---
title: "Net Settlement — Trade In Toward a Purchase"
description: "Apple/Samsung-style: buy a new device, trade in the old one, pay the difference."
url: "https://docs.gytabuyback.com/features/store-modes/net/"
---
## Net Settlement (Premium)

**Net Settlement** lets a customer buy a new device and apply trade-in credit for their old one in the **same** purchase — so they pay only the difference. It's how the big retailers run their upgrade programs.

This is a premium Store Mode. It's built for phone and electronics retailers who want an Apple- or Samsung-style "trade in and upgrade" checkout on their own store.

Store Mode is a premium feature. **Buyback** is the free default. **Dual** and **Net Settlement** are premium.

## When to use it

*   You sell new devices and want customers to trade in their old one toward the purchase.
*   You run an upgrade program and want the trade-in credit applied instantly at checkout.
*   You want a familiar "pay the difference" flow that works in both classic and block checkout.

If you'd rather keep purchases and trade-ins as separate carts, use **[Dual](../dual/)** instead. For an overview of all modes, see **[Store Modes](../)**.

## How it works

1.  The customer adds a normal, sellable product (the new device) to the cart.
2.  A selector appears: **"Have a device to trade in? Get instant credit."**
3.  They pick their old device and its condition, and can optionally enter an IMEI or serial number.
4.  The trade-in value is applied as a discount on the order.
5.  The customer pays the **difference** with any normal payment method.
6.  They send back the old device using the return label (see below).

![Trade-in selector in the cart](../../../assets/images/store-mode-net-selector.png)

Which devices can be traded in comes from your **[Trade-In Catalog](../trade-in-catalog/)**. The new products are your normal sellable products.

![Trade-in credit applied, paying the difference](../../../assets/images/store-mode-net-applied.png)

## Return shipping (Apple vs Samsung style)

You choose how the customer sends the old device back. Set this under **Net: return shipping label**:

*   **Apple-style** — a prepaid return label is included **with the new item** in the box.
*   **Samsung-style** — a prepaid return label is **emailed** to the customer at checkout.
*   **Manual** — you handle the return label yourself, outside the plugin.

Set **Net: days to return device** (default **14**) to control how long the customer has to mail the old device back.

## If the trade-in is worth more than the order

Sometimes the trade-in credit is larger than the cart total. Pick what happens with the leftover under **Net: when trade-in value exceeds cart total**:

*   **Coupon for the difference** — the order goes to zero and a coupon is issued for the remaining value, to spend on a future purchase.
*   **Balance to zero** — the credit is capped at the cart total, so the customer pays nothing and no leftover is carried over.

## Set it up

1.  Go to the **Gyta Buyback → Settings → Checkout** tab and set the **Store Mode** to **Net Settlement**.
2.  Add the devices you accept to the **[Trade-In Catalog](../trade-in-catalog/)** (with their conditions and values).
3.  Open the **Gyta Buyback → Settings → Checkout** tab and configure:

*   **Net: show trade-in selector on** — **Cart**, **Checkout**, or **both**.
*   **Net: return shipping label** — **Apple-style**, **Samsung-style**, or **Manual**.
*   **Net: days to return device** — how long the customer has to send the old device back (default **14**).
*   **Net: when trade-in value exceeds cart total** — **Coupon for the difference** or **Balance to zero**.

1.  Save, then test a checkout: add a sellable product, use the trade-in selector, and confirm the credit applies and you pay only the difference.

The trade-in selector works in both **classic** and **block (Gutenberg)** checkout, so it fits whichever checkout your store uses.

## Related

*   **[Store Modes overview](../)** — compare all three modes.
*   **[Dual (Buy + Trade-In)](../dual/)** — separate purchase and trade-in carts.
*   **[Trade-In Catalog](../trade-in-catalog/)** — the devices offered as trade-ins.