What's the actual trade-in value for GS3?

[Gomez025]

I'm confused, I was offered $299 for my GS3 a few weeks ago now I'm seeing people posting it for $199. I wanted to save up for the GS6 so I'm holding out a few more weeks. What's the trade in value right now? 2 or 3 hundred? If it's 200, why would they change the value now? Also, is it worth saving to pay the difference for the GS6? Or should I settle for the G Stylo? Thanks!

 

[averagewonder]

Honestly I'm surprised someone offered that much for a GS3 at this point in time.

 

[dportal2006]

If someone offers you $200 dollars for a GS3 you should take it. $300 dollars? Dream on. I sold mine about a year and a half ago for $350 and that one was in mint condition. It was the old CDMA model for Metro.

 

[kate]

Here is the price list to trade in you phone:
https://www.metropcs.com/content/da...ages/upgradenow/Phone_Upgrade_Credit_List.pdf

That is only for CDMA Metro phones though. Looks like they changed the Galaxy S3 price, it used to be $299 last month but now it's only $199.

 

[Gomez025]

Here is the price list to trade in you phone:
https://www.metropcs.com/content/da...ages/upgradenow/Phone_Upgrade_Credit_List.pdf

That is only for CDMA Metro phones though. Looks like they changed the Galaxy S3 price, it used to be $299 last month but now it's only $199.

Bummer. I was offered $300 and was going to pay $450+ difference for the s6 but they were sold out. Hopefully the folks at corporate can throw me a bone out there. If not, I'm getting the "G stylo" because the difference is too much anyways even if I'm getting $300.

 

[Gomez025]

UPDATE

I went in to corporate today and they gave me $300 for my S3. I ended up getting up the stylo plus case, screen protector, earphones AND speakers for my trade in value . So yes everyone in spite of what the website says, they're still offering $300 for the S3.

 

[averagewonder]

Wait corporate stores are buying old phones?

 

[kate]

Wait corporate stores are buying old phones?

They are giving credits to current customers who are still using the old CDMA network. You can trade in your active CDMA phone for a credit towards a GSM phone.

 

[averagewonder]

O kinda wish I had one to trade in now.

 

[ktchong]

I traded in my S3 for $299 credit on June 15, 2015, at a Los Angeles MetroPCS authorized dealer. I used the trade-in credit to buy a S5, which had taken me awhile to find a store that still carried one. The store told me that the $299 trade-in credit was only given to people who were trading in a CDMA S3 for a GSM phone; otherwise, the trade-in credit was only $199.