Trade-in value issue

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Yes, that's what att does. 

Update: I contacted the AT&T rep per her request today(12/10/14) at 3:26pm.

I sent a reply today (12/10/14) at 5:02 pm. I just recieved a reply via email from a rep at 5:18pm to set up a time to talk by phone. I will provide an update after the phone call. 

2nd Update: Spoke to the AT&T Social Media Manager, Tachelle, last night. She actually listened my complaint and apologized for the inconvenience. She corrected AT&T's error by crediting my account the amount that was owed to me (full $200). I am happy that this issue was finally resolved after weeks of frustration. However, I am still bothered that it needed to be this complicated. I am sure there are people out there who try to take advantage of the mail in trade in program by sending in broken phones trying to get $200. I am sure that happens all the time. However, for people who are honest and naive like me, go to the store and do it in person. Lesson learned, I will never do this again. Additionally, I didn’t have to go through with filing a complaint with the BBB. So posting my complaint on here resolved my issue faster and easier than I thought it would. Thanks Tachelle!

I just got back from an ATT corporate store trying to recify the situation and then read this forum. I had the exact same reply. I got $27 instead of the $200 I was promised and told the phione would not power up and that because they have thousands of phones coming in they cannot charge them? Are you kidding me. My phone was in new condition and worked perfectly right up until I put it in the box to ship.

@Anonymous  The woman we spoke to last night said that if this should happen again, call AT&T customer service- not the promotion line- and ask to speak to a manager there. We didn't try that so maybe it could help you? If that doesn't work- I would contact the better business  bureau. You can fill out a complain online. Or before trying the BBB- try to click on the AT&T customer support person who first posted on my post. Where it says "click here". I was able to send a private messge that got the ball rolling. Good luck!!

This exact thing has happened to me. I was told that I would recieve this value when I purchased iphone 6 and now value has dropped trememdously. I just switched to AT&T and can't believe that there are more problems I have gone through with them then my previous carrier. Its like a Bait and Switch Tactic...just plain ridiculous. I think I am also going to file a complaint with BBB as many customers are going through the same thing. Not acceptable. 

Forgot to mention I spent 4 hours at the store yesterday on top of that 1 hour on the phone. Apparently there is nothing they can do....

Same thing happened to me.  I traded in a iphone 5s for $300 on 11/19.  I thought it was lost in transit but I finally reveived my promotion card for $300 on 1/6.  tTen on 1/22, I received an email that the phone would not power on and they had reduced the card to $38.70.

I call the att customer help desk and after 20 minutes on the phone, they said they could not help me I would have to call the number on the att trade in program 888-445-6005.  I waited for an hour but no person would answer the phone..  only I am sorry about the delay, please wait..

This is a total scam and a rip off the iPhone 5s was only 4 months old.. 

Do not trust this program!.   sell on eBay or go to a store to trade in..  this looks like it has been contracted out to a shady company that is profiting off unsuspecting people that think that this is a honest program with integrity.  It is not..

Beware and do not trust this program.

Same thing just happened to me.  This time, I was given $17.10 instead of the promised $100 and the lame excuse du jour is "bruised/missing pixels."  This is completely fabricated in order to get out of paying what they promised.  My phone was in like new condition and, like many on this board who are complaining, I'm very picky about the care of my phone.  I even went beyond by sending it back in the original box with the charger and cable.  I was actually on the fence about turing the phone in since I thought I would use it in WiFi mode and for music, photos, etc.  If I had known what I know now (or read the LARGE number of complaints here and online), I would NEVER have sent it in.

It is a shame that a major corporation like AT&T would purposefully gives itself a black eye through this very shady promotion.  And the really sad part was that they are not even giving cash - they are giving a credit for the AT&T Store.  They are actually hurting their own sales.  When I found out about the pittance I received, I was preparing to go the the store to put it toward a Pebble Steel watch.  They likely would have made money from me.  As it is, they only have a very dissatisfied customer who likely leave for a competitor when my time is up.

Finally, I just perused the AT&T conditions for the buyback program and saw this:  "You will be notified via email of any discrepancy in the device condition, specification, or other representations made by the customer..."  Was ANYONE on this list notified of any discrepancy in the condition of their phone or did you find out only after they received their card and followed up to find out why the credit was so low?  This sounds like a breach of the agreement to me.

I have requested either the full amount promised or a return of my phone.  I'll update as I learn more.

Details on the trade in offer

https://www.att.com/esupport/article.html#!/wireless/KM1180261