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If that number sounds a little low, then you’d be right.

There’s certainly more money to be made by selling your old graphics card privately.

Newegg GPU trade in program | Get up to $561 

It’s the same story further down the scale, though the differences do begin to narrow.

The story is the same for AMD trade in deals, too.

But there’s one big benefit to trading in over selling privately.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang addresses participants at the keynote of CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 6, 2025.

It’s just easier.

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