Micro Center accepting GPUs for trade-in

Consumers can now exchange old graphics processing units (GPUs) for credit at Micro Center stores.

The retailer of computers and electronic devices is launching a GPU Trade-In Program. Customers can trade in their functional GPUs, which are circuits that render graphics using high-speed calculations, originally purchased at Micro Center for immediate in-store credit. 

The trade-in value of GPUs is determined through a customer search tool, based on the GPU's serial number or order history. Customers can then schedule a GPU evaluation to confirm the operational status and eligibility of their graphics card for the trade-in program.

Upon a successful free evaluation, customers receive in-store credit corresponding to their GPU's value. This credit is valid across all products at Micro Center.

To participate, customers must ensure that their GPUs are in working condition and were originally purchased at Micro Center. The trade-in value is subject to change following a diagnostic check by the retailer’s service technicians.

Micro Center will refurbish these units for resale or collaborate with certified recycling partners for proper disposal. The retailer says this extends the product's lifecycle and is in line with its ongoing commitment to sustainability.

Micro Center operates 26 large computer and electronics stores in major markets nationwide. Founded in 1979 in Columbus, Ohio, Micro Center offers more than 30,000 computers and related items in stock. The retailer’s stores are located in Atlanta (2), Baltimore, Boston, Chicago (2), Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Los Angeles, Minneapolis, New York (5), Philadelphia, St. Louis and Washington, D.C. (2). The retailer is opening more stores soon in Charlotte and Miami.

Best Buy offers options for consumer electronics recycling

Consumer electronics giant Best Buy Co. Inc. operates multiple fee-based programs enabling customers to responsibly dispose of electronic waste. Anyone in the U.S. can request pickup and recycling for old electronics from the Best Buy Standalone Haul-Away service, which will remove and recycle up to two large products (including TVs, major appliances, all-in-one computers, and monitors); along with select smaller products, like laptops, cameras, cords and gaming consoles. 

For a fee, the service will pick up and recycle items regardless of where they were purchased, how old they are, or what company manufactured them.

Consumers can also order a prepaid Best Buy technology recycling box and use it to ship off old electronics items for recycling. Through the service, Best Buy will refurbish and resell items, or recycle them if they cannot be resold.