TipTop, an instant trade-in service launched by the founder of Postmates, is one-upping Apple’s own trade-in service with a new unified trade-in and buying feature. Most notably, unlike other trade-in services, it also works across multiple brands.
With TipTop Shop, you can purchase a new or used device and trade in another device at the same time – even if the two products are from different brands. For example, you can trade in an Android phone and purchase an iPhone in the same transaction, with the trade-in credit applied at checkout.
On the flip side, when you trade in an Android device to Apple, Apple will give you an Apple Gift Card rather than an instant credit toward your purchase. TipTop streamlines all of that into a single transaction.
In a blog post today, TipTop said:
Now, with TipTop Shop you can purchase any item and, at the same time, trade in any device from any manufacturer. Cross brand trade-in is an industry first, as other trade-in programs rely on multiple step transactions, gift cards or other complicated arrangements.
Want to trade in your Samsung Galaxy for a new iPad? No problem. An Apple HomePod mini for a solid discount on the new Nintendo Switch? You bet. Trading in your iPhone for a Nothing Phone? We can help with that. And TipTop can do it all in one tap.
How is TipTop doing this while Apple and other trade-in services aren’t? The company’s CEO, Bastian Lehmann, explained it to me like this:
“There’s a ton of price modeling, logistics and engineering that go into making this kind of thing simple for buyers, and we’re willing to put in the work. It should be way easier than it is right now for anyone to take advantage of the residual value of the things that they own. This is a great first step towards that goal.”
If you have some old tech gear you’re looking to trade-in, TipTop is worth checking out and is available on the App Store.
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