Back-to-School Money Crunch: Gadgets to Trade for Fast Cash

by NextWorth on August 7, 2012

The time has come to head back to school—and we all know what that means: Back-to-School shopping. From new clothes and shoes to school supplies and laptops, there’s a seemingly endless list of things your kid (or you) will need to get back into the swing of things. If that list has your wallet stretched thin, we have a few ways to help ease that strain:

Sell your old gadgets and videogames!

Through our partnership with Target, you can take old gadgets like calculators, cameras and cell phones—or even video games and DVDs—to your local Target store and get instant cash to spend on school supplies (or anything else you need)!

Here are some ideas of gadgets to trade—and the value you can expect to get:

Graphing Calculator (Texas Instruments TI-89): $16.55

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Xbox 360 Games (Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3): $16.29

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PlayStation 3 Games (Batman: Arkham City Game of the Year Edition): $24.25

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iPods (iPod Touch 8GB, 4th Generation): $66

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This is just a glance into the Target in-store trade-in program. Currently over 1,400 stores are accepting more than 20,000 items—so you’re sure to have something on the list. With instant quotes and instant cash, it doesn’t get much easier to pad your wallet for back-to-school shopping.

 

Which gadget will you trade in? Let us know if you have any questions!

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