Buying and promoting used PC components is a time-honored custom, however it’s uncommon for a big-box retailer to get in on the motion. Newegg is attempting simply that, providing a trade-in program for graphics playing cards that provides you with credit score in direction of the acquisition of a brand new one. It’s roughly the identical mannequin as cellphone trade-in’s…together with the shortage of an possibility for a money payout.

In reality, even the mechanism will likely be acquainted to anybody who’s traded of their current cellphone to a producer or provider earlier than. When you purchase a brand new GPU on Newegg, you’ll be given the choice to use to swap in your current card and deduct the estimated worth from the acquisition. You’ll see a Preliminary Offer primarily based on exactly what card you may have — not all GPUs will likely be eligible, after all — and in the event you settle for, you’ll get a pre-paid transport field alongside along with your new graphics card. Take the outdated one out, toss it within the field, and put it within the mail. Newegg will (presumably) promote it alongside to another person.

Take notice that not like trade-in techniques for telephones and different devices, you gained’t get credit score to your used card till somebody at Newegg has evaluated it and decided that it matches the preliminary description. If the cardboard doesn’t go Newegg’s inspection, it’ll be despatched again to you with free transport. If every thing checks out, the agreed-upon credit score will likely be refunded to you through the identical fee methodology you used for the brand new card.

Credits vary from simply $30 for an RX 5500 XT to $561 for an RTX 3090 Ti, according to this list. (An inventory which, I’ve to level out, does not embrace any older GTX playing cards as seen within the promotional picture). And sure, these are considerably lower than you’d get for promoting your card your self. But that’s true for every thing from cell telephones to automobiles and Newegg is providing to remove the headache of listings, communication, and supply. Whether it’s value it’s a query you’ll should reply for your self.