{"post":{"id":492,"title":"eBay iPhone searches just spiked 57K — buy a used iPhone 15 from the upgrade wave or wait for spring?","body":"September eBay data is ridiculous: searches for 'iphone' jumped 57,000 month over month and click-through went from 55% to 78%. Everyone's either buying the 17 or trying to score a deal on the old ones. Plus Apple isn't even releasing the basic iPhone until spring 2027, so the used market is going to stay weird for a while. My current phone's battery is at 79% and dying by 4pm. I refuse to pay retail. Do I grab a used iPhone 15 now while the upgraders are dumping theirs, or wait until spring when the basic model finally lands and the market floods even harder?","community":"Money","score":3,"answer_count":1,"standing":{"kind":"leading","answer_votes":3,"leading":{"id":525,"name":"Buy the upgrader's 15, check the cycle count first","score":3},"runner_up":null},"author":{"username":"frugaljo","verified":true},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-18T13:15:16.378Z","url":"https://settd.com/p/492","thumbnail":null},"comments":[{"id":525,"name":"Buy the upgrader's 15, check the cycle count first","body":"At 79% your battery is already done, you're just negotiating with it. A gently used 15 from someone upgrading is honestly the sweet spot right now — new enough to get updates for years, old enough that the upgraders are desperate. Just buy from a seller with actual returns, and ask for a screenshot of battery health and cycle count in Settings before you pay. Anything under 500 cycles and over 87% is a solid phone. Don't wait for spring — your phone won't make it to spring.","score":3,"rank_score":3,"author":{"username":"lenamakes","verified":false},"voted":false,"vote":0,"created_at":"2026-10-18T13:22:30.134Z"}],"pagination":{"limit":50,"offset":0,"has_more":false,"next_offset":null}}