Out with the old and in with shiny new gadgets. If you're among those gadget-owners getting rid of the "old," plenty of retailers offer ways to sell back your unwanted electronic holiday presents and old gadgets. Here's another: eBay Instant Sale.
The eBay Instant Sale service lets you skip the lengthy eBay bidding process and sell your electronics directly for cash online or through an iPhone application, receiving a PayPal payment in seconds.
Get $30 to $42 for an Apple iPhone 2G and about $72 to $130 for 3G and 3GS iPhones. Offers are up to $194 for newer iPhone 4 models. Sellers eager to make quick cash can get up to $407 for a 64 GB iPhone 4S, $328 for 16GB and $347 for 32GB.
Newer MacBook Pros and MacBook Air sales will put around $400 to $800 in your pocket.
The instant offers service is enabled by an eBay team working with AllTechWholeSale, a top-rated eBay seller. eBay does not receive a cut in these sales. The eBay Instant Sale service launched in October 2010 in a testing phase and re-launched as a full version in February 2011. Since then, more than 4 million offers have been generated.
The top five sales have been Apple iPhones, Samsung, HTC, Blackberry and Motorola products, according to the AllTechWholeSale team.
To find out how much your electronic product is worth, input a brand or product name, then complete a short survey about the storage capacity, functionality, power adapter availability, and its physical condition in terms of display, missing components, scratches and more. Broken gadgets can be traded up for cash too.
There is also an updated version of the Instant Sales app, eBay's 10th iPhone-capable app, available. The current version is compatible with iPod touch and iPad.
As a seller, after after you accept the eBay Instant Sales immediate offer, you'll get a prompt to print a free shipping label, so you can pack and ship your unwanted items.
Other trade-in services include Gazelle, which also offers free shipping (not applicable to items worth less than $1). Payment is available via check, Amazon gift card or PayPal. Best Buy similarly offers an electronics buy-back program. Customers can drop off items at certain Best Buy locations in exchange for a gift card. There are guaranteed rates for purchases that fluctuate in value depending on when you sell the items after you buy them.
Are you willing to trade in your gadgets using eBay Instant Sale? Have you used any of these options to get money for your old gadgets?
Here are 10 tech retailers that will pay for your old electronics.
Gazelle is a reCommerce service that will take iPads, external hard drives, GPS devices, satellite radios, Blu-ray movies and other gadgets. If your item isn't listed, you can contact them for a personalized quote. Payment can be made via Amazon gift card, checks, PayPal, or you can opt to have the funds donated to one of the charities they work with.
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NextWorth works with several retailers to make it easy for you to receive store credit or a gift card by trading in old electronics. You can also go to the website and receive a quote online, then get a check or gift card mailed to you. You can also receive payment via PayPal or e-gift card.
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You can trade in used electronics and DVDs at any Target store for a Target gift card. If there's not a Target near you, or you don't want to go to the store, you can also use the calculator to get an estimate of the value of your item and ship it with a pre-paid label.
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If you don't feel like selling old electronics on Amazon, you can participate in the company's trade-in program. Assuming your used electronics meet the product eligibility criteria, a gift card will be deposited into your account upon receipt of your items.
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You can turn in your gently used electronics to RadioShack, which has "The Shack Trade&Save Program." The company gives you two options -- in-store or trade online -- for a gift card or instant appraisal toward your purchase.
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BuyMyTronics will buy your used cell phones, iPods, iPads and other Apple products, digital cameras, tablets, and other electronics. You'll receive a free quote, and if you agree with the offer, the company also offers free shipping. The gadget will then be processed and you'll get a check back, or payment via PayPal.
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iOffer is another eCommerce site that offers "a negotiable marketplace." You can sell, trade or purchase just about anything, but there is a whole section devoted specifically to video games.
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