BestBuy has a new trade-in service?

Gibson486

Lifer
Aug 9, 2000
18,378
2
0
Ummm...I think I will stick to craigslist.

Trade-In Estimate

PC NOTEBOOK
PC TYPE: LAPTOP / NOTEBOOK
CONDITION: GOOD
MANUFACTURER: Toshiba
CPU BRAND: Intel Pentium M Centrino
CPU SPEED: 2.01 ghz to 2.5 ghz
MEMORY: 1gb (1024 MB) to 1.5gb (1536 MB)
HARD DRIVE: 50.1 GB TO 80 GB
DISPLAY / SCREEN SIZE (DIAGONAL): 14.1 TO 15.0
OPTICAL (CD OR DVD) DRIVES: CD-RW (CD-BURNER) AND DVD-ROM (DVD READER) COMBO DRIVE
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE: WINDOWS XP HOME or MEDIA CENTER (with O/S install)
AC ADAPTER / CHARGER: 1 INCLUDED
BATTERY: 1 INCLUDED (WORKING)
DOCKING STATION: NOT INCLUDED
CARRYING CASE: NOT INCLUDED
802.11X WI-FI NETWORKING: 802.11x WIRELESS BUILT-IN
SERIAL NUMBER VISIBLE?: YES
SELECT OPTION TO WIPE HARD DRIVE AND REMOVE PERSONAL DATA: NO, I WILL REMOVE MY PERSONAL DATA MYSELF
Estimated Trade-in Value:
(includes a Prepaid shipping label)
$233.53
 

shopbruin

Diamond Member
Jul 12, 2000
5,817
0
0
i priced out an old digital camera we had lying around and they gave a pretty large amount - much more than ebay would have fetched for it.
 

Juno

Lifer
Jul 3, 2004
12,574
0
76
Trade-In Estimate
PC Desktop
CONDITION: EXCELLENT
MANUFACTURER: White-Box (non-branded)
CPU BRAND: AMD ATHLON X2
CPU SPEED: 2.01 ghz to 2.5 ghz
MEMORY: 2 GB OR MORE
TOTAL HARD DRIVE SPACE: 400 GB TO 599 GB
CD / DVD DRIVES: 2 DRIVES: DVD-RW AND DVD-ROM
BLU-RAY OPTIONS: NOT INSTALLED
HD DVD OPTIONS: NOT INSTALLED
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE (RESTORE MEDIA INCLUDED): WINDOWS XP PRO (with O/S install media)
KEYBOARD: STANDARD KEYBOARD
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: STANDARD MOUSE
NETWORK ADAPTER: 10/100/1000 Gigabit CARD WITH RJ45
POWER CORD: INCLUDED
GRAPHICS / DISPLAY CARD: 512MB UPGRADED VIDEO CARD
SECOND GRAPHICS / DISPLAY CARD: NOT INSTALLED
INTEGRATED MONITOR
(NOT A STAND ALONE MONITOR): 19 inch LCD Flat Panel or Larger
SELECT OPTION TO WIPE HARD DRIVE AND REMOVE PERSONAL DATA: NO, I WILL REMOVE MY PERSONAL DATA MYSELF
Estimated Trade-in Value:
(includes a Prepaid shipping label)
$352.80

....wow
 

PottedMeat

Lifer
Apr 17, 2002
12,363
475
126
CONDITION: EXCELLENT
MANUFACTURER: White-Box (non-branded)
CPU BRAND: Intel Core 2 QUAD
CPU SPEED: 2.01 ghz to 2.5 ghz
MEMORY: 2 GB OR MORE
TOTAL HARD DRIVE SPACE: 2TB (2000GB) OR MORE
CD / DVD DRIVES: DUAL LAYER DVD+/-RW DRIVE
BLU-RAY OPTIONS: BLU-RAY DVD WRITER
HD DVD OPTIONS: HD READER / DVDRW WRITER INSTALLED
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE (RESTORE MEDIA INCLUDED): WINDOWS VISTA (with O/S Install media)
KEYBOARD: WIRELESS KEYBOARD
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: WIRELESS MOUSE
NETWORK ADAPTER: 10/100 + Wireless Wifi Card
POWER CORD: INCLUDED
GRAPHICS / DISPLAY CARD: 768MB UPGRADED VIDEO CARD
SECOND GRAPHICS / DISPLAY CARD: 768MB (OR MORE) VIDEO CARD
INTEGRATED MONITOR
(NOT A STAND ALONE MONITOR): 19 inch LCD Flat Panel or Larger
SELECT OPTION TO WIPE HARD DRIVE AND REMOVE PERSONAL DATA: NO, I WILL REMOVE MY PERSONAL DATA MYSELF
Estimated Trade-in Value:
(includes a Prepaid shipping label)
$1,178.24

Wow thats fuckin' bullshit.

 

I4AT

Platinum Member
Oct 28, 2006
2,631
3
81
They're gonna make a killing on people bringing in perfectly fine 1-2 year old desktops with mass infections that think they need an upgrade.