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April 30, 2006

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Do the iPod shuffle: trade in your old iPod for a new one

Posted Apr. 30, ’06, 10:55 AM PT by Dan Moren
Category | iPod

Trade in your iPodEyeing a new iPod, but don’t have the cash? Bank robbing’s a great way to get a quick cash influx, but it’s what we call high risk (look how Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ended up). And there’s that whole pesky legality issue. For those interested in avoiding unsightly jail time, there are other options. For example, if you currently own an iPod, you might be able to trade it towards a new one.

Apple offers 10% off a new iPod if you trade in an old one at the time of purchase. It’s a pretty good deal, and it applies across the board, no matter what shape your old iPod is in (I traded in my totally brain dead 1G iPod towards my 30GB 5G). However, if you’ve got a working iPod, you might give GioPod a shot.

GioPod sells the iPods it buys to other customers, hence the reason they only accept working models (dead batteries are no problem though); you can even opt for cash if you decide to forego a new iPod if other things take priority, like food. In addition, they’ll even pay for all shipping and handling of your old and new iPods, or reimburse you if you’d rather ship it yourself. Barring the possibility that it’s all an elaborate plot to corner the used iPod market, it sounds like a promising deal.

Update: To clarify, all the iPods that are sent out to people who have traded in their old iPods are brand new, factory-sealed. The used iPods GioPod receives are sold off via online marketplaces and auction sites.

[GioPod via i-Newswire.com]


3 Comments

Oliver said:

I just bought a nano this weekend to replace my 1st gen 5gb iPod (which still works btw!). But even if I had known about this scheme i wouldn't have used it. I'll never sell my original iPod, and I'm sure someday it will be a collector's item.

April 30, 2006 12:26 PM
alex gomez said:

there is a new ipod comming out every 6 months, why the hell would a 1st G ipod become a collectors item, does 98 windows computer become a collectible? i dont think so, i used giopod for my mini ipod and got a ipod hifi.

May 2, 2006 6:12 PM
Jay marcos said:

Uh, GIOPOD IS OUT OF BUSINESS. Try NextWorth's Great iPod Exchange instead - I did. They gave me $100 for an old Nano, plus a coupon towards a new ipod.

June 25, 2006 10:46 AM

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