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Trade in your junk for Buy.com gift certificates!

Interesting idea, but they really stiff you on the trade in value. I plugged in my G4 Powerbook just for fun (15", 1.5GHz, 2gb RAM, etc.) and they offered $600 for trade in. 🙁
 
Put in my Olympus D-340R 1.3MP DigiCam... still in brand new cond with box, manuals, 16mb card, etc. === $3.18... yea :roll:
 
They offerd me around what I paid for my Dell I just bought from the Dell Outlet. At least I know I got a good deal.

The thing offerd me $80 for my Celeron 800 laptop :-/
 
Trade-up Quote
Item: PC Desktop
Manufacturer: Other Name Brand
CPU Brand: Pentium 4
CPU Speed: 3.2ghz and above
Memory: MORE THAN 1GB
Total Hard Drive Space: 160 GB OR MORE
CONDITION: EXCELLENT
OPTICAL (CD OR DVD) DRIVES: 2 DRIVES: DVD-RW AND DVD-ROM
FIREWIRE PORTS: 1 OR MORE FIREWIRE PORTS
USB PORTS: 2 OR MORE USB 2.0 PORTS
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE: WINDOWS XP PRO (with O/S install media)
KEYBOARD: ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: TRACKBALL OR TABLET
MODEM: 56K MODEM
NETWORK ADAPTER CARD: 10/100/1000 Gigabit CARD WITH RJ45
POWER CORD: INCLUDED
GRAPHICS / DISPLAY CARD: 256MB OR MORE UPGRADED CARD
Quote: $443.30

What a joke. Maxxed out everything and it's only $443.
 
Item: PC Laptop
Manufacturer: IBM
CPU Brand: Pentium M Centrino
CPU Speed: 3 ghz and above
Memory: 1 GB (1024 MB) or more
Hard Drive: 160 GB OR MORE
CONDITION: EXCELLENT
DISPLAY / SCREEN SIZE (DIAGONAL): 17.1 OR LARGER
OPTICAL (CD OR DVD) DRIVES: DVD+RW OR DVD-RW (DVD BURNER) DRIVE
FIREWIRE PORTS: 1 OR MORE FIREWIRE PORTS
USB PORTS: 1 OR MORE USB 2.0 PORTS
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE: WINDOWS XP PRO (with O/S install)
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: EXTERNAL MOUSE
MODEM: 56K MODEM
NETWORK ADAPTER CARD: 10/100/1000 Gigabit CARD WITH RJ45
FLOPPY (1.44MB DRIVE): EXTERNAL FLOPPY DRIVE
AC ADAPTER / CHARGER: 2 INCLUDED
BATTERY: 2 INCLUDED (WORKING)
DOCKING STATION: INCLUDED
CARRYING CASE: INCLUDED
802.11X WI-FI NETWORKING: 802.11x WIRELESS BUILT-IN
Quote: $876.99

Sorry...just a little bored.
 
Originally posted by: Parasitic
Item: PC Laptop
Manufacturer: IBM
CPU Brand: Pentium M Centrino
CPU Speed: 3 ghz and above
Memory: 1 GB (1024 MB) or more
Hard Drive: 160 GB OR MORE
CONDITION: EXCELLENT
DISPLAY / SCREEN SIZE (DIAGONAL): 17.1 OR LARGER
OPTICAL (CD OR DVD) DRIVES: DVD+RW OR DVD-RW (DVD BURNER) DRIVE
FIREWIRE PORTS: 1 OR MORE FIREWIRE PORTS
USB PORTS: 1 OR MORE USB 2.0 PORTS
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE: WINDOWS XP PRO (with O/S install)
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: EXTERNAL MOUSE
MODEM: 56K MODEM
NETWORK ADAPTER CARD: 10/100/1000 Gigabit CARD WITH RJ45
FLOPPY (1.44MB DRIVE): EXTERNAL FLOPPY DRIVE
AC ADAPTER / CHARGER: 2 INCLUDED
BATTERY: 2 INCLUDED (WORKING)
DOCKING STATION: INCLUDED
CARRYING CASE: INCLUDED
802.11X WI-FI NETWORKING: 802.11x WIRELESS BUILT-IN
Quote: $876.99

Sorry...just a little bored.
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lol Centrino 3.0ghz laptop. 😛
 
You could make a few $ if you had some free time on your hands

Its a big pain in the ass though, I played with the configurator and checked out some parts, can make $50 here or there but probably wouldnt be worth time

 
Hmm. I entered in the specs for what they would give me for a trade-in for my ancient Toshiba T1100 (I think) 486 B&W laptop.
Well, the result I got was... their page crashed. 🙁

Guess they don't want that ancient thing, don't blame em. 😛

 
Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Hmm. I entered in the specs for what they would give me for a trade-in for my ancient Toshiba T1100 (I think) 486 B&W laptop.
Well, the result I got was... their page crashed. 🙁

Guess they don't want that ancient thing, don't blame em. 😛
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They quoted me $74 for a Dell 733 Mhz Celeron desktop. That might be fair... Nikon 990 spec'd out at around $173, kind of low there...
 
Item: PC Desktop
Manufacturer: Acer
CPU Brand: Pentium III
CPU Speed: 501 mhz to 600 mhz
Memory: 64 MB or less
Total Hard Drive Space: 10.01 GB TO 20 GB
CONDITION: GOOD
OPTICAL (CD OR DVD) DRIVES: CD-ROM DRIVE ONLY
FIREWIRE PORTS: NO FIREWIRE PORTS
USB PORTS: 2 OR MORE USB 1.0 PORTS
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE: NO O/S INCLUDED
KEYBOARD: STANDARD KEYBOARD
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: STANDARD PS/2 MOUSE
MODEM: 56K MODEM
NETWORK ADAPTER CARD: NO NETWORK CARD
POWER CORD: INCLUDED
GRAPHICS / DISPLAY CARD: STANDARD GRAPHICS / VIDEO CARD THAT CAME WITH SYSTEM
Quote: $4.40
 
Item: PC Desktop
Manufacturer: Acer
CPU Brand: Pentium III
CPU Speed: 501 mhz to 600 mhz
Memory: 64 MB or less
Total Hard Drive Space: 10.01 GB TO 20 GB
CONDITION: GOOD
OPTICAL (CD OR DVD) DRIVES: CD-ROM DRIVE ONLY
FIREWIRE PORTS: NO FIREWIRE PORTS
USB PORTS: NO USB PORTS
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE: NO O/S INCLUDED
KEYBOARD: STANDARD KEYBOARD
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: STANDARD PS/2 MOUSE
MODEM: 56K MODEM
NETWORK ADAPTER CARD: NO NETWORK CARD
POWER CORD: INCLUDED
GRAPHICS / DISPLAY CARD: STANDARD GRAPHICS / VIDEO CARD THAT CAME WITH SYSTEM
Quote: $1.65
:frown:
 
Item: PC Desktop
Manufacturer: Dell
CPU Brand: Pentium 4
CPU Speed: 3.2ghz and above
Memory: 512 MB
Total Hard Drive Space: 160 GB OR MORE
CONDITION: EXCELLENT
OPTICAL (CD OR DVD) DRIVES: CD-RW (CD-BURNER) AND DVD-ROM (DVD READER) COMBO DRIVE
FIREWIRE PORTS: NO FIREWIRE PORTS
USB PORTS: 2 OR MORE USB 2.0 PORTS
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE: WINDOWS XP HOME (with O/S install media)
KEYBOARD: STANDARD KEYBOARD
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: STANDARD PS/2 MOUSE
MODEM: 56K MODEM
NETWORK ADAPTER CARD: 10/100 NETWORK CARD WITH RJ45 CONNECTOR
POWER CORD: INCLUDED
GRAPHICS / DISPLAY CARD: 256MB OR MORE UPGRADED CARD
Quote: $397.72

F' that!!!!
 
Item: PC Laptop
Manufacturer: Toshiba
CPU Brand: OTHER PROCESSOR
CPU Speed: 300 mhz OR slower processor
Memory: less than 64mb
Hard Drive: UNDER 6 GB
CONDITION: WORKING BUT POOR CONDITION
DISPLAY / SCREEN SIZE (DIAGONAL): UNDER 12 INCHES
OPTICAL (CD OR DVD) DRIVES: NO CD-ROM OR DVD DRIVE
FIREWIRE PORTS: NO FIREWIRE PORTS
USB PORTS: NO USB PORTS
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE: WINDOWS 95 (with O/S install)
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: TRACKPOINT OR MOUSE PIN POST
MODEM: NO MODEM
NETWORK ADAPTER CARD: NO NETWORK CARD
FLOPPY (1.44MB DRIVE): BUILT-IN FLOPPY DRIVE
AC ADAPTER / CHARGER: 1 INCLUDED
BATTERY: 1 INCLUDED - BUT NOT WORKING
DOCKING STATION: NOT INCLUDED
CARRYING CASE: NOT INCLUDED
802.11X WI-FI NETWORKING: NOT INCLUDED
Quote: $0.00


Buy.com ripoff
 
Not to flame.... but yeah... I'll sticket ebay or even Sony Store. They'll give me about the same or more...
 
I'm rich!!!

Item: PC Desktop
Manufacturer: Compaq
CPU Brand: CELERON
CPU Speed: 399 mhz or less
Memory: 64 MB or less
Total Hard Drive Space: 6.01 TO 10GB
CONDITION: GOOD
OPTICAL (CD OR DVD) DRIVES: CD-ROM DRIVE ONLY
FIREWIRE PORTS: NO FIREWIRE PORTS
USB PORTS: NO USB PORTS
OPERATING SYSTEM WITH LICENSE: NO O/S INCLUDED
KEYBOARD: NO KEYBOARD
MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE: NO MOUSE / POINTING DEVICE
MODEM: NO MODEM
NETWORK ADAPTER CARD: 10/100 NETWORK CARD WITH RJ45 CONNECTOR
POWER CORD: INCLUDED
GRAPHICS / DISPLAY CARD: STANDARD GRAPHICS / VIDEO CARD THAT CAME WITH SYSTEM
Quote: $0.00

The ways to make it work is find out what they are paying for parts individually and maximize the PC components in a way to maximize resell value. Say a PC is 80 bucks with a 6 GB hard drive. Change it to an 80 GB drive and it goes to 110 or something. Then try video cards, modems, etc.. till you find the golden goose.


 
Originally posted by: McPhreak
Interesting idea, but they really stiff you on the trade in value. I plugged in my G4 Powerbook just for fun (15", 1.5GHz, 2gb RAM, etc.) and they offered $600 for trade in. 🙁
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lol they're offering me 600 usd for my laptop too: Toshiba 5205-s703 ( 1 gb ram, 15 inch tft , win xp home , p4-m 2 ghz, 2x60 gb hdd's etc)

I think i can definately get more for it... probably a 1000 usd?
 
Originally posted by: jalaram
Their slogan "I'll buy that for a dollar."
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After $30-$40 for shipping it's more like Buy.com will buy that for -$32.04. Might as well give it to charity, less expensive than paying Buy.com to take your old computer.

Funny thing is I noticed HP has a buyback program where you pay so much for a yearly membership and YOU PAY THEM (what the crap?) to take back old equipment. I figured it would be good for like $10-$15 for accesories or something to trade in an old Pentium I system...

 
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