You’re sitting there waiting for the iPad 2 to be announced. After waiting for months you’re chomping at the bit and know that you’re going to buy one even if you’re not totally sure what all of it’s features are gonna be. One thing to consider is how you’re going to pay for the upgrade. While you can certainly deal with the hassle of selling your old iPad on Craigslist or Ebay, you might want to consider using NextWorth.com to trade in your iPad for cash.
NextWorth, is offering high trade-in values for the first generation iPad to help subsidize the cost of an upgrade. Apple products tend to retain value more than other brands, and the iPad is no exception. Current trade-in values on NextWorth for iPads with Light Wear (as of 2/23/11) are:
iPad 16G Wifi: $255
iPad 32GB Wifi: $285
iPad 64GB Wifi: $310
iPad 16G Wifi + 3G: $298
iPad 32G wifi + 3G: $350
iPad 64GB Wifi + 3G: $390
One of the nice things about NextWorth is that they’re partnered with Target to offer an in-store trade-in option. With over 900 participating Target stores (and 500 being added in the next three months), consumers receive either credit toward a purchase, or a prepaid Target card for the value of the trade-in that can be used for any item sold at Target. Via the NextWorth.com website customers are given the options of cash or a giftcard when they trade-in. NextWorth also provides free, fully-insured UPS shipping service to all online customers.
If you’re looking for a quick way to come up with the cash for an iPad 2 their service is definitely worth a look. It’s a lot quicker than coordinating a sell yourself online, and in some cases they’re offering about 65% of the original value for the iPad during trade-in.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
17 responses to “The Easiest Way to Trade-In Old iPad for Cash to Upgrade to iPad 2”
what would you get on ebay compared to NextWorth , also is there a live link for today’s Apple event?
You could defintiely get more by selling it on eBay or Craig’s List, but I guess NextWorth is more convenient if you think actually selling it is too much trouble. I’d definitely go the eBayCraig’s route though.
You can also use gazelle.com and use the offer code ipad, twit, or ipt for an extra 10%.
Knowing the tentative Apple release cycles means being able to sell your current gen devices to non-bleeding edge users for just below retail. Always my means of upgrade, there’s always someone looking for a deal on a very well taken care of used iDevice. Being able to charge just under retail means upgrades become cheap for me.
If one thinks Craigslist is difficult, then they deserve the low trade-in offer they’ll be getting. I sold my 16 GB iPad 2 days ago so I can buy a new one, and my buddy Craig happily took my listing—painlessly. 12 hours and 6 phone calls/text/emails later, I sold it for $400. Mind you, NextWorth is only offering $390 for a top of the line iPad! Hell, I’ll buy ’em for $390, too!
this is absolutely ridiculous. cultofmac, I cant believe you published this article… these prices are at least $200 off from what you can expect to get on ebay/the list. posting on craigs list or ebay is so difficult.
It’s the easiest way to get ripped off Cult of Mac – I think Google should put you back on the bad boy list.
Gizmodo’s new version of IPad ,IPad 2 is an advanced version
from apple. on :http://fms.nu/hTtuo0.
It really helps thing to get easier…
How to trade in??