Buying phone for trade in

Troytempest

I am going to buy a Pixel 9 pro........ they are currently offering over £200 trade in.

Unfortunately I don't have one of the phones on the list of eligible devices.  The terms say the phone has to be working with no cracked screen. I was thinking of buying a used phone on Ebay for about £25 and using that for the trade in.....

Am I being stupid as it seems a no brainer to do this?  

oldernonethewiser

Seems a good idea but as ever the devil is in the detail

"Trade-in values vary based on condition, year, and configuration of your trade-in device"

I would hope you would get more than £25 but you may not get £200

Troytempest

It's the google Trade in Deal. So value of phone plus £200.

Thinking of a Nokia 1 or 3 phone - value about £25 but they give the £200 bonus to try and persuade you to buy a new Pixel....

ballyblack

Pixel 9 pro is overpriced in the first place by more then £200

Troytempest

ballyblack said:

Pixel 9 pro is overpriced in the first place by more then £200

I was really after an opinion on the trade in idea rather than a subjective comment on a phone you cannot possibly have even seen......

flaneurs_lobster

Troytempest said:

I am going to buy a Pixel 9 pro........ they are currently offering over £200 trade in.

Unfortunately I don't have one of the phones on the list of eligible devices.  The terms say the phone has to be working with no cracked screen. I was thinking of buying a used phone on Ebay for about £25 and using that for the trade in.....

Am I being stupid as it seems a no brainer to do this?  

Perfectly sound idea. I've bought new phones with this kind of trade-in deal using 10+ year old phones that I keep for such things. Wouldn't be sourcing from Ebay though, a visit to your local market/phone repair shop would probably find you something for that price and you can actually see the condition and check it actually boots.

Have been stories of the trade-in "partner" that Google use being less than co-operative when things go wrong or missing. Check the T&C's, when a similar Samsung deal goes south they reserve the right to brick your new phone.

Cisco001

Pixel tends to be cheaper with 24 months contract deal.

e.g. idmobile 500GB data with 256GB pixel 9 pro. Total cost approx £970 over 2 years (£179 upfront + £30 p.m.)
vodafone 300GB data total cost approx £980 over 2 years (mobiles.co.uk, £310 upfront + £26 p.m.)

PHK

Troytempest said:

ballyblack said:

Pixel 9 pro is overpriced in the first place by more then £200

I was really after an opinion on the trade in idea rather than a subjective comment on a phone you cannot possibly have even seen......

Three points:

It’s normal to have an opinion even if you haven’t seen it. 

Much press has mentioned the inflated price. 

You’ve decided to  buy it and can’t even have seen it. 

housebuyer143

Pixel is a great phone. I will always stay with Google because of the "hold for me" feature which means I don't have to listen to hold music anymore. I just get a gentle ring when it's time to pick the phone up again as someone has answered ♥️ 

I keep eyeing up the pixel 9 fold, but I can't bring myself to spend so much on a phone 😅