Arsenic17
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I just sold my i5 128GB SP3 on ebay for $710. Ebay Paypal took about $70 total, and it cost me $25 to ship it. In the end I made $615. I dont know what MS would give me, but probbably less. That went towards my $1430 SP4 haha.
Depends on what you have. Not all devices give you good value on eBay.
The MS Store didn't mention it either. But since my value was already listed at $225 the minimum value was kind of moot anyway.
Craigslist does...
if you think you can get $150 for an RT on clist or ebay, you are insane. For pro models, it is probably better to gon ebay or craigslist, maybe not the sp1. For surface RT and maybe Surface 2, the trade in value is better on this site. RT is dead, who would buy that for $150?
That's it my sp4 is going back for the deal. Hope I can combine it with the EDU discount.
Generally speaking, good advice.It's only a good deal if you value convenience above all else.
Trading in an SP3 with i7/8 GB/512GB nets you only $700??? Do people forget how expensive this SP3 configuration was??? This is an incredible machine for $700. There's no other $700 machine out there I would take over the SP3 with i7/8 GB/512GB.
Heck, my SP2 with i5/8 GB/512GB will only net $300!!! There is no $300 PC in the world that can match my SP2. Luckily, I didn't buy it at the original retail (got the machine for $800 brand new from Newegg with a Type Cover 2 included) but if I did pay the original $1500+129, there's no way I would get rid of it for only $300.
It's a good deal for Microsoft Stores because they can replenish their refurbished inventory in case people need replacements for broken machines. It's hard because Surface machines can't really be fixed. They must be replaced.
But if you must get rid of your old Surface machine, do it through Craigslist or Ebay. But why not have a second machine? You can use it as a backup or give it away as a gift to your kid or wife or whoever.
Dont htink it is an issue with minimum value, the issue is the difference between getting the $225 credit which you did and getting a $325, the extra $100 for purchasing specifically an sp4. That is the question being asked now.
Is the $100 extra being stacked on top of the value listed on the site? In your case, they didnt, but the advertisement from MS says it probably should.