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With iPad 3 just around the corner, activity on eBay’s electronics trade-in program surged, big time. According to information we got, eBay Instant Sale generated more than 125,000 tablet trade-in offers since launch rumors began to surface in early February, representing more than ten times greater figure than the number of offers generated for the same time period in 2011 when Apple was unveiling the iPad 2. According to eBay, consumers are now more familiar with the concept of trading-in old devices for instant cash.
Out of those 124,000 tablets, 97.6% are Apple iPad models, 1.5% – Android tablets, and 0.9% are tablets running other operating systems (PlayBook). Top Apple iPad models generating trade-in offers include iPad 1 Wi-Fi + 3G AT&T, iPad 1 Wi-Fi only, iPad 2 Wi-Fi only, iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G Verizon, and iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G AT&T, respectively. When it comes to non-iOS based devices, the list looks like this: ViewSonic ViewPad 10 16GB, Motorola XOOM 32GB Wi-Fi, Asus EEE Pad Transformer 16GB, Acer Iconia Tab A500 16GB, and Dell Streak 7 16GB Wi-Fi.
So are you looking to get rid of your existing tablet before the iPad 3 launches? If that’s the case you may want to check out the eBay Instant Sale program and see how much they value your gear.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
