Recommerce sites now offering cash for current iPads

Sites that offer to buy users' now "previous generation" iPads are still offering good prices for used first-generation iPads, varying by site but offering up to $600 depending on models and condition, the money from which can be used to buy the just announced model. Among other sites, Gazelle.com and NextWorth.com have specifically posted prices for good-condition iPads. Some sites will "lock" offers for up to 30 days to ensure time for the new models to arrive in various places.

NextWorth.com conditions their offer on various questions regarding condition, but as an example we priced a good-condition 32GB Wi-Fi iPad and got an offer of $310. The company also specializes in smartphone buying, particularly the iPhone.

Gazelle come has posted a list for various models and assumes they are in good condition; the same 32GB Wi-Fi fetches $340, however the company has indicated that for a limited time (due to high demand) rates for selling may actually go up. The company offers to "lock-in" offers for up to 30 days. Gazelle said in a statement that they expect five to 10 percent of their consumer sales will involve trade-ins of the first-generation iPad.

Both companies use safe data recycling practices to ensure that all consumer data on traded-in items is thoroughly destroyed.