Forty-Three Phones Nobody Wants
Sitting here looking at forty-three iPhone 11s in perfect condition. Unlocked, batteries tested, everything good.
Problem? They’re all 64GB.
Can’t sell these things to save my life.
When Everything Changed
Two years back, 64GB iPhone 11s flew off shelves. Budget option, people didn’t care about storage, easy money.
Now? Dead in water.
Sarah tried using 64GB phone last month. Lasted three days before hitting storage limit.
“This thing is useless. Can’t even take vacation photos.”
Kids Ruined Everything
Blame TikTok kids for killing 64GB market. Everyone shooting videos now, storing hundreds of photos, downloading apps constantly.
My nephew fills 64GB phone in two weeks. Just from social media stuff.
Corporate Buyers Only Option Left
Only people still buying 64GB iPhone 11s are businesses. Employee phones for basic work use.
Email, calls, and a couple apps. Don’t need storage for personal stuff.
But corporate orders come maybe four times yearly. Can’t live on that.
128GB Phones Disappear Fast
Get 128GB iPhone 11s, they’re gone same week. Sometimes sold before they arrive.
Perfect size for normal people. Enough storage without paying premium prices.
Pricing Disaster for 64GB
Have to discount 64GB phones thirty to forty dollars just to move them. Kills margins completely.
What should be $220 sale becomes $180. Barely breaking even after costs.
Suppliers Keep Pushing Garbage
Every supplier trying to dump 64GB phones on dealers. “Special pricing on bulk 64GB orders!”
No thanks. Rather pay more for phones people actually want.
Storage Wars Reality
Once people run out of storage, they never go back to smaller capacity. Learned this watching customers over two years.
Guy upgrades from 32GB to 128GB, never buys small storage again.
Cloud Storage Myth
Thought cloud storage would fix everything. iCloud, Google Photos, whatever.
Customers don’t trust cloud. Want everything local. Worried about data limits, losing photos, privacy stuff.
The Inventory Problem
Stuck with these forty-three 64GB phones eating warehouse space. Cost me money sitting there.
Thinking about selling them as loss leaders just to clear space for 128GB inventory.
Other Dealers Same Boat
Talk to other wholesale iPhone 11 dealers, everyone has same problem. Too much 64GB inventory, not enough buyers.
Market shifted completely. We’re all stuck.
Apps Getting Bigger
Instagram, TikTok, games – everything takes more space now. Photo quality higher, videos longer.
64GB wasn’t enough three years ago. Definitely not enough now.
Future Strategy
Stop buying 64GB iPhone 11s completely. Don’t care how cheap they are.
Focus on 128GB only. Cost more upfront but actually sell for decent margins.
The Hard Truth
64GB iPhone 11s are becoming worthless in wholesale market. Give it six months, nobody will touch them.
Better to learn this lesson now than get stuck with hundreds of unsellable phones later.