I am wanting to buy my wife a new iphone for Christmas, probably an 8 as she currently has a 6S. My problem is now in setting up the surprise and getting the right model. If the trade-in value is in the $200 range on the 6S, I may be able to get her an X but shes not the "gotta be trendy techie" type.
I was looking at a refurbished one on Amazon, but I don't know how "safe" they are with all the internet videos ending up buying an expensive cement brick in an iphone case. There is also the trade-in value of her current phone, but I obviously cant tell her "Hey, your phone needs to disappear for a week or so. Can't tell you why."
Does anyone have experience in trading these things in and how to do it to maximize trade-in value without getting scammed? Our carrier is Verizon.