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You're the Pundit: What's the best way to unload your old iTech?

by Erica Sadun (Mar 16th, 2012)

When it comes to forecasting the next big thing, we turn to our secret weapon: the TUAW braintrust. We put the question to you and let you have your go at it. Today's topic is trade-ins (all prices quoted are as of this writing). With Amazon offering US$297 for a 16GB Wi-Fi iPad versus Gazelle's ...

Study: iPad holds value longer than Kindle

by Mike Schramm (Feb 13th, 2012)

Electronics retailer Gazelle has been calculating up the various values of used electronics, and the firm has found that the iPad will hold its value way better than the Amazon Kindle has so far. The Kindle e-readers have only held, at the most, about 33% of their price after a year of use, while ...

Gazelle reports BlackBerry trade-ins at an all-time high

by Kelly Hodgkins (Oct 27th, 2011)

BlackBerry owners faced a multi-day outage earlier this month that undoubtedly caused some unhappy customers to abandon the platform, but it was the launch of the iPhone 4S that may have led to a mass exodus, says electronics recycler Gazelle. Earlier this month, the trade-in of BlackBerry ...

iPhone 4 users begin selling back old units

by Dave Caolo (Oct 3rd, 2011)

iPhone 4 owners are starting to sell their used units as Apple prepares to announce its successor. It's a common practice -- sell the "old" tech to help finance the new -- and one Boston-based electronics retailer is already experiencing a significant uptick in smartphone trade-ins and iPhones ...

How to check if you're eligible for an iPhone upgrade

by Steven Sande (Sep 28th, 2011)

With a new iPhone or two just around the corner, TUAW has been getting the usual flood of "how can I check to see if I'm eligible for an upgrade" emails. At least for those of us in the US on either the AT&T or Verizon networks, that's a fairly easy proposition. Here's how to see if you'll ...

iPhone resellers eagerly await iPhone 5

by Mike Schramm (Aug 10th, 2011)

When you consider that there are four different versions of iPhones out there (original, 3G, 3GS, and 4), and all of them have sold a ton of units, it's clear that there are a whole lot of used iPhones around. That's probably why, as GigaOm reports, iPhone resellers are very excited for another ...

Increase in iPad recycling prompts Gazelle to enter reseller market

by Kelly Hodgkins (Apr 23rd, 2011)

After the iPad 2 announcement, Gazelle saw a marked increase in the number of first generation iPads being recycled by consumers. The electronics recycler has received so many iPad 1 tablets in good to excellent condition that it has decided to begin selling them back to consumers in the upcoming ...

Used iPads selling well on eBay and Gazelle

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 8th, 2011)

If online sales of the original iPad are any indication, then the iPad 2 may be a big seller for Apple when it launches later this week. eBay officials told the NYT's Bits blog that offers for the original iPad on the Instant Sale section of its website has skyrocketed to 15,931 since the ...