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Atom9
Ben's cred: 1
Posted 09/15/2015 at 05:55 AM PT
Posted 09/15/2015 at 05:55 AM PT
I don't see any offer on BB site
Atom9
Ben's cred: 2890
Posted 09/15/2015 at 07:15 AM PT
Posted 09/15/2015 at 07:15 AM PT
I don't see any offer on BB site


Click the link in the post that says "up to a $100 Best Buy gift card for working laptops traded in" to see the offer.
cstrehlo
Ben's cred: 45
Posted 09/15/2015 at 07:41 AM PT
Posted 09/15/2015 at 07:41 AM PT
Any time I've even entertained these "up to" trade ins...I find that most trade ins are on items that I can sell on
ebay
for much much more. So not worth it. If you don't care about money, and/or are just too busy to take the time to sell yourself...just not worth it. At least every time I have looked at these trade ins, that has been my experience. They offered me 40 dollars for my old Galaxy Note 2 phone. REALLY??? Sold on Ebay for 225.00 Offered 40.00 for my 64gb Ipad 2. Granted...it's old...but immaculate and works flawlessly. Go on Ebay and look at them 145-200 trending. I actually just decided to keep it. But the trade in was an insult....they always are. Hope it works for you...but for me....no way.
cmargolis
Ben's cred: 2
Posted 09/15/2015 at 10:08 AM PT
Posted 09/15/2015 at 10:08 AM PT
No deal at all. I plugged in several items and the are offering way below market
doitjust4fun
Ben's cred: 151
Posted 09/15/2015 at 11:32 AM PT
Posted 09/15/2015 at 11:32 AM PT
Of course it is a bad deal. How else do you expect them to resell them and make a lot of money off of you?
txcrude
Ben's cred: 96
Posted 09/15/2015 at 12:57 PM PT
Posted 09/15/2015 at 12:57 PM PT
only $25 for a Dell 1 GHz PIII laptop w/ WIndows XP ... booohoooo
txcrude
Ben's cred: 96
Posted 09/15/2015 at 01:00 PM PT
Posted 09/15/2015 at 01:00 PM PT
they have gotten careful with their wording. a couple years ago their were offering $100 for ANY working smartphone and when I showed up with a Google G1 (HTC) they did not have it listed in their trade-in list. It took me at least half an hour and escalation to the manager that they finally honored their 'ANY working smartphone' pledge even though they wouldn't take my G1 as a trade. I still got $100 of my iPhone 5s. Have been waiting for a similar offer so I can try the same deal again and get an iPhone 6s.
dave_c
Ben's cred: 5862
Posted 09/15/2015 at 03:03 PM PT
Posted 09/15/2015 at 03:03 PM PT
^ Yeah but today you can buy a new smartphone for $10 so they're not going to be able to give you $100 for a used one.
zzyzx
Ben's cred: 832
Posted 09/15/2015 at 07:05 PM PT
Posted 09/15/2015 at 07:05 PM PT
They gave me $75 for my Vic Commodore 64. At first they said it wasn't a laptop so I put in on my lap and said "Now it is"...

+10
lostemple
Ben's cred: 84
Posted 09/16/2015 at 06:11 AM PT
Posted 09/16/2015 at 06:11 AM PT
I agree. NOT a bargain.
Shmeagle
Ben's cred: 1788
Posted 09/29/2015 at 09:51 AM PT
Posted 09/29/2015 at 09:51 AM PT
$45 for an i3 asus touch laptop with 4GB ram and 500G of HD.

The ram and HD are worth more to me.
haas
Ben's cred: 20
Posted 09/29/2015 at 12:26 PM PT
Posted 09/29/2015 at 12:26 PM PT
VERY FAR FROM VERY HOT!
cstrehlo
Ben's cred: 5862
Posted 09/29/2015 at 12:37 PM PT
Posted 09/29/2015 at 12:37 PM PT
Any time I've even entertained these "up to" trade ins...I find that most trade ins are on items that I can sell on
ebay
for much much more. So not worth it. If you don't care about money, and/or are just too busy to take the time to sell yourself...just not worth it.


That's EXACTLY what it is, money for something you're either too busy, or don't know how, to sell yourself. Some people don't want to be bothered with listing an item, correspondence, personal encounters on craigslist or mail fraud on eBay, chargebacks with Paypal, boxing and shipping or driving to some public location, etc, etc.
calvinlei
Ben's cred: 7
Posted 09/30/2015 at 12:55 AM PT
Posted 09/30/2015 at 12:55 AM PT
$25 for my 11" laptop? May I say some bad words?
ScaryGary
Ben's cred: 49
Posted 09/30/2015 at 07:17 AM PT
Posted 09/30/2015 at 07:17 AM PT
With Best Buy giving out 100 dollar bills for lap top trade ins, lap top theft is now at an all time high
nani_f
Ben's cred: 3
Posted 09/30/2015 at 07:35 AM PT
Posted 09/30/2015 at 07:35 AM PT
Lol $11 for mine. Windows 7, bought for $500