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I d usually compose this off as a lame effort to sucker people out of their money thats obviously not going to work, but apparently it has worked. Some eBay consumers are investing outrageous amounts of cash on iPhones they do not require.
Desperate times highlight the worst in people– from those who hoarded toilet tissue and offered specific rolls for more than $50 each at the start of the COVID-19 quarantine, to those who are now attempting to sell lousy iPhones with the Fortnite video game set up on them for thousands of dollars.
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Its bad enough if you purchase a state-of-the-art used iPhone 11 Pro for more than what a Apple charges for a brand-new iPhone; its even worse when youre spending that sort of dumb money– again, countless dollars– on something like a used iPhone XR or iPhone 8 Plus. Theres a sucker born every minute, and in an ideal world eBay would have some type of “typical sense” test they would have to first pass in order to use the service.
Anyway, heres why this is all simply one big fraud that you need to avoid no matter how much your kid complains about how they cant set up Fortnite on their iPhone or iPad.
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You ought to never pay too much for a years-old iPhone
First, and many apparent, is the fact that youre paying way, method more for an iPhone than what its worth for one game. Buy your kid a $1,000 laptop computer and let them play Fortnite on that if youre going to plunk down $4,000 for a $1,000 mobile phone. Heck, even a $500 laptop computer must be enough to get them on the bus and waving to the motorist without problem.
Even in a best-case circumstance, you wont have the ability to play the most recent variation of the video game with any seasonal updates Epic Games tosses into the mix. I have no concept the length of time youll have the ability to continue playing an older version of Fortnite, but odds are good that even this window will eventually close.
You may squander every cent youre investing
You may not even require an iPhone that has Fortnite already installed on it. While its real that you wont be able to discover Fortnite on the App Store any longer, that does not mean you cant download it from the App Store.
You might not get to play Fortnite for really long
Second, and more significantly, theres definitely no assurance that an iPhone with Fortnite currently set up on it– as is the case for many Fortnite fans– will have the ability to play the game for a lot longer. All it takes is one iOS upgrade that breaks some issue in the game to render it completely unplayable. Fortnite developer Epic Games has no chance to get you an updated version of the game, as it no longer exists on the App Store, nor will Epic Games even have an Apple designer represent a lot longer. Your Fortnite time feels restricted.
Heres what I mean. If youve ever downloaded Fortnite prior to on iOS– I would presume the majority of people who are wanting to get the video game now have at least tried it at some point in its three-year history– then its still related to your account.
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Pull up the App Store, tap on your accounts icon in the upper-right corner, and tap on “Purchased.” Browse for “Fortnite,” and if youre fortunate, itll be available for you to re-download. Thats a lot much easier, and a lot more affordable, than purchasing another persons iPhone, but I do praise these eBay sellers for the hustle. Simply … no.
If youre going to plunk down $4,000 for a $1,000 mobile phone, buy your kid a $1,000 laptop computer and let them play Fortnite on that. Second, and more significantly, theres absolutely no guarantee that an iPhone with Fortnite already installed on it– as is the case for many Fortnite fans– will be able to play the game for much longer. Fortnite developer Epic Games has no method to get you an updated version of the video game, as it no longer exists on the App Store, nor will Epic Games even have an Apple developer account for much longer. Your Fortnite time feels limited.
Search for “Fortnite,” and if youre fortunate, itll be offered for you to re-download.
