Most trade-ins at Swappa Trade-In take one to two weeks from quote to payment. Here is how that breaks down:

• Quote: a few minutes. Tell us about the device, answer a few condition questions, and compare offers. Pick one and you hand off to the partner.
• Label: usually within one business day. Sometimes within minutes. Print it, pack the device, and drop it off.
• Shipping: 2 to 5 business days. Typical for ground service inside the continental US. Faster if you live near the partner's warehouse.
• Inspection and payout: 1 to 3 business days after the device arrives. This is the payment speed each partner advertises, and it covers both inspection and sending the money. Instant methods like PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle land fastest. Checks take longer because they ship by mail.

Add it up and you are looking at about 7 to 14 days for most trade-ins. If speed matters, pick a trade-in partner with fast inspection and PayPal payouts. Those two choices shave the most time off the process.