Why Are People Selling Fortnite IPhones for Thousands of Dollars?
Desperate times bring out the worst in people, from those who were saving up toilet paper and selling individual rolls of more than $ 50 each at the start of the COVID-19 quarantine, to those now trying to sell crappy iPhones with Fortnite installed. them for thousands of dollars .
I usually write it off to an unconvincing attempt to suck the people of their money, which obviously does not work, but apparently worked. Some eBay shoppers spend huge amounts of money on iPhones they don’t need.
Bad enough if you buy a premium used iPhone 11 Pro for more than Apple charges a new iPhone; It’s even worse when you spend such stupid money – again thousands of dollars – on something like a used iPhone XR or iPhone 8 Plus. A sucker is born every minute, and in an ideal world, eBay would have some sort of “common sense” test they would have to pass first in order to use the service.
Either way, that’s why this is just one big scam to avoid, no matter how often your kid complains about not being able to install Fortnite on their iPhone or iPad.
In no case should you overpay for an old iPhone.
First, and most obvious is the fact that you are paying the way, way more for the iPhone than what it costs one game. If you’re going to spend $ 4,000 on a $ 1,000 smartphone, buy your kid a $ 1,000 laptop and let them play Fortnite on it. Hell, even a $ 500 laptop should be enough to get on the bus and wave to the driver without any problems.
You may not be able to play Fortnite for very long
Second, and more importantly, there is absolutely no guarantee that an iPhone with Fortnite already installed on it – as is the case with many Fortnite fans – will be able to play the game much longer. All it takes is one iOS update, which fixes some issues in the game and makes it completely unplayable. Fortnite creator Epic Games cannot provide you with an updated version of the game as it is no longer in the App Store and Epic Games will no longer have an Apple Developer account. Your time in Fortnite seems to be limited.
Even in the best case scenario, you won’t be able to play the latest version of the game with any of the seasonal updates Epic Games adds. I have no idea how long you can continue to play the old version Fortnite, but it is likely that even the window eventually closes.
You can waste every cent you spend
Finally, you might not even need an iPhone that already has Fortnite installed. While it’s true that you won’t be able to find Fortnite in the App Store anymore , that doesn’t mean you can’t download it from the App Store.
This is what I mean. If you’ve ever downloaded Fortnite on iOS before – I’m guessing that most people who want the game now have at least tried it at some point in its three-year history – then it’s still linked to your account.
Open the App Store, tap your account icon in the upper right corner and tap Purchased. Search for “Fortnite” and if you’re lucky, you can re-download it. It’s a lot easier and a lot cheaper than buying someone else’s iPhone, but I applaud these sellers on eBay for their fuss. Simply no.