News Newegg Launches GPU Trade-In Program: $561 For a RTX 3090 Ti

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helper800 said:
Why would anyone in their right mind trade in a 3090 ti that has three times the Vram, and around 20% more performance for a 4070? I mean, you can try to argue for power consumption, but people who bought a 3090 ti were not concerned about the power consumption...Seriously!
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Seriously!

Some people are really dense! Anyone who thinks a 4070 is better than a 3090 ti has been living under a rock!!
 
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Some of the trade in values don't make sense, like the 3090Ti of course, but others, like the 2070 Super, is in line with eBay prices after eBay fees.

The thing about eBay though is that buyers with a stellar record and rating can scam a seller by claiming it doesn't work, forcing a return, then sending an empty box. Even if the seller videos the boxing of the sent item and unboxing of the returned package eBay can still require a refund. I speak as someone who had this happen to them.
 
i have a customer who sells a ton on an ebay store. like 150 pieces on a slow day. he fills me in all the time on the latest scams he sees.

the best one was abusing the fact that as soon as a return is scanned as delivered, the refund is given. so a scammer would order a part, request a return and then send a postcard with a package label on it to a different address. the seller would obviously refuse delivery of such an obvious scam, so they send it to a different business miles away. when it is scanned there, boom, refund given.

many many more he's told me about, but that one really stood out as abusing the system.

no idea if ebay has fixed that or not, but something tells me, they don't really care so long as they got their cut....
 
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PEnns said:
Seriously!

Some people are really dense! Anyone who thinks a 4070 is better than a 3090 ti has been living under a rock!!
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I'm sure the idea is not to trade your existing card in for an equally priced card, but to put the credit toward something more expensive. Like trading in a 3090 Ti and putting the credit toward a 4090. If someone paid a couple thouand dollars for a 3090 Ti last year, and is now looking to replace it with a 4090, they are probably not going to be all that price-sensitive. Either way, they might be losing over $1000 off what they paid for the card whether they sell it direct or trade it in. They might consider the convenience worth not having to spend hours dealing with trying to sell the thing on their own. The amount one can get for trading the card in to Newegg might not be great, but the amount for selling it on eBay isn't really all that much better.
 
I guess I've had good luck with eBay. I rarely use it though. SOme advice would be to take a picture of the serial number and include it in the listing. Also be sure to detail any caveats like if selling a 5000 series CPU that the board must support that CPU and have an updated BIOS. Nothing will completely cover your ass though.

I can only think of one time I had a complaint and because I was specific in the item description eBay sided with me. That was years ago though.
 
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I read a lot of hate towards Newegg, but I'd rather not be that guy who sold on eBay and then had a buyer claim five months later that the graphics card was defective. PayPal allowed the buyer to return the card that ended up working fine. Buyer got a five month loan on a top of the line graphics card, and the seller lost about $500 in value of the card.
 
bigdragon said:
I want to dump on Newegg here, but selling on Ebay is a nightmare these days. There are so many scams, bogus messages, demands to change shipping address (never do this), bots, and other BS on that platform. I think Newegg should be providing more money when you trade-in during the purchase of a new product. At least they're not being GameStop levels of evil here.

Another thing -- it would be nice to stop being spammed with generic marketing emails. Show me a sale on the thing(s) I want or a promo code that applies to them. I do not care about anything else. This goes for all retailers.
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eBay also charges enormous fees these days. I remember the good ol days when they just charged a listing fee and that's it. Their final value fees are abusive.
 
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JarredWaltonGPU said:
True. Missed that you said base 4070. I mean, if you had a choice between 3090 Ti for $550 and 4070 for $550... well, there are some reasons to prefer the latter. Power being the biggest. But you'd REALLY have to care about power and efficiency. Since I did the 4070 Ti vs. 3090 Ti before, here's 3090 Ti vs. 4070:
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37% faster on average at 4K definitely isn't chump change. But good luck finding a 3090 Ti for $550. :-D
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That's what I thought lol! I was like, "No way a 4070 is a side grade to the 3090 ti... But it is Jarred saying it so it must be..."
 
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Newegg was once reputable and affordable. These days they have no problem screwing customers over.

If you are considering this, take pictures of every inch of the card. Take a video of the card running under load. Ensure you show the screen, show the HWInfo or similar before and after results. In the same video alternative between showing the card (and its' barcode). Make sure it's in one uncut video. Don't tell them about it unless you're given a hard time.

Why all this effort?

They will find any excuse or resort to lies about the state, condition and performance of your card to either not give you full or any value.
 
BX4096 said:
$561 For a 24GB RTX 3090 Ti pretty much covers a new 12GB RTX 4070, at least if you don't count the taxes. DLSS 3, baby! Get it while it's hot!
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Thats *****. atleast the 3090 wont burn your house down because of a power plug.
 
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cryoburner said:
I'm sure the idea is not to trade your existing card in for an equally priced card, but to put the credit toward something more expensive. Like trading in a 3090 Ti and putting the credit toward a 4090. If someone paid a couple thouand dollars for a 3090 Ti last year, and is now looking to replace it with a 4090, they are probably not going to be all that price-sensitive. Either way, they might be losing over $1000 off what they paid for the card whether they sell it direct or trade it in. They might consider the convenience worth not having to spend hours dealing with trying to sell the thing on their own. The amount one can get for trading the card in to Newegg might not be great, but the amount for selling it on eBay isn't really all that much better.
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I agree.

Except, I was replying to a poor soul who thought selling a 3090 ti and buying a 4070 instead is the most brilliant idea!!
 
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Yeah the last few things I’ve sold on eBay is like 20% or more that they end up taking. As far as if i really didn’t want to give a refund, I’ve got a separate account set up at another bank other than my main bank that is linked to eBay. I also have a savings account with said bank. If I really wanted to be a jerk, as soon as eBay send the original payment, transfer the $$ to the savings and if someone tries to scam then the refund would bounce. Haven’t had to do this method but unfortunately you’d likely wreck your feedback which mine is over 500 and 100% positive. Anymore if i sell though, i basically say the item worked when i tested it, but it’s an electronic item and i can’t help what happens once it leaves my hands, so sold AS IS. The i can say it’s in my listing that it’s an as is sale. If I sell for a lower price because of that, that’s fine.
 
dtemple said:
@JarredWaltonGPU They are offering more than Jawa, which is really intriguing. Jawa started a GPU trade-in program last year, and they're offering $511 for a Founders 3090 TI. You would think a smaller company could offer more since there's less overhead. Of course people are better off selling on eBay, I think Newegg is banking on the hope that people don't want to deal with potential headaches from scam artists.
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Yeah, but seriously, did you expect any better from a Jawa?

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Aaand, I'll show myself out now.
 
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BX4096 said:
Silly me, I thought the idea of exchanging a 3090 Ti for a considerably inferior 4070 was ludicrous enough in and of itself to justify skipping "/s" on such a tech-oriented website, but hey... live and learn.
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This is almost as bad as someone who has a 3090 ti and thinking that an RTX 5000 ada card would be an upgrade (thinking that the RTX 50 series had launched) in gaming considering that the RTX 5000 and 6000 ADA cards aren't meant for gaming.
 
Tom Sunday said:
It’s amazing how the world turns. Early last year it was almost impossible to readily landing a RTX 4090…and now trade-in programs are popping-up! The big question now begs: “What’s next to driving GPU sales in our nationwide economic mess and with even more inflation coming our way?” At NIKE HQ in Beaverton, OR more layoffs, WFH folks never came back to their 4x4 cubicles, office space is being reduced and year end raises are frozen. Reality bites! The only good news…OR has no sales tax and people are actually driving-in from neighboring states to especially buy the higher ticket items!
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I personally think that cubicles and commuting to work every day have a lot of negatives associated with them. I also believe that in-person working for most industries means more work gets done as a result of it promoting more collaboration between workers.

I mean, I will not advocate for tax evasion, but I also will not hold it against people. I used to love to buy stuff online compared to big box stores specifically because I did not have to pay tax, but at the time it was legal to do so. (Assuming that driving to another state specifically to avoid your own state's taxes on a purchase is tax evasion)
 
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First off, thank you for the article, Zhiye Liu! Very helpful.

I would have compared Newegg's trade-in values with eBay pricing after all eBay fees and shipping costs, but I suppose we can do our own math. With that said, eBay is risky business for sellers. You can also sell on Jawa or Facebook Marketplace for smaller fees, but you still have shipping costs and potential scams to deal with.

My preferred method is in-person sales using FB Marketplace or Craig's List--no fees and guaranteed no return scams. I document everything about the item I'm selling to prove it's in working condition. Then, I meet the buyer at a police station, do the exchange, and we're good. Never had an issue. Many police departments have dedicated areas for safe exchanges, but I usually meet inside the station for good measure.
 
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Doesn't seem all that bad to me, once you calculate the 13% seller fee. I have an RTX 3070, and the current trade in offer on Newegg is $230. If I instead sell it on eBay for the $295 average price mentioned in the article, I have to subtract $38 for the seller fee, leaving me with $257. And were those listings including free shipping? If so, that's another hit. Do I want the hassle of listing on eBay for an extra $27? Probably not.

And for comparison, Jawa's prices are terrible. Their listed offer for a 3070 is $176.50.
 
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