Will Apple allow me to trade in a CDMA iphone 5 for a GSM iphone 5?

my family is thinking about switching carriers, but I just bought my iphone from our current carrier, Verizon. Will Apple let me trade it in for a GSM iphone that I an use for TMobile?

You can only return it to the Apple Store if it was originally purchased there.  If you are within the timeframe for the Apple Store return policy, you can return/exchange with no questions asked.  In the US, the policy is within 30-days if your iPhone is contracted to a carrier or 14 days if your iPhone is unlocked.  With a carrier-locked iPhone plane to spend some anount of time dealing with the carrier to get your upgrade status reset.
Think of an auto mechanic's service bay.  You tow in a a disabled car to have it fixed.  When the repair is done, the mechanic hands you the keys to a different model with a different engine and different option package.  Great deal right?  Unfortunately, real life does not work this way.
If you want a different model, your solution is not in the service department, but on the sales floor.  The Apple store is no different.

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