Photoclubalpha

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

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

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

Markus

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.

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