{"id":31162,"date":"2020-12-30T16:37:37","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T21:37:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=31162"},"modified":"2021-04-07T16:50:17","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T20:50:17","slug":"gazelle-ending-used-device-trade-ins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/30\/gazelle-ending-used-device-trade-ins\/","title":{"rendered":"Gazelle Ending Used Device Trade-ins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/12\/30\/gazelle-is-ending-its-used-device-trade-in-program\">Will Shanklin<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/appleinsider.com\/articles\/20\/12\/30\/gazelle-is-ending-its-used-device-trade-in-program\"><p>Gazelle is ending its entire device trade-in and buy-back program, with the closure effective February 1, 2021.\n<\/p><p>Founded in 2006, Gazelle had been one of the most popular online services for trading in used iPhones, iPads, and other mobile devices. The company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazelle.com\/help\/faq\/common\/goodbye-trade-in-here-is-what-you-need-to-know\">announced<\/a> the move today and hasn&rsquo;t yet stated why it is backing out of the trade-in market.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Over the years, I&rsquo;ve traded in most of my old iOS devices using Gazelle. I always thought it worked smoothly and had fair prices until I tried to trade in my iPhone XR this fall. After receiving the phone, Gazelle decided to offer $76 less than promised, on account of &ldquo;more than the acceptable amount of scratches,&rdquo; which I think is bogus. It had only a couple of very minor ones. I&rsquo;ve still not received the device back yet, but while waiting I looked for other companies that accept trade-ins and found:<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.apple.com\/shop\/trade-in\">Apple<\/a> (low offers, only pays with gift card)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buybackworld.com\">BuyBackWorld<\/a> (what I will probably go with)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsworthmore.com\">It&rsquo;s Worth More<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macmeanoffer.com\">Mac Me an Offer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellyourmac.com\">Sell Your Mac<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Previously:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/06\/buy-back-programs-for-iphones\/\">Buy-Back Programs for iPhones<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/14\/how-the-apple-store-lost-its-luster\/\">How the Apple Store Lost Its Luster<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/15\/ebay-is-for-suckers\/\">eBay Is for Suckers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p id=\"gazelle-ending-used-device-trade-ins-update-2021-01-01\">Update (2021-01-01): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/12\/31\/gazelle-used-device-trade-in-ending\/\">Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2020\/12\/31\/gazelle-used-device-trade-in-ending\/\">\n<p>In future, Gazelle intends to focus on its in-store ecoATM kiosks, which offer instant cash for devices, although they don&rsquo;t usually offer as much in return as customers would get through traditional trade-in programs.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.macrumors.com\/threads\/gazelles-used-device-trade-in-program-to-end-next-year.2278079\/?post=29452788#post-29452788\">lcseds<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/forums.macrumors.com\/threads\/gazelles-used-device-trade-in-program-to-end-next-year.2278079\/?post=29452788#post-29452788\"><p>These guys have turned into crooks. They claimed my pristine ipad I had sent in had a blemished display and offered just a few bucks. I refused. When I got it back after refusing, it wasn&rsquo;t a display blemish, it had been what looked to be hammered on with the display totally destroyed with shattered glass in the bag. Payback for not taking the reduced value I guess.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<p id=\"gazelle-ending-used-device-trade-ins-update-2021-04-07\">Update (2021-04-07): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/04\/06\/gazelle-resumes-trade-in-program\/\">Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote cite=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2021\/04\/06\/gazelle-resumes-trade-in-program\/\"><p>As of April 5, Gazelle is once again accepting online trade-ins for smartphones and tablets. In an email to customers that was also shared with <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/4\/6\/22370595\/gazelle-trade-in-program-is-back-returns-iphone-samsung-smartphone-selling\">The Verge<\/a><\/em>, Gazelle said that trade-ins were reinstated after feedback from consumers.<\/p><\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Will Shanklin: Gazelle is ending its entire device trade-in and buy-back program, with the closure effective February 1, 2021. Founded in 2006, Gazelle had been one of the most popular online services for trading in used iPhones, iPads, and other mobile devices. 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