Can I trade in an iPhone if is not mine?

I run a golf course and have come across a few unclaimed & abandoned iPhones over the years. Can I trade them into Apple for credit?


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Posted on Jul 22, 2022 3:06 PM

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Posted on Jul 22, 2022 3:24 PM

As far as Apple is concerned the phones are owned by the person who bought them and locked them to their Apple ID.

No legitimate company will accept activation locked devices for trade in.

Trade in values are based on the ability to resell the device.

Locked devices have no resale value.

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Jul 22, 2022 3:13 PM in response to MattyLeethal

AFAIK, Apple uses a third-party for evaluating trade-ins. As part of the process, the phone must not be activation locked so the evaluators can actually check out the phone. I would guess that these "lost" iPhones would not be accessible, and as such, would not provide you with any trade-in value. In addition, they are not "your phones" to trade in.

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