Worse than bad hair days! It was totally unnerving when my iPad got wet when my friends and I went out to for a swim. At that time, I was busy taking photos of myself in my swimsuit alongside the pool. I had my iPhone on my right hand and my iPad on my lap. Nobody was swimming that time so I was pretty sure that nothing will splash on my iPad.

One of my friends approached me and asked if he could play with my iPad for a while and I said yes.. I was too occupied with striking a pose and flashing all the smiles, I failed to notice that he put the iPad by my side. I heard him say thanks but I was just too busy to hear the rest of what he had to say.

When I was about to change my angle for the camera, I bumped into my iPad and it fell right into the pool! I was shocked. I dove into the water and saved my gadget from drowning. A split second action wouldn’t have made any difference. Seeing water dripping from my I pad, I felt devastated, angry and hopeless. Unfortunately, Apple’s warranty does not cover water damage. It’s all up to me to figure out how to revive my iPad – if there is any way.

I tried drying it, tipping it up and let the water drip and drain. I even put it inside a rice bag for over five days but nothing really worked out. I went online to look for possible ways to get some value over my dead iPad. And then I found cashforipads.com

When I read all about the posts and reviews about this site, I figured that it is better to sell my iPad online than to have it sold to repair shops that buy broken models. Also, I decided to sell my iPad for a lot of reasons. One, it’s dead already and I shouldn’t cry over spilled milk. Two, I cannot afford to buy a new one since I only got money for this month’s bills. Three, I just want to sell my iPad so I can have money to buy a refurbished unit.

Determined to sell my iPad, I provided all the information about the condition of the unit and then got myself a quote. I didn’t keep my hopes high on the amount I am likely to get. I mean, it took a dip in the pool. Anything is better than having a dead. Who would have thought that I could even sell if for a couple hundred bucks? It has "useless" flashing on its wet screen already.

Every cloud has a silver lining. Even desperate times can lead to better days. So there I was completing that last steps of the transaction. To be able to sell my iPad to this company, I had to wait for their box to be delivered. I actually got the box and shipping for free. I carefully packed my iPad so it would not suffer further damage.

I sent them the box that same day so I will be able to get the money faster. I chose PayPal since it is less time-consuming. I waited about two days until they notified me that they have received the package. They started doing a thorough check on the condition of my unit and informed me of their findings. . Luckily, it only took me less than 5 days to sell my iPad.

One Thursday morning, they called me to say that I can receive the payment immediately through my PayPal account. I checked on my account and the money was there. I was really contented with the service because I never even thought I can sell my iPad this easily. It was such a no-brainer that it did not feel desperate at all to sell my iPad. After a month’s worth of skimping plus the money I got from cashforipads.com, I got myself a new iPad from the Apple store. I also had to empty my meager savings to raise enough money. My experience in deciding to sell my iPad was fairly easy but certainly I would not want to be doing it again because of not paying enough attention. Frolics, gadgets and water certainly do not mix. I am planning to sell my iPad again not because of another accident but because I am planning on an upgrade for the iPad 3 rumored to be released this October.