I had two iPads. One iPad3 16g wifi has a very small dent on the back, everything else like new. I went to one Gamestop to trade in, the Asian manager, a mean look fat lady, only give 50 cash or 75 store credit. I kept the iPad and got out without saying a word. Go to another Gamestop store with a white store clerk, try my luck with my another iPad2 64G wifi, the clerk gave me $345 = $264 + 30% - .99 pre-owned game. I came out of store with Amazon GC in hand and very happy. I will just keep the iPad3 for myself. It has better screen anyway.
10 years ago, there was a Cantonese restaurant in the university town where I attended graduate school. The town is very small. The restaurant owner has three kids. One went to Harward and worked in Wall street. He survived the bubble in early 2000 and even became a manager. The second went to medical school. The third got into engineering school.