Amazon electronics trade-in program announced

6charlong · 05-18-2011, 04:58 PM

Amazon.com just announced a new trade-in program. Users can pick items they want to return (including book readers and cell phones) from a list of returnable items on the site. The site will give you a printable mailing label. You box your returns up, ship them to Amazon. The Company will have a look at your return and send you an Amazon gift certificate for the used property.

Here's a link to the press release.

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....277&highlight=

L.J. Sellers · 05-18-2011, 05:03 PM

Kindle Nation has a story about this and how it paves the way for consumers to trade in their iPads to buy Amazon's new tablet. Smart marketing move.

http://kindlenationdaily.com/2011/05/kindle-tablet-2/

L.J.

Ravensknight · 05-18-2011, 05:06 PM

Man, I have so many old cell phones kicking about, I'll definitely be looking into this...

RainingLemur · 05-18-2011, 05:08 PM

I will definitely be watching this unfold. If it's worth-while, I'll be boxing up a ton of crap to send in. Old phones, a laptop, and some other doo-dads.

odiakkoh · 05-18-2011, 05:10 PM

Meh if its anything like all the other trade in programs, the only thing i have of value is the phone im currently using. Everything else is considered too old to be worth anything.

6charlong · 05-18-2011, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L.J. Sellers

Kindle Nation has a story about this and how it paves the way for consumers to trade in their iPads to buy Amazon's new tablet. Smart marketing move.

http://kindlenationdaily.com/2011/05/kindle-tablet-2/

L.J.

I just took a look at what they offer for an iPad. I want to see what the Amazon tablet has, but if it's any good I have an iPad to send them.

The thing that strikes me most about this offer is that it seems eminently fair.

Kali Yuga · 05-18-2011, 08:31 PM

Is it my imagination, or is there no option to trade in a Kindle?

tubemonkey · 05-18-2011, 10:19 PM

I always give my old electronics to family members. These buy back programs never give enough.

rhadin · 05-19-2011, 05:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kali Yuga

Is it my imagination, or is there no option to trade in a Kindle?

Doesn't appear to be an option to trade in Sony Readers either.

poohbear_nc · 05-19-2011, 08:42 AM

The majority of acceptable items seems to be Apple products ....

[wonder if Amazon has considered a trade in your K1 for a KSO?]

mollybo · 05-20-2011, 06:59 PM

We got $171 for two iPhone 3g s from gazelle.com. That was using a 10% bump up offer I got off a podcast. They take lots of electronic items, and will recycle them even if they can't give you much money.

HarryT · 05-21-2011, 03:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mollybo

We got $171 for two iPhone 3g s from gazelle.com. That was using a 10% bump up offer I got off a podcast. They take lots of electronic items, and will recycle them even if they can't give you much money.

Ouch - you could have sold them for a heck of a lot more than that.

mollybo · 05-22-2011, 09:58 PM

There was a no-hassle factor involved; gazelle even sent us the prepaid box. They were locked phones about three years old; I'm satisfied.

ApK · 05-23-2011, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by odiakkoh

Meh if its anything like all the other trade in programs, the only thing i have of value is the phone im currently using. Everything else is considered too old to be worth anything.

Same thing here...and my phone is not worth anything either. My Kindle might be, but I'm not done using it yet....
I sometimes think most of these programs are either a)intended to be utterly useless or b) are usefully only to the people who have the money and inclination to upgrade their electronics every couple of months.
Maybe Amazon's will be different.

CRussel · 05-24-2011, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApK

Same thing here...and my phone is not worth anything either. My Kindle might be, but I'm not done using it yet....
I sometimes think most of these programs are either a)intended to be utterly useless or b) are usefully only to the people who have the money and inclination to upgrade their electronics every couple of months.
Maybe Amazon's will be different.

Well, I just replaced my phone after abour 2 years. The old iPhone 3G is locked, and not really re-sellable without major hassle by me. But Amazon makes it trivial to get some useful $$ out of it. Looks like a winner to me. Primarily because the cost to me in time/energy/hassle is nil. I'd already written off the phone, so this is pure gravy. And even if I were buying Agency books (I'm NOT), it would be 10 free books for my Kindle.

05-18-2011, 04:58 PM	#1
6charlong friendly lurker Posts: 896 Karma: 2436026 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: US Device: Kindle, nook, Apple and Kobo	Amazon electronics trade-in program announced Amazon.com just announced a new trade-in program. Users can pick items they want to return (including book readers and cell phones) from a list of returnable items on the site. The site will give you a printable mailing label. You box your returns up, ship them to Amazon. The Company will have a look at your return and send you an Amazon gift certificate for the used property. Here's a link to the press release. http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....277&highlight=

05-18-2011, 05:03 PM	#2
L.J. Sellers Novelist Posts: 287 Karma: 387979 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Eugene, Oregon Device: Kindle	Kindle Nation has a story about this and how it paves the way for consumers to trade in their iPads to buy Amazon's new tablet. Smart marketing move. http://kindlenationdaily.com/2011/05/kindle-tablet-2/ L.J. Last edited by dreams; 05-21-2011 at 12:56 AM. Reason: edit self-promotion

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mollybo Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 2896 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Rocket eBook, Gemstar, and Kindle 3	We got $171 for two iPhone 3g s from gazelle.com. That was using a 10% bump up offer I got off a podcast. They take lots of electronic items, and will recycle them even if they can't give you much money.

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mollybo Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 2896 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Rocket eBook, Gemstar, and Kindle 3	There was a no-hassle factor involved; gazelle even sent us the prepaid box. They were locked phones about three years old; I'm satisfied.