Older Apple iPads get sold as buyers clear the decks for the new models

Those with the Apple iPad 2, 16GB, Wi-Fi only can receive $190 in flawless condition, $175 in good condition and $65 if broken. Those with the Apple iPad 2 might be more open to selling it and buying the new byte-sized tablet. Despite the smaller size screen, the Apple iPad 2 and iPad mini share the same resolution meaning that the latter has a higher pixel density (162ppi vs 132ppi) and also includes Siri. If you can wrangle a price of $190 for the iPad 2, you would have to come up with $139 for the 7.9 inch version of Apple's tablet.
Gazelle and other trade-in sites were swamped with requests to buy the third iteration of the Apple iPad once Apple announced the Apple iPad 4. Originally, owners of the third-gen tablet were planning on holding out until next year when it was assumed that the Apple iPad 4 would be introduced. But once Apple surprised everyone on Tuesday with the next full-sized iPad, everything changed. A record number of iPad 3 units were traded in to Gazelle once the Apple iPad 4 was made official.
On Tuesday, Gazelle made offers to buy 140,000 Apple iPads, a 700% jump from the prior day. Pre-orders for the new Apple iPad mini and Apple iPad 4 start on Friday with the devices due to launch on November 2nd.
source: Gazelle via USAToday