Gazelle, a popular place to sell your iPhone, ends its trade-in program

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What you need to know

  • Gazelle is shutting down its trade-in program.
  • It is recommending that customers use ecoATM instead.

In a press release, Gazelle, a popular destination to sell your used iPhone, has announced that it is closing down its trade-in program. According to the post, the company will no longer accept trade-ins as of February 1, 2021.

We're saying goodbye to our trade-in option – here's what you need to know. Beginning February 1st, 2021, we will no longer be offering our trade-in option. If you have a trade-in that is in process right now, your trade-in will continue as planned. You can also still log in to your trade-in account to view the status of any current trade-ins.

For those who have used Gazelle to sell their unwanted electronics, the company is recommending that consumers sell their phone or tablet at ecoATM, a company that allows you to trade in your phone or tablet for cash at a physical kiosk.

ecoATM is a secure and simple way to responsibly recycle or sell your used devices. Their kiosks offer instant cash in over 4,000 locations across the US, making it easy to find one in your neighborhood grocer, mall or retailer. By offering instant cash, their goal is to reward those who limit e-waste. That's getting green for going green! You canfind your nearest kiosk herewhere you can sell your used devices for instant cash today. We're here to help! Please feel free to contact us.

For those with trade-ins in progress, the company will still honor those. It will also continue to sell used devices on its website at a discount.

Joe Wituschek
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.