Price change.

https://www.apple.com/shop/help/returns_refund

If you don’t have anything important on the phone, then you can erase all content, and return it. Then buy a new one and save money. (Save big money at Menard’s. Don’t know where I was going with that)

If it has been more than 14 days since you bought it, then Apple’s unconditional return period has expired. You have 14 days from the day of purchase from Apple to return for a full refund.

The price of previous models usually goes down every September when Apple introduces their newest models.