Opinions on a "broken" iPad

So my wife's iPad is having an issue.There is no Apple Care on it because in my life I have not used an extended warranty on any electronics so I passed on it. It is just passed the year factory warranty.
Unfortunately it will only charge on our Mac Book and it will not from the wall with any charger (one that was included or any others). By this way it takes longer to charge and it kind of defeats the purpose of the iPad. Not the end of the world and is a short term solution.
Another problem is right now the Mac Book is having battery issues also. It's either the charger, the battery, or both. It's in the works to be looked at and fixed but not right now.
Took it to the Genius Bar and they couldn't do anything after all the usual restore/reset/reboot/ etc.
So here are my options.
1. Sell the iPad as functioning but with issues. Use that money towards a new one. No idea what they sell for and if it takes a while my wife could be without her iPad.
2. Have a third party fix the connector, which will void the next option should something else arise.
3. Take it into Apple with $250 and walk out with a new one.
In my mind 1 and 3 are the same in the long run. #1 I have to deal with haggling, potetially shipping, and any headaches that may arise, but I could potentially save a little money. #3 skips all the garbage.

Surgetek wrote:
Multiple cords with multiple bricks and adapters on three different outlets.
Guy at the Genius Bar used 2 different cords and different bricks also. Cleaned the terminals and only go it to charge on their Mac.
The only suggestion he had was exchange it or have a third party fix it.
It does sound like you've nailed it down to a physical hardware issue on the iPad itself then.  If it were me, I think I would go for the out of warranty replacement and get a fully factory refurbished unit so I could get right back up and running again.  The factory refurb will come with a 90 day warranty.
If you sell if privately, the charging issue will detract from the price you can get.  If you try a place like Gazelle or other online buyer, the fact it is technically "broken" means you will get less than $100 for it (even a new iPad 4, broken, only nets you a little over $100 on Gazelle).

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