Dell Offers $100 For Old iPods

Posted by pudge on Thursday July 1, 2004 @07:01AM from the mmmm-arketing dept.

Mz6 writes "Dell unveiled an offer that grants music player customers a $100 rebate on a 15GB Digital Jukebox when they send in an Apple iPod music player to be recycled. 'We want to help drive further awareness of the products we have available and...the plusses we have to offer,' said Dell spokesman Jess Blackburn. Thus the iPod offer 'is a way to call out what separates us from the understood leader in this particular market.' Dell is also offering free shipping, free software, and 25 free songs through MusicMatch and brings the overall cost for the DJ down to $99." Helpful tip: If you have a dead iPod, do the rebate offer, and sell the Jukebox on eBay.

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Re:Helpful Tip? by mriker · 2004-07-01 07:04 · Score: 5, Informative

If Dell's terms say they'll accept any iPod, dead or alive, it's not the least bit dishonest.
Helpful hint #2 by uid100 · 2004-07-01 07:05 · Score: 5, Informative

what do old/broken iPod's sell for on eBay - more than $100 ?!??

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A Little DELL History (Re:thats a bit low) by seawall · 2004-07-01 07:58 · Score: 5, Informative

DELL started in Michael Dell's dorm room. He'd buy "graymarket" IBM PC's (dealers got steep discounts for large orders, so they would order more than they could sell) and then he'd resell them below Suggested Retail Price.
If anybody would understand about trade-in, reselling and buying a new iPod, wouldn't it be Michael Dell?