Moving all my applications, etc. from my 3G to 3GS?

I'm going to move from a 16 gig 3G to a 32 gig 3GS today. How do I move all my apps, etc. to the new phone? Will syncing up install all the apps to the new phone, or are they tied to my existing phone? I sure can't afford to re-purchase all the apps I have, many of them are medical and are NOT cheap. So how does it work?
As a side note, how much will my 2 month old 3G be worth on say, eBay? It's in pristine condition, not unlocked; it's been in an Otterbox hard case since I got it so NO and I mean NO scratches. Updated to OS 3.0. Bought Applecare for it too, so that will be a selling a point. I have to pay full price for the 3GS but I have to have it, so will sell my 3G in order to help defray the costs.
Thanks for your help!

On your first issue be sure to sync the 3G and ensure there's a good backup in iTunes. Next sync the new 3GS and when you're presented the option to add a new phone or restore from a prior backup, chose the restore option. After you restore from the 3G backup you'd done earlier the phone will restart and you then sync all your media, apps, ,etc from iTunes to the new phone. All the Apps currently in your iTunes library should copy over just fine and your saved data from the 3G (game saves, etc.) should all be there.
Not too sure about your second issue. Go out to eBay (and other online auction sites) and see what folks are selling their 3Gs for so you can get an idea what the market will bear.
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