Before, the retailer accepted mailed-in used gadgets through their web trade-in program. Now all 4400 Radioshacks will take these items at the store itself (iPods, consoles, laptops, monitors…the list goes on, assuming it mirrors what Radioshack will take through the web).

Since it’s common for mail-in electronics buyers to downgrade the status of your item upon receipt (thereby paying you less money than you anticipated), Radioshack’s new plan seems like a safer way to trade in older stuff you haven’t been using. [AP via Kotaku]

However, according to the lads at BGR, the program has a few caveats worth taking a look at:

* The phone being traded in can’t be more than two years old and must be in fair shape
* The new phone will not have any subsidies applied to it, so basically whatever your trade-in covers will be your “savings”
* Trade-ins will be valued from $US50 to $US200

We assume there’ll be a no haggling policy, but that’d sure make mobile phone shopping a little more fun, no? [BGR]

1. Keep your RED ONE and shoot great images. Get continual free firmware upgrades.

2. Keep your RED ONE and upgrade your sensor to Mysterium-X for $US4,500.

3. Trade your RED ONE in, and receive $US17,500 credit, towards the purchase of an EPIC-X S35 Private Reserve package, which is only available to RED ONE customers.

4. Trade your RED ONE in, and receive $US17,500 credit, towards the purchase of an EPIC FF35 Pro Cinema “Brain”.

5. Trade your RED ONE in, and receive $US17,500 credit, towards the purchase of an EPIC 645 Pro “Brain”.

6. Trade your RED ONE in, and receive $US17,500 credit, towards the purchase of an EPIC 617 Pro “Brain”.

7. Keep your RED ONE and purchase a Scarlet System (one time only) with a 12% discount.

Remember that, if you have a Red One, a) you can only use one upgrade per camera–once you use it, the serial number is done; and b) we hate you.

Here is the price list:

Until we get our own, I will be playing with the one on loan at the Gizmodo Gallery. Come and check it out too. [Red User]

3G iPod (10GB)
$US3.23

1st Gen Zune
$US5.81

Palm Treo 650
$US3.69

Xbox 360 Premium
$US9.65

DS Lite
$US4.25

Wii
$US15.85

PlayStation 3 (60GB)
$US23.48

Needless to say, if you’ve trashed all of your electronics, you may be able to unload them and score a few bucks in the process. [RadioShack]

A quick search of recently completed auctions shows 8GB Peter Phones still fetching anything from $250 to a crazy-high $575. 16GB models are grabbing even more, seeing a range of the same $250 to $700+ (for new in-box, unlocked phones). Over at NextWorth (which will also take iPods), a 16GB with all the accessories and with “light wear” (as opposed to the “normal wear” which is the next highest option) will net you an even $300, just enough for a 16GB 3G. My 8GB, which is soundly in the “normal wear” category after a few drops and a broken headset, will only fetch me $180, which has me thinking eBay is the answer. NextWorth does not pay a premium for unlocked phones as many will on eBay, and if you read Giz, you should be able to unlock your phone and load it with whichever firmware seems most valuable before putting it up for auction, no sweat.

Anybody sold their iPhone EDGE on eBay recently? How’s the market out there? Let me know. [NextWorth via Gadget Lab]

If you wanna dump your HD DVDs, too, Best Buy will take them off your hands, but don’t expect too much scratch for ‘em ($2.70 a piece). But, their HD DVD apology offers are the most generous of anyone’s (to make up for usually reaming you?), so for change, we actually hope you bought your HD DVD goods there.

AU: Are any Aussie retailers showing this kind of generosity? Let us know!

[WSJ]