Costco will take your old tech and gift you a gift card - here's what to know

ZDNet describes Costco's electronics trade-in program managed by Phobio, outlining how users select devices, answer condition questions, receive offers, and ship items; it lists typical maximum payouts for phones, laptops, tablets, smartwatches, desktops, and media players and gives example trade-in values for Pixel devices. The article focuses on consumer convenience and relative value versus resale and provides logistics for receiving physical or digital Costco gift cards.