Cognizant of that, he pulled an iPhone off of his belt (this guy is upper level management/son of the owner of a big hardware store). It was a 4 gig, but it was pristine. So this time around I was a little let down that it was a 4 gig... otherwise I'd have jumped on it. Finally, during our discussions, he proposes that he just gives me both of the iPhones for my 360, since they're of no use to him anyway. He continued on to explain that for work he needs a Nextel (for the walkie talkie) and he had already stopped service on both iPhones. I was hesitant, because it seemed like a too-good-to-be-true deal so I told him I'd think about it. I didn't have the 360 on me right then anyhow, since I was visiting his store... so I left to think it over.
After speaking to a friend, I called him back and we set something up for today. So... I went today to meet the guy again, and completed the following trade:
1 Xbox 360 Core (plus 20 gig Hard Drive)
-wired controller
-Crackdown
-Fuzion Frenzy 2
-Viva Pinata
FOR:
1 iPhone 8GB (condition: good)
1 iPhone 4GB (condition: mint)
They had the boxes and paperwork, but no headphones or cables. That's okay with me since they use the ipod cable to charge/sync... and I don't plan on activating mine anytime soon anyway. I'm using it as an ipod touch w/ camera, essentially.
Oh yeah, the best part. I decided to see if the guy had cashed in on his 100$ gift certificate that Apple issued to early adopters. Turns out no, on both counts. So that trade should actually read like this:
1 Xbox 360 Core PLUS 20 gig Hard Drive
-wired controller
-Crackdown
-Fuzion Frenzy 2
-Viva Pinata
FOR:
1 iPhone 8GB (condition: good)
1 iPhone 4GB (condition: mint)
$200 Apple Store Credit
I'm really glad I didn't have to work today.
ing hilarious. 
