Verizon trade in tips

I ran into all the run around that everyone else did... was promised $200 for trading in my IPhone 4S for an IPhone 6... and then when I registered online to get the packaging, my phone was only valued at $100 (although it was in mint condition). I phoned and emailed numerous times and got no response. Eventually, after persevering for weeks -- emailing, phoning, tweeting, even sending a letter via real mail - someone called me and I told her my story. She credited my account $100.
When I mailed in my phone - having read of numerous others who mailed in phones in good condition, only to be told that the phone arrived with a broken screen, or they had failed to wipe data from the phone, or it had failed to charge - I took a photo of my phone, with the packing materials next to it - showing that the screen was intact, the phone fully charged and the data wiped - and mailed the photo with the phone. I received a $100 credit for the phone.
Perseverance does pay off.... Or contact the Better Business Bureau.... folk have gotten help from them.
Hang in there!

I've read so many people are having this same issue. I'm thinking I'm not going to do the trade in. My phone is in brand new condition. A Verizon store employee told me it was definitely in perfect condition for the full amount trade in program, but I've seen so many people talking about how once their phone arrive for the trade in that they are being told there's cracks or phone wont turn on etc. Thinking it may be better to just sell my 5 on Ebay rather than sending it in and being told I'll only be getting $25 and not $200.

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Just canceled iphone 6, beware of Verizon Trade in program. Regret it all.

Today has been the 2 week mark since I first used Verizon's trade in program. I canceled my sprint ( $100 ETF ) and decided to move over to Verizon since they were offering a $200 Gift Card if I traded in my Iphone 5. Sounded like a great deal, and I went ahead and switched over and got a new Iphone 6 from Verizon.
Fast forward 2 weeks later to today, I noticed an email saying my device had not been received. I decided to go online and chat with a woman who informed me that the email was automated, but I should wait at least 6 weeks. 6 weeks is not an acceptable time frame in my opinion, so I told her I would cancel my service if they can not at least locate my phone. They were unable to locate my phone, and claim is still has not been received.
I looked around the forums here, and low and behold a number of users are claiming they sent in perfectly working devices only to be given a $36 Gift Card because of a cracked screen. They are unable to locate the phones for tons of users, and this really worries me. She also let me know that there is no tracking number whatsoever on the package. As a consumer, I find this completely unacceptable.
Hoping they could offer further help, I went to my local Verizon store here in Battle Creek, MI. I informed the manager Cam that I was planning on returning the phone because I feel that my trade in was being mishandled and pointed him to the forums where users were complaining about the program. While talking with Cam I noticed a couple checking out the Iphones, and the Verizon rep in the store, who was a very nice gentelman was explaining the trade in program. I could not help myself from saying out loud not to trust the brown envelope that they give you since there is no tracking and I believe my phone was possibly lost or stolen and that I would not receive any credits.
Cam immediately told me to leave, threatened to call the police and told me that I was soliciting. I explained to Cam that I was here for a return, not to solicit a sale of any kind and that I too was a Verizon customer and was only sharing information on the trade in from my experience with other fellow Verizon customers. He asked me not to say it again or he would call the police, so I childishly said brown bag a few times before quietly waiting to be helped. The return was processed after this, and I argued the $35 activation fee be removed from my account and I also argued the $35 restocking fee because they did not hold up their end of the trade in deal.
I realize that I am being fairly impatient here, with it only being 2 weeks and I did overreact a little after the police were threatened. I do however lack any sympathy for Verizon not being able to process these trades in a timely manner. They knew well ahead of time that the Iphone 6 was going to cause a ton of trade ins and they could have been more readily prepared.
After I returned home, I got online and spoke to Zach from Verizon who I tried a second time to have the activation and restocking fee returned to me. He told me that it was fair charge and would not be removed so I gave in and agreed that it was my fee to pay. I want to share a few excerpts with my chat with Zach because although he is a Verizon employee, he admited to me the faults of the trade in system.
Visitor: At least just the activation should be waived, since I was paying to activate a phone I had for 2 years, not 2 weeks.
Zach: Well those fees are valid charges so they're not something I can waive. The activation fee is for new line activation and that?s waived if returned within 3 days but your paying for a line of service to be activated.... which it was. As far as the restocking fee goes that charge is to recoup some of the costs that we incur because you've returned that device. That phone can no longer be sold as new because it's been opened and used and since you returned that for a full refund of the purchase amount we end up losing money on that return so that $35 fee is assessed. None of these fees were charged in error. I'm sorry that this was the decision that you felt you had to come to especially when this would have ended up with you getting the credit for that trade in within a couple of weeks.
Zach: We could have helped you research that submission and work with the trade in center to find your device but you made the decision to go ahead and cancel service and return the phone so that limits what we could have done in that case since it's already been cancelled/returned.
Visitor: I see you are all about the money, glad to no longer be a customer then.
Visitor: You are lying on that last post Zach.
Visitor: The trade in submission is a completely seperate process than me buying the iphone and returning it.
Visitor: So you are not willing to help me, because you can't find my phone.
Zach: You're right about that process, and though I can't find your phone we can partner with the trade-in team to work out a solution.
Visitor: I am filing a complaint against Verizon with the Better Business Bureau and I will name you as one of the people who went out of their way to not help me.
Visitor: I can not believe I just read that you could have helped me, but won't since I returned the phone.
Visitor: That was flat out wrong, you deserve to be punished for that misinformation.
Zach: I'm not saying I won't help you. I'm saying that our options are now more limited because you returned that device.
Visitor: That is not an accurate statement.
Visitor: The options are exactly the same as they were.
Visitor: You can search by submission ID, phone number, and email, which provides no results.
Visitor: Your other option, calling the trade in department, is also still available.
Visitor: Those were your 2 options before and after I returned the phone, and those are still the same 2 options you have now. The fact that your company goes out of your way to argue ridiculous points makes me 100% happy I returned my device while I had a chance to.
Visitor: Now I want my phone back.
Visitor: The iphone 5 that is.
Zach: Well, not exactly. Your trade-in would have been worth $200 with a iPhone 6 purchase, however since that phone has been returned and service has been cancelled then the trade in value may be less. Have you contacted the trade in center at all about the device you shipped to them?
Visitor: No that should be your job, I'm right here on the website that had me use the cheap brown evnvelope in the first place.
Visitor: if you go check the forums on verizon
Visitor: people are straight up trashing the trade in system
Zach: In my experience it takes about 3-4 weeks. 6 tops
Visitor: $36 for broken devices given out to people that sent in working phones
Visitor: other phones never being received
Visitor: it's all over the verizon forums
Visitor: did this worry me? yes
Visitor: and did it have an affect on me returning the phone? absolutely
Visitor: and the reason is that not ONE verizon rep replied with a solution, 1 guy was credited the $200 and they still claim they never got his phone
Visitor: the rest of the people are out of luck, and they will not help them
Visitor: this should be reported to the FCC too
Zach: Can I offer you a personal suggestion?
Visitor: i'm going to talk to a lot of people tomorrow
Zach: Not necessarily the VZW suggestion but from one person to another?
Visitor: sure
Zach: Call the 877-247-3846 number (the trade in program support center) and ask to speak to a manager and escalate the issue through them. Have them give you a timeline on when to expect an answer. If that timeline is not met, then escalate again. I've had to do this, I don't tell a lot of customers that because it doesn't look good but I think it's important in this conversation that you know that I have been through the exact same situation.
Visitor: Alright thank you Zach
Zach: And I was able to get it resolved after about a month from the time I sent it in but it took me having to follow up. I hate that you may have to do the same thing and I hope you have an easier experience than I did... my situation was almost two years ago so I expect that to be better and I hope it is for you
Visitor: I do appreciate the help you've given. Unfortunately I'm out a $35 activation, a $35 restocking fee and a $100 ETF from sprint. It's too little too late, I guess I can pay my wifes bill with the gift card since I no longer have a cell phone.
Zach: You're very welcome, I did add the 1GB of free data and the 50% off your $40 smartphone charge which will be reflected on your bill moving forward as my way of saying sorry for the mess and I know it doesn't fix everything but I hope it at least helps in letting you know that I do care about your experience.
Visitor: I really screwed myself for work, and talking to my family and everhthing. Lost my phone number that I had for the last 8 years.
Zach: Well, I wouldn't give up on the trade in just yet. and that 50% off saves you $240 over the next year. So it's every little bit that I could do.
Zach: Well.... here's this....
Visitor: It doesn't matter, my cell phone number that I had for almost a decade is out in the wild now. It's quite depressing thinking about everything honestly.
Zach: We can reactivate that line of service that you just cancelled
Zach: was that the number you're worried about?
Zach: the 419 number?
Visitor: yeah
Zach: What if we reactivate that and then get you a phone ordered from our system?
And then it hit me, even Verizon admits the faults with the system trade in system. I wish I would have been more patient and I wish I never returned the phone, and I almost wanted to say yes to Zach activating me a new phone. I overreacted in this situation, but I'm just so stubborn sometimes I wouldn't back down. I felt like threatening Verizon with canceling was going to get me farther with figuring out my trade in credit, and at the end of the day it only cost me more money.
So now I'm out of:
$78 Last month bill to Sprint ( Only used 1 week of this month, but they will not prorate since I was under contract )
$100 Early Termination Fee to Sprint
$35 Activation Fee from Verizon
$35 Restocking Fee from Verizon
Out a Total of $248, have no phone at the moment and my Sprint Iphone 5 that I sent in has still supposedly just vanished into thin air. I'm mad at myself for trying to stand up as a consumer and say no, because at the end of the day I was happy with my device. I guess I'm going to go without a phone for awhile and think about my poor choices in this whole situation, if I could go back in time I would have just waited and kept the phone. Hopefully this helps someone else out because I spent a lot of hard earned money and time on this whole ordeal.

They do not know where your phone is yet because it has not had enough time to go through the process yet. I also started to worry when two weeks had passed and my iPhone 5S was still showing not received on the status website. That's when I joined this forum to see if anyone else was having the same problem. What I found out was that some people had been given reduced value for their trade in, but I also found posts from people like myself that were worried that their phone was lost and then came back and posted a week or two later that they had received their gift card.
I decided to chill and give it some time and about a week later my gift card arrived. If it had been for less than the promised amount I would no doubt still be upset and posting about it like the many posts I still see on here on a regular basis.
This is no doubt a popular program for Verizon. I would imagine there have been thousands of phones traded in. There are going to be at least some screw ups in the process. There is no point in getting ahead of yourself and assuming your case will be one of the screw ups unless it already is. Verizon has been consistently posting that it could take 4-6 weeks for processing. You will at some point likely hear the status on your traded-in phone. Patience would not hurt in this case.

Verizon trade in is a rip off!!!

I traded in my iPhone 5 32gb on Sept 20th only reason was cause I was told I would get 325 trade in for my phone. Now a month later after two weeks of calling just to be told they would call me back I get a email saying my phone won't power on. My phone was working fine till they got it. I'm not the only person with this problem just look it up online they will take your phone tell you there is a problem with it. Won't return your calls when you call they just say they don't know what's going on. Way to go Verizon looks like your going to lose my business probably a lot more too!

The FAQ page says you have to turn off the find my iPhone feature before sending it in or they will treat it like it doesnt power on. I'm not sure why that little peice of IMPORTANT information isnt made clear when you input your info or receive your return package. Seems like someone might want to know that before sending in their iPhone.
I have still not received the promised callback from the trade-in customer service people nor have I received my virtual gift card. My bill is now past do because I was expecting this promised $200! I've sold several old phones on eBay but thought I would give this a try because of the supposed guaranteed value of the iPhone. Now I have no phone AND no money/gift card. As far as I can tell this program is a scam borderlineing theft.

Beware! Verizon Trade & Upgrade Event Scam Alert

Do not be fooled into renewing a 2-year contract by the Verizon Wireless Trade & Upgrade Event like I was.
I purchased a new iPhone 5s because I would be break even with the $200 Verizon Wireless promised to give me for trading in my iPhone 4s.
However, Verizon paid almost $100 less, with no reason given on the gift card email, or the status page on their website.
I Worte an email over 10 business days ago, and I called over 7 business days ago. The email has gone unanswered, and the phone call was futile as I never received the promised return call.
The iPhone 4s I sent them had been replaced under Apple Care, and it was only a few weeks old. It was in perfect condition. I took photos to document (which I plan to include in my complaint against Verizon Wireless with the Florida Attorney General's office).
I am very unhappy with Verizon Wireless' unfair tactics in refusing to pay the agreed upon amount for a phone that was 100% perfect and had all the data wiped (including find my iPhone).
I am offended and insulted by the complete lack of communication and professionalism demonstrated by the complete lack of response by Verizon Wireless when I brought this matter to their attention in writing and over the phone.
I would strongly recommend an alternative to using Verizon Wireless' Trade & Upgrade Event, and I intend to follow up on this matter through all means at my disposal to ensure that Verizon Wireless does not continue to profit from its fraudulent behavior.

Sorry to hear about this. You should have sold it on eBay and fetched at least $200...

Verizon Trade in Program

My iPhone 5c has a crack on the screen. I was wondering if I could still trade it in for the $200 giftcard for the iPhone 6? If not, can I still get a giftcard if I trade it in just of lesser value?

Yes you " should" be able to get a lesser trade in value for your damaged phone. To find out app what you might get, first go here:
Verizon
Enter your model and go through the questions, you will get an app appraised value. You can then decide whether to submit it for return. I did two iPhone 4's, one 8gb 4, and one 16gb 4s. The 4s had a cracked back , and the 4 is in mint condition. I am getting 200 bucks for the 4, and 76 bucks for the 4s. Well that is what they say I will get, remains to be seen when they get them back and what they actually send me...

Verizon trade in and up question

I have an IPhone 4 and I saw on the Verizon website that I can trade in my phone for a new iphone 6 for free as long as it is in good condition (which it is). It also said that I would have to agree to a Verizon edge contract. Is this cost added on to my normal monthly payments or does it replace my current cost?

ericpugs12,
The possibility of getting the iPhone 6 is very exciting. You have asked a great question. If you are currently upgrade eligible and sign up with the Edge program you would have an monthly cost that would be added onto your bill each month. You can find out all the details regarding Edge right here... http://vz.to/1tlR2O3
LindseyT_VZW
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Verizon trade in legit?

So, I'm trying to sell my old droid x.
is this web site( https://www.trade-in.vzw.com/AppraisalPage.aspx) owned by verizon and legit? thank you.

Yep, however you wont get hardly anything there. If the device looks great and works fine, you should do much better with Ebay or Craigslist.

Verizon trade in

I tried getting the trade in on my iphone4 that is in great condition but the website wouldn't let me do it last week. Now customer service won't help me at all and all I can get for trade in now is 27 dollars. I think their site was keeping people from getting through. I could only get the back order date and it wouldn't let me order it. Very unhappy. Their are not the only carrier.

Yep, however you wont get hardly anything there. If the device looks great and works fine, you should do much better with Ebay or Craigslist.

Be aware. Verizon Trade in package very disturbing.

What a mess. My phone was in great shape, shut down and package as requested. Now I'm told my screen is bruised, no wait cracked. I get multiple reasons from verizon as to why $200 became $36. I have made a request over the phone as to how a phone that was in great shape is now damaged. I wish my phone can just get returned to me.

That sux well 36 isn't zero

Verizon Trade-In Received Wrong Amount

Duplicate comment - please visit:
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/806105
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They will short everyone on their iPhones. There is not one instance I know of where they paid out the quoted price.
See these threads
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/816166
https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/1020496#1020496
https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/575602#575602

Trade-in program is giving Verizon a Customer Service a bad Reputation

The trade-in.vzw.com program is giving Verizon a huge negative customer service problem. I was concerned when I submitted my mint condition iphone 4 in the flimsy envelope they provided. And sure enough, it has been a month today and the check status website still has "not received" it according to the link. They have it, post office did their job. And those phone calls to 877-247-3846 - wow - what a colossal waste of time for absolutely no information, that's if you do actually get a person who won't give their name and will hang up on you! THIS IS NOT THE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE I HAVE HAD AT VERIZON FOR 12+ YEARS!
Then I come here and read they are shorting their customers in the trade-in amounts - wow again! Really? It's a sales Promotion and they short their customers amounts like $166 of a $200 promotional trade-in value. Unbelievable!
They haven't done that to me - yet. Because after a MONTH they are saying they still have not received my iphone. I don't buy the due to the heavy volume we don't have time to take care of business lame excuse, get some help and get it done! By reading other customer posts they have been using this excuse for some time, well before the Iphone 6 launch. Bad planning and simply not good business on Verizon's part.
So I'll wait. Don't have much choice. And I don't have time to take the battle to the media, but some of you who have been so wrongly treated should.
Damage to Verizon customer service has been done, and continues with each passing day. My question is 'Has anyone had a good customer service experience with the Verizon Trade-in program?'

OptionsTrader,
So sorry to see the trouble you have had with the Trade-In program. We want our customers to have a great customer experience with anyone we partner with. Our Device Recycling Support Team can also be reached at 877-835-2024 or by going to http://bit.ly/GGnDDC and clicking on Contact Us. Our apologies for any difficulties getting assistance.
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Verizon Customer Service & Deceitful Advertising

Like any Apple fan, the release of the iPhone 6 has been something I've been looking forward to for about a year. My contract ended in July, and I was being patient & resourceful - prepped and ready for my new pocket buddy, in all it's shiny glory! Finally the phone is released, and to be honest, it was not what I was expecting. I really loved the iPhone 5's professional and bold design, so I was sad to see the more "square" design go. But none-the-less, the camera was better, the display was better - for the most part, it's an awesome phone. And I REALLY needed more space than my 16GB can handle (deleting pictures and apps every day is not my idea of fun)!
I decided I was going to just wait out the craze of the new phone, maybe even wait for the price to go down. Changing carriers wasn't even an option, let alone thought. I have had a couple hiccups with Verizon, but they had been taken care of for the most part. I had one problem with a HTC phone probably four years ago that they just could not resolve (after 10+ phone calls & eventually an email with them). I've used AT&T and Sprint before, but I just really liked the convenience Verizon brought to the table. I advocate for Verizon, telling all my friends and family that it's the only provider they should even be considering switching to. I have my boss checking into switching, but alas, I may be taking back that suggestion (which means 3 iPods & 3 iPhone users may not be switching now). Why, you may ask?
1. Verizon is advertising "iPhone 6 for $0 with upgrade or new contract". Really? SWEET! Let's do this! I go to start the process online, only to realize that I have to pay for the phone (not get it for $0), but I'm not even going to be getting my money back. I'm going to be getting a Verizon gift card back. Essentially, Verizon wins - this isn't something special or helpful for me. Maybe for some people, like the middle class, upper middle class, and wealthy - this may be a super deal. But for the working class - the people who work hard, pay their bills, and wait years to upgrade their phone with an exciting promotion that screams "we care about you, you sexy verizon customer, you". But really, they are screaming "How foolish can we make you feel?" My heart did break a little bit when I realized my excitement over getting a $400 phone for $200 was never going to happen.
2. Then I find out the reason they make you pay the full price and give you a gift card (eventually) is so they can "appraise" your phone (that may be in perfectly good condition), and possibly give you less than that $200 (that you can only spend at Verizon, by the way).
3. So to verify all this craziness, and clear any doubt & wishful thinking, I press that little chat button at the top. I talk to a friendly bloke named Hans (or something equally Frozen-esque). He informs me that I am correct in my findings, and there truly is nothing he can do to help me with any of my frustrations, because he is from the Sales Department. I asked how I talk to Customer Service (because there's a department for that, not all Verizon employees can help their customers), and he said I'd need to call them during business hours. Wait a second, you sneaky Verizon, you. Sales department is open 24/7 to make sure you can get people to buy things, but for your poor, contract imprisoned customers, they are restricted to a time frame designed for the lifeless?
So I sit here at 1:21am, knowing my morning starts in 4 hours, asking myself - is it worth staying? My contract is up, and I'm really ashamed of the deceit Verizon is using between the false/misleading advertising, the lack of customer service, the corrupt trade-in program, and I won't even start on how we were upgraded from 6GB to 10GB of data for being long time customers (Alltel days?), then as soon as I go to upgrade, they won't allow us to keep the plan, but actually want us to pay more for 4GB than we were paying for 10GB. It's really disheartening.
Any suggestions on a better network? I've been looking into some interesting plans, especially companies with unlimited everything for $50. Any experiences and advice would be appreciated. Or if someone from Verizon would like to assist in giving me some kind of hope back into the company, I can be reached via email (but in 2014 - the age of technology, apparently there is no system for that anymore here).

Another thing I just thought about, it clearly states free overnight shipping on the front page. My Iphone 6 was sent ground. I got it 3 days later, and sent my Iphone 5 to the verizon trade in that same day. 2 weeks later and they still haven't gotten my device.

Iphone6 Trade in Scam! How can i get my full amount of money promised

I decided to upgrade to the iPhone 6 from my iPhone 4 because the sales rep told me I would be able to receive $200 dollars so it would be free. He also told me I would be able to bring the gift card number in and have the money transferred to the card I used to pay the money for the Iphone6. The verizon trade in rep later told me that was a lie and impossible to do. After waiting nearly 4 weeks to receive my my E-Gift Card it was only for $36. The problem now is that they are claiming the phone won’t power on. I know this is another blatant lie because I had been using that phone up until I received my iPhone 6 it was in perfect condition except that the lock button would get jammed which is a common iPhone problem. I have waited over an hour to talk to the Verizon trade in support people and all they did was say they can email their superiors on the situation. That was a week ago and I have been ignored since then. When calling the Verizon store that told me to this program would work, they just give me the support phone number and say they cannot help me anymore. I am wondering how to get the rest of my $200?
Thank you

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Trade-in Program Experience

Thought I would share my Verizon Trade-in Experience with others after seeing all the past posts about the pains and struggles they've gone through.
I was one of the first to pre-order an iPhone 6 through the Verizon Wireless website. Beforehand I had heard about the 'Free iPhone 6' offer through trade-in of a previous generation of iPhone. I actually contacted Verizon Wireless Customer Support beforehand and asked for clarification on the offer. While most of the information I got from that conversation was valid, I did get the impression initially that this was only for the iPhone 6 16GB and not an offer against any iPhone. I was also told that the iPhone 6 pre-order went live at 12pm EDT and not 12pm PDT. It was also important to note that the customer service rep was a big proponent of using the mail-in method for the Rebate Program and they would send a pre-paid/pre-addressed package to mail my iPhone back to the Verizon Device Recycling Center. He told me that I could still take my phone to a Verizon Wireless store but why would I when the mail-in process was much more convenient.
Nonetheless, I pre-ordered my iPhone 6 16GB on Friday, September 12th without issues and subsequently filed a Trade-In Submission in which I got my device appraised and the shipping materials were then sent out to me. If I had known at that time that the Trade-in Offer was valid for ANY iPhone 6 purchase then I would have pre-ordered the iPhone 6 64GB. But by the time I tried to change my order, it pushed my ship date into mid October so I kept my original order intact. For background information, I was trading in an iPhone 4s and the appraised value was $200. I received both my iPhone 6 16GB and the shipping materials on the same day, Friday, September 19th. Based on my first impressions of the shipping materials, I should have changed my mind and brought in my phone for Trade-In at the Verizon store. The package was equivalent to one of those shipping envelopes with bubble wrap lined on the inside. I would have initially thought that the shipping materials would be something similar to what my iPhone 6 was shipped in, a shipping box with insulation inside. I actually still had my old iPhone original box that I could have put it in as well before putting it into the box which I couldn't with this smaller shipping envelope. Also I noticed there were no tracking numbers on the envelope, just my submission ID printed on the label as well as the trade-date. I actually took photos of the final package so I could reference it later but there was no way to track it in-transit.
Nevertheless, I shipped it anyways to the Verizon Device Recycling Center in Bloomington, IN that following Monday, September 22nd. Over the subsequent weeks, I would periodically check the status and for the next 3 weeks the status was always 'Device not received'. After so many weeks I thought my Device was lost in the mail. Finally one day I saw a status change and it was received! Although my excitement quickly turned into shock when I saw the final trade-in value was $76! I looked over at the adjustment reason and the claim was that the SIM tray was broken or missing. This seemed like a much different description of my iPhone 4s. The iPhone 4s that I mailed in was in mint condition before I put it in the shipping envelope. To top it off the SIM tray couldn't have been broken prior to shipping since I had to remove the SIM card before shipping and was sure to push the tray back in before packaging. I followed all the instructions that were sent with the Shipping Materials from removing all personal date/password to disabling the Find My iPhone feature.
As many customers have mentioned prior, I experienced all the typical emotions based on what I thought was going to be a straight forward and fair process. I was enraged, disappointed, shocked, and confused. I immediately when to the Contact Us tab of the Verizon Device Recycling Program homepage and submitted my feedback and request. I also scoured the web to see if I was the minority and was surprised to see complaints across Verizon for the Trade-in program even much prior to the iPhone 6 offer. At the time, I kicked myself for not checking this out earlier.
Over the past week I've been researching and searching for the best approach to get this resolved. I tried calling the Verizon Device Recycling Program customer support by phone but could never get through, not even to leave a message. There was no easy way to email customer support and I didn't have time to sit on hold during the long queuing times with Customer Support. I thought about my negotiation and complaint tactics, consideration to leave Verizon Wireless after being a customer for over 10 years, demand for proof that my phone was really in the condition stated, sending photos of my phone just days before I shipped working and SIM tray intact.
Then from out of the blue yesterday I received a couple of emails. The first was an email that a courtesy credit was on its way. It informed me that they were sorry I was not satisfied with the program and a courtesy credit will be processed and sent via email. The subsequent email were two gift cards, one for the amount of the final trade-in value which was $76 and the other for the remaining difference of $124.
In summary, I think there is something fundamentally wrong with the Verizon Trade-in process that needs to be fixed. But thank you Verizon Wireless customer support for listening to my complaint, I thought my message through the website was going to go unanswered and that I would have to talk to someone physically on the phone and inevitably talk to multiple tiers of managers to get anything resolved. I am satisfied with the resolution, a little pain staking but the company did the right thing for the customer. I hope everyone who has had similar issues gets a similar resolution, so that even though processes might be broken, customer service is still alive and well.

You are not alone.
Re: Verizon Trade In Program Failure
I mailed a phone in on 25 Nov and on 5 DEC received an email that they received it and nothing since. All the status checks on line and with their trade in Customer Service say they never received it.
Twice I was told all they could do was elevate my issue and I would receive an email status in 72 hours. Neither time I got a response. The last time, they told me I had to wait 2 – 6 weeks for a response to elevation of my issue.
Verizon Customer service response was to tell me there was nothing they could do and contact the trade in customer service - despite me telling them the trade in customer service has been unresponsive.
Verizon and their trade-in subcontractor keeps you powerless to do anything and continue to hold us hostage with no recourse.

How long for trade in receive confirmation

For those that sent an old phone in for the $200 trade in with iPhone 6 purchase, has anyone gotten confirmation of receipt by email or on the Verizon trade in page Verizon ? My picked up by USPS on Monday 22 and still not showing received.

maxwelld,
We definitely want to make sure your devices are received so you can get your gift cards. You can check your trade in status here http://vz.to/1pqWYit
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