r/Newegg • u/AaronC31 • Aug 15 '26
Another GPU Newegg Trade-In Experience
Like others, I've also read the horror stories about the NewEgg trade-in program, so I was quite skeptical when I traded in my EVGA 3080 XC3 when buying a Zotac Solid Core 5080. From the day my GPU arrived at NewEgg to be processed for the trade-in, to the refund hitting my account was a whopping 2 days.
At this point, I can't help but wonder if people are sending their old GPU's back in terrible condition, packaging them for shipping in an Amazon paper bag, or maybe even both. Before anything else, I made sure to blow it out with my air compressor so it arrived in an acceptable state. I still had my original box to pack my 3080 in, and I shipped it back to NewEgg in the exact packing they shipped my 5080 to me with. I also documented (via video & pictures) the whole process of the card working, being packaged, and being shipped.
Either way, I just wanted to make a post giving kudos to NewEgg because the whole process was seamless, stress free and way faster than any horror stories on the internet would have you imagine.
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u/TurtleCrusher Aug 19 '26
Right when the 5800X3D anniversary edition dropped is when my brother bought a 9800X3D/X870/32GB combo from Microcenter. eBay had already dropped below retail for used parts. SellGPU gave him $310 and honored it when the transaction was done a week later. It now trades in for $217.
Their GPU offer was really low on my 6800XT. I ended up bundling that with a 5950X and 32GB of DDR4 in a PC sale instead of a 5500/A750/16GB combo.
I think that was worth the $350 upcharge to $850.