Sony Trade-in of used equipmet.

[Dusty]

Sony has a great feature you may not have noticed. You can trade in used equipment for recycle/repair/resale (at Sony's discretion) and get money towards the purchase of new equipment.

Only problem is, you can get more on e-bay for broken gear than Sony will give you for your working gear!

My a350 will net me $123 w/ battery and charger, and $116 without. It's in great condition. A 350 on e-bay last week with a broken rear screen went for more than that!

I need to get into this recycle deal. Send me your good condition 350 w/ battery and charger and I'll give you $150. And I'll give it to you in your local currency, not Sony gift cards!

Dusty

[Greg Beetham]

Geez thanks Dusty, how did I ever miss that amazing Sony benevolence...
Greg

[springm]

I always knew deep in my guts that this company only wants my best...

Markus

[tom power 53]

Well you know that Sony will just be junking 90% of the stuff. More trouble to check out refurbish then sell and warranty that it is worth. It is just a little bit of cash for someone to apply against a new camera without the hassle of ebaying. Maybe someone could make a business of buying all the trade in stuff Sony gets and reselling it but I have a feeling they would rather junk it than have it cut into their new sales.

For most people a bad deal for sure but I imagine a few people take advantage of it (or get taken advantge of) and Sony sells them new gear that they might not have without this program.

[Dusty]

If you look through all the fine print of the program, they part some of them out and re-sell some to 3rd world countries. Have to get your name out there!

Dusty