Samsung Offering $100 or More for Trade-in Tablets Ahead of Galaxy Tab S2 Release

Samsung sent an email blast to customers Friday offering $100 or more toward the purchase of a new Galaxy Tab S2 through Sept. 26. The company is taking pre-orders at its e-commerce site for 8- ($399) and 9.7-inch ($499) tablets in black, gold or white. The offer includes the trade-in minimum value of $50 plus $50 from Samsung for trading in any eligible device. Clover Wireless managed the trade-in program, which showed "good condition" trade-in values of $105 for an iPad 2 Wi-Fi, $150 for an iPad 3 4G, $25 for a Galaxy Tab 2 10-inch and $20 for a Galaxy Tab 4 10-inch model. Clover said devices traded in are reconditioned for resale or recycled through an R2 and e-Stewards registered end-of-life recycler. In an FAQ section, Clover said its devices can be sold overseas where there’s more demand for previously owned electronics and that it remarkets only “fully functional products to legitimate businesses overseas.” The company also donates products “but not to individuals,” it said. Working products with lower resale value are routed through corporate relationships to shelters, senior citizen homes and schools, it said.