NextWorth wants more than old iPods now

I lost interest in eBaying my old tech when all the PowerSellers moved in making it more difficult to unload an unwanted or unneeded gadget. That's why trade-in sites make sense; I'm willing to take a little less cash than deal with setting up an ad, answering crazy buyer questions, and then packaging things up and getting them shipped.

One such site, NextWorth, started off only doing iPods and iPhones, but as promised late in 2008, the company has expanded its trade-in opportunities to include BlackBerrys, digital cameras, GPS units, video games, and video game consoles.

Getting a quote on the value of your goods is as simple as searching for your product and answering some check-box questions about the condition of the device and the whereabouts of its accessories and paperwork.

If you decide to sell, NextWorth will pay you by check, Paypal, or gift card to Target or Amazon. And if NextWorth says your tech isn't worth anything, you can choose to be responsible and ship it to the company for free and it'll dispose or recycle the device properly. But if you reach that point, you may want to give your local Freecycle group a shot.

[walsh1]

I traded in three ipods and my iphone all at once! Now I gotta see what else I've got lying around!

[Jeffcols]

Be prepared to take a lot less cash. NextWorth is cutting a check for $40 less then the price they quoted for my iPhone. Which is already way below the going rate on other sites. Now they have my old iPhone and I am stuck. Do not make the same mistake I did. Avoid NextWorth.

[LarryL]

I would not do business with Nextworth again. I got an online quote for 2 first generation iPhones on 6/23/09, one 4GB at $105 and the other, an 8GB, at $132. I shipped both, packaged together, two days later. After confirming receipt, I got an email response saying the item received was not as quoted. They had lost track of one item. I won't go through all the email exchanges but suffice it to say that by the end of July I had received one check for $100. A second check, this one for $105, arrived on 9/1/09.

I'm not suggesting dishonesty since I have no proof of that. But, there is substantial evidence of incompetence. I won't bother wasting any more time trying to get the correct payment, but my advice to others is, find someone else to do business with. These guys should not be in business.