'Twas the Trade-in After Christmas: Fast Cash for Used iPhones, iPads and Other Tech Gear - Shelly Palmer

You got a new iPad Mini and a new iPhone 5 for Christmas Awesome What are you going to do with your old iPad and your old iPhone If you39re thinking about selling them privately on eBay or trading them in you39re not alone No matter what condition its in there are dozens of companies looking for your used gear But where should you go to get the best dealIt would probably help if you knew that CExchange powers the buyback programs at RadioShack Walmartcom and eBay You can39t sell your stuff directly to CExchange as it only works with businesses That said of all the buyback programs I39ve looked at CExchange seems to pay some of the highest prices It also has a simple to understand pricing system and takes the protection of customer data and the environment very seriouslyI like the fact that CExchange powered programs don39t ask you to figure out what condition your tradein is in No more Good Fair Poor etc It uses a very simple condition for tradeins working or not working So if your device powers on and works choose working and if it doesn39t power on or doesn39t work well you get it The company also wipes the data completely off of your devices which is helpful to say the leastCExchange39s price on a working iPhone 4S 64GB on eBay Instant Sale and Walmartcom is 25200 That same trade value on Amazon was 24100 today and that was if it was in quotLike Newquot condition If it was used enough to be quotacceptablequot it was only 16100 CExchange still pays 25200Another popular site Gazelle offered 22500 for the same phone if quotLike Newquot but based on what quotLike Newquot means on these sites you shouldn39t count on qualifying for that price Looking at other iPhone trade prices CExchange on average is higher without the guesswork of condition ratingsInterestingly inperson tradeins at RadioShack offered a slightly lower price RadioShack offered 246 for the same iPhone 4S 64GB that would bring 252 from eBay or Walmart I asked Bob Kilinski Chief Marketing Officer at CExchange about the six bucks Kilinski said quotIn a retail store the customer gets instant credit towards their purchase before we actually see the device to determine if there is in fact any internal problem with the phone We have to factor that into our price to allow for the instant trade and resulting fallout from some devices that do have problems In our experience many customers would prefer to take a little less so they can buy today and eliminate the 14day delay of getting paid from an online transactionquotI39m an instant gratification kind of guy so that makes total sense to mePayment types vary in these programs eBay pays cash through PayPal Walmartcom gives you a Walmart egift card and RadioShack credits you on a RadioShack gift card If you want to trade in a product today you can head to RadioShack and upgrade to the gear you want Or if you want to make a few extra bucks and it39s really a few and don39t mind waiting 14 days check out Walmart and eBay39s online tradein sitesIn fairness amazoncom and gazellecom offer excellent value on some items and if you are extremely clear about the condition of your tradein you will not be disappointed with the deal Of course if you click quotas newquot expecting a huge number and your unit is scratched or doesn39t have original packaging you going to get less than you expect amp8211 not less then you deserve just less than you expect amp8211 and that can be extremely annoying for both you and the company you are dealing withSo this postChristmas season turn your old CE gear into cash with a CExchange powered retailer RadioShack Walmart and eBay will hook you up with some fast cash or gift cards so you can extend your holiday cheerShelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York39s Onair Tech Expert WNYWTV and the host of Fox Television39s monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living He also hosts United Stations Radio Network39s Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily 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 a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts ampamp Sciences 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 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 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