New iPads for Old: A look at iPad Trade-ins - Shelly Palmer

Having iPad envy or buyer39s remorse Apple39s oneyear iPad product cycle has many existing iPad owners pining for the newest version Instead of letting your first or secondgeneration iPad become a very beautiful very expensive paperweight many companies are offering gift cards and even cash for tradeins The amount you will get for your iPad depends on many factors including its condition capacity color and whether it has 3G capability or just WiFi For the purposes of this article I will use the popular Black iPad 2 32Gb WiFionly model for comparison of tradein programs through Amazon Gazelle NextWorth and AppleEach outlet has its own criteria regarding the condition the iPad is in but will usually give you something even if the device is in poor condition Of the four tradein programs I looked into Amazon and Gazelle each had some variation allowing the user to rate the condition of your iPad as Like New Good or FairPoor Apple and NextWorth on the other hand asked a series of questions regarding the device39s condition and generated a number base on the answers These amounts are estimates and will be finalized only once the iPad has been received and inspectedIf you want cash for your iPad both Gazelle and NextWorth offer mailed check and PayPal as payment options Amazon will automatically deposit the value in your Gift Card Account but Apple will send you a gift card which could take weeksSo who will actually give you the best deal for your old iPad Amazon takes the cake offering up to 345 for a quotLike Newquot Black iPad 2 32Gb WiFionly model Even if it39s a little banged up and in quotAcceptablequot condition Amazon offers up to 279 a full 34 more than Apple will give you for the same iPad in nearperfect condition The next best deal came from Gazelle offering 290 on the high end and 150 for an iPad with significant physical damage NextWorth will pay up to 173 but offers littletonothing for damaged devices While Apple comes in last with 245 for an undamaged iPad they do offer up to 75 for iPads in poor conditionIf you are in the market for a tax deductible charitable donation you can always donate your old iPad The launch of the iPad 2 saw Apple partner with Teach for America to facilitate donations of the original iPad to the organization While it remains to be seen whether Apple will do this or something similar for those abandoning their iPad 2amp8242s there are other charities like Computers With Causes that will gladly accept your old deviceShelly Palmer is the host of NBC Universalamp8216s Live Digital with Shelly Palmer a weekly halfhour television show about living and working in a digital world He is Fox 5 New Yorkamp8216s Onair Tech Expert WNYWTV and the host of Fox Televisionamp8217s monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Livingamp160 He also hosts United Stations Radio Networkamp8216s MediaBytes a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology media and entertainment He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group LLC an industryleading advisory and business development firm and the President of the National Academy of Television Arts ampamp Sciences NY the organization that bestows the coveted Emmyamp174 Awards Palmer is the author of Television Disrupted The Transition from Network to Networked TV 2nd Edition York House Press 2008 the seminal book about the technological economic and sociological forces that are changing everything and the upcoming Overcoming The Digital Divide How to use Social Media and Digital Tools to Reinvent Yourself and Your Career York House Press 2011 For more information visit shellypalmercomRead all Shelly39s MediaBizBloggers commentaries at Shelly Palmer ReportCheck us out on Facebook at MediaBizBloggerscomFollow our Twitter updates MediaBizBloggerThe opinions and points of view expressed in this commentary are exclusively the views of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaBizBloggerscom management or associated bloggers MediaBizBloggers is an open thought leadership platform and readers may share their comments and opinions in response to all commentaries

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