Gadgetory

to resell an iPad or any gadget really you need to keep it looking as pristine as possible this means investing in a good case to prevent little dents obviously a ding here and a ding there it doesn't affect the devices capabilities but for the prospective buyer a newer looking gadget is a lot more appealing same goes for the screen since the iPads retinal display is a huge selling point keep your screen scratch free with a good screen cover you'll benefit to with fewer fingerprints and less glare when initially purchasing your device skip apples tempting offer for free engraving well the service can personalize a gift or identify the iPad as yours it makes it a lot harder to resell if your infos all over it and finally keep all of the original packaging that comes with your iPad the Box inserts user guide and even all the plastic wrappings and packaging with a clean gadget secured in the original box might as well be as good as new in San Francisco I'm Kara Tsuboi cnet.com for CBS News