Presumably they could be used. The point is it is not a direct dealership business. I am not even sure if the used parts are fed from primarily from the trade-in pipeline (as opposed to AppleCare/warranties). I’m totally speculating here but I suspect the trade in pipeline is primarily sold to a third party vendor and not touched by Apple (they accept Androids and such too, for example)
Sorry, “not in the business of” does not mean to me that they never do it. I’m aware they sell refurbished. I’d imagine margins are not all that great because it’s not a huge part of their business, there’s a fair amount of labor, and a fair number of new components.
If they were in that line of business and could benefit from economies of scale, they’d likely offer more. As it stands, they’re likely offering a price that allows for them to be a disposal option or make a profit on recycling, but isn’t meant to grow that segment of their business.
You could spend like 5 seconds verifying that they do in fact sell these used