MicroCenter values RTX 4090 at $700 through its trade-in program
Just sell in on eBay.
MicroCenter is offering only $699.95 for a customer’s RTX 4090. The retailer has its own trade-in program that allows users to sell their cards back, but only if they were originally purchased at MicroCenter. One of the customers wanted to check what the trade-in evaluation is for the MSI RTX 4090 Gaming Trio model, which is an MSRP version without overclocking.
Ever since NVIDIA faced an export ban on RTX 4090 to China, the company’s flagship Ada Lovelace model has been hardly available at its MSRP of $1599. This card often pops up at NVIDIA official stores or through board partner stores, but retailers are not eager to sell these cards at MSRP.
For this reason, some retailers that also offer trade-ins for RTX 4090 will offer up to $1,500 (like Newegg), while it is relatively easy to sell the card for much more through platforms like eBay (average sell price $1,790). In this context, MicroCenter’s offer appears to be significantly below market value.
- Micro Center Trade-in: $700
- Newegg Trade-in: $1,500
- eBay (averaged used price): $1,790
MicroCenter RTX 4090 trade-in value,Source: Mr. Biggie Smallz/Wccftech
At $700, the offer from the retailer represents only 36% of the current market value of the MSI RTX 4090 Gaming Trio model, which is still available at $1,939.99. Alternatively, this offer amounts to 39% of the cheapest RTX 4090 available at MicroCenter or 44% of the official MSRP for the RTX 4090.
This significant difference between the trade-in value and the market value suggests that either the trade-in value was heavily underestimated by the retailer or the card was in notably poor condition, warranting such a low offer.
MSI RTX 4090 retail value,Source: Mr. Biggie Smallz/Wccftech
Given that the offer from MicroCenter is significantly lower than what other retailers are offering, customers may find it easier to explore other options rather than scheduling a trade-in consultation to discuss the value. With other retailers offering substantially more for trade-ins of the RTX 4090, customers should save the hassle and time and just try other retailers. Selling the card directly as used will probably fetch even better offers.
Source: MicroCenter, Wccftech, Tom’s Hardware
