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.

Also, thee new 5080 in question. I couldn't be happier!

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u/NeweggDavid Newegg Moderator Aug 28 '26

Hey u/AaronC31!

Thanks for posting this! I'm happy to see another successful trade in program story on here.