I'm thinking of buying my first iPhone and don't want to spend much over $300. Which model would be the best?

I'm thinking of buying my first iPhone and don't want to spend much over $300. Which model would be the best?

One from several years ago that you use your time machine to get.

Don't buy your phone off craigslist unless you do some research. A lot of people on craigslist owe a bunch of money on their Iphones and before you activate it, you must pay off what they owe. My friend bought an Iphone on craigslist for 200 dollars and he needed 2000 bucks to pay off the bill on the phone, so he couldn't activate it, and a lot of times people on craigslist sell broken or damaged phone, just be careful there are a lot of liars and con artists out there trying to rip you off

The iPhone 5 or 5s. Research to get best price.

Rotsa ruck finding even a badly used iPhone for that little money.

Don't buy though either craigslist or eBay; buy one from a local phone dealer
so that if there's a problem you have a better chance of getting it resolved.