Phone Trade-In & Buyback Value Watch

Track device trade-in and resale values for US consumers. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days, or the last 72 hours in the three weeks after a major Apple, Samsung or Google launch: trade-in value changes of $25 or more for the 40 most-owned iPhone, Galaxy, Pixel, iPad, Apple Watch and MacBook models at Apple, Samsung, Google, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Best Buy, Amazon, Gazelle, Decluttr, BackMarket, Swappa and ecoATM; enhanced carrier trade-in promotions with the required plan, bill credit schedule and early termination terms; value cliffs after new launches with the dates; condition grading and deduction policy changes; trade-in kit and shipping deadline rule changes; data wipe, activation lock and account requirement changes; trade-in scam and lowball alerts from regulators or verified reporting; and used device price trends on Swappa and eBay. Prefer program pages, carrier promotion terms, price-tracking tools, the FTC and established tech deal reporting; ignore affiliate roundups without values. Put the device or program first in the title with the dollar value and the previous value. Use high severity for a value drop of $100 or more on a top-10 model, a carrier promotion worth $500 or more with a deadline, or a policy change that cuts values broadly. Return no more than 8 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for the value, the terms, the deadline, where to trade or sell, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.