PayMore is giving an extra US$10 gift card when you trade in old gaming gear and gadgets for Earth Day
If you just did a room cleanup and found a dead old phone, a dusty tablet, or maybe a retired console sitting next to your stack of game boxes, PayMore has a timely promo tied to Earth Day.
The company says eligible electronics traded in during its Spring Cleaning Event can get cash plus an extra US$10 gift card, which is honestly a nicer incentive than the usual "please recycle responsibly" message people get every year.
According to PayMore, electronics recycling is free at its 100-plus locations, and the company also pays for selected devices depending on their condition. The list includes categories gamers and tech users will actually care about, like smartphones, tablets, gaming systems, headphones, and other gadgets.
That matters because plenty of old tech doesn’t really belong in the rubbish bin. Stuff like lithium batteries and components containing heavy metals can become an e-waste problem fast if they are dumped carelessly. So instead of throwing that old handheld, busted headset, or backup phone into a drawer forever, the pitch here is simple: trade in what still has value, and recycle the rest properly.
PayMore describes itself as a locally owned brick-and-mortar franchise that buys, sells, trades, and recycles electronics. Its big selling point is convenience. Rather than listing your device online, waiting for messages from lowballers, packing everything up, and hoping the buyer doesn’t disappear, you just bring the item into a store. Staff then assess it using the company’s software and, if it qualifies, pay you cash on the spot.
For anyone worried about old personal files, photos, or account logins still sitting on a device, PayMore also says it wipes customer data as part of the process. That privacy angle is a big deal, especially for gamers who may have saved payment details, console accounts, screenshots, and chat history on older devices.
And if the item has no resale value, PayMore says it will still recycle it responsibly instead of letting it end up in landfill. The company claims it processes more than 1 million pounds of e-waste every year, which gives the Earth Day campaign a bit more substance than a random seasonal promotion.
For readers in Malaysia and the wider SEA region, this one feels more like a useful signal than a must-rush deal, because the promotion is tied to PayMore’s own physical store network. Still, the bigger point hits close to home. A lot of us upgrade phones, swap headsets, replace controllers, or move on from older consoles pretty often, especially if we game hard or chase better performance for titles like Mobile Legends, Valorant, or EA Sports FC.
That means plenty of unused tech ends up sitting around our rooms collecting dust. And real talk, many people only think about e-waste when a battery starts swelling or a gadget totally dies.
So even if this exact promo is not something every Malaysian reader can walk into today, it is the kind of trade-in and recycling model that makes sense for gaming and tech communities here too. If you have older gear lying around, it might be worth checking whether local retailers, refurbishers, or recycling drives can offer the same combo of convenience, safe disposal, and a bit of money back.
At minimum, PayMore’s Earth Day push is a good reminder that your old gadgets may still be worth something, and if they are not, they should still be handled properly.
Source: IGN
