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Save money buying old models items

Postby augusta » 21 Jul 2022, 03:41

You would have that equipment or gadget at a cheaper rate if you wait a little longer. Why? because another model of it will be out and this will push the older model downward in price and in demand. So you get to buy it at a cheaper price than what it was sold for. And funny enough it might not even lasted up to months when a new model was out to replace it. so you lose nothing, because the features you needed will still be intact. So you still get your desired item at a cheaper price that saves you some money.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby Treborika » 23 Jul 2022, 08:22

It's a good money saving idea but sometimes you really need the item like for emergency cases. Whereby you don't have that long time to wait for another model of it to come through
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby augusta » 24 Jul 2022, 05:46

Treborika wrote:It's a good money saving idea but sometimes you really need the item like for emergency cases. Whereby you don't have that long time to wait for another model of it to come through


But if you can wait then why not. A lot of times it doesn't even take time when a new model of it is out and the price of the old version goes down. You just have to exercise patience
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby Yugocean » 25 Jul 2022, 06:58

If someone mean classic or vintage? They are not easy to purchase, used (second hand) is different.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby Tendz » 25 Jul 2022, 09:43

New models come out every year, so yes the wait isn't that long. There's huge competition in the market, therefore new technology is demanded in a very short time. And when the prices go down a bit, we can buy the gadgets we like.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby augusta » 26 Jul 2022, 02:55

Yugocean wrote:If someone mean classic or vintage? They are not easy to purchase, used (second hand) is different.


Not vintage, it about waiting a little longer for a new model of a thing to surface and the price of the old version will reduce then you can buy at a cheaper rate. This is a good way of saving your money and getting what you wanted as well.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby JASPREET » 28 Jul 2022, 07:32

With some research, we can strike good deals on these outdated smartphones or other gadgets at a lower price and can save money
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby OldGuy » 28 Jul 2022, 16:35

A very good example of this idea is visible in lots of car ads in 2022 for unsold 2021 models at huge discounts. Another good example would be in high fashion clothing stores. Many fashion designers will sell last year's designs at less than half off if you just get them out of their stores so they have space to display their new stuff. Another example would be bakeries where they always have left over products made yesterday on sale at half price.

It is all a matter of keeping your eyes peeled for outdated items that did not get sold while they were new to the market.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby augusta » 29 Jul 2022, 01:15

JASPREET wrote:With some research, we can strike good deals on these outdated smartphones or other gadgets at a lower price and can save money


Definitely, you can you just have to wait a while. Some like high-end phones don't take too long for new models to be out and you can grab the old model cheaper.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby junglegal » 04 Aug 2022, 11:13

Well, I would rather buy new models. With so many updates being added, it would really be A shame to spend on old model then you dont use for long
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby bismillahdehoke » 04 Dec 2022, 02:21

This is what exactly I always do, like a smartphone I will wait for a new variant to come out so that the older variant will experience a price reduction, and I will save better because there is no significant difference between the two products
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby adhiramadhaniwf » 05 Dec 2022, 03:11

For fashion goods, maybe this can be applied, but for electronic goods it seems that there are advantages and disadvantages that must be taken into account, for example, when we buy the iPhone X now, the price is very cheap, but maybe you can only use it shorter than the latest model, because it could be that after this the iPhone X can no longer receive software updates. For some people this is not a problem, but for some people it is a problem
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby darkuszerx » 18 Dec 2022, 04:11

Many old model items can still give you the same experience as the newer models, you just need to do some research before buying and you will save more.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby augusta » 18 Dec 2022, 04:27

darkuszerx wrote:Many old model items can still give you the same experience as the newer models, you just need to do some research before buying and you will save more.


Exactly, if you can wait a while for the new model to be out you would buy it a lot cheaper with everything intact.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby vbludwig » 18 Dec 2022, 06:57

It is great to buy old model stuff, i like vintage stuff and it is great because i can save more without even buy any new stuff
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby Nsikan » 17 Oct 2023, 08:32

It might not really be cost saving having to buy old model cars or tech equipments. That's because sooner or later, you would need the functionality of the modern equipments.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby augusta » 21 Nov 2023, 09:15

if you don't want an upgrade you just want a product buying the old model might just serve the purpose and you would save money as well
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby nela13 » 21 Nov 2023, 11:21

augusta wrote:You would have that equipment or gadget at a cheaper rate if you wait a little longer. Why? because another model of it will be out and this will push the older model downward in price and in demand. So you get to buy it at a cheaper price than what it was sold for. And funny enough it might not even lasted up to months when a new model was out to replace it. so you lose nothing, because the features you needed will still be intact. So you still get your desired item at a cheaper price that saves you some money.

If we have the patience to wait until a new model is in the market then we can buy some devices for a lower price, devices that are still on top but that due to the new model the price dropped.
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby Vehlijanta » 21 Nov 2023, 13:54

Some people do like to buy old and discontinued models and this way they will save money
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Re: Save money buying old models items

Postby Nsikan » 21 Nov 2023, 20:12

That saves money though but be sure that the functionality of the current ones aren't too far apart from the old models you are buying.
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