---
title: "Trade-In Catalog & Product Roles"
description: "Decide which products are for sale, for trade-in, or both — once, site-wide."
url: "https://docs.gytabuyback.com/features/store-modes/trade-in-catalog/"
---
Run **Dual** or **Net** mode and need some products to sell, others to accept as trade-ins, and maybe a few to do both? This page shows how to tag that once — site-wide — so you never have to re-do it when you switch modes.

This applies to the premium **Dual** and **Net** [store modes](../). **Buyback** mode ignores roles entirely (the whole store is a trade-in), so you can skip this page if you're on the free default.

## The two roles (sellable / tradeable)

In Dual and Net modes, every product has **two independent roles**:

*   **Sellable** — the product can be bought.
*   **Tradeable** — the product can be traded in.

A product can be one, the other, or both. You set this **once**, and it works in both Dual and Net — no re-tagging when you switch modes.

There are two ways to control roles: by **category** (recommended) or **per product**. You can mix both.

## When to use it

*   You sell new accessories **and** buy back used phones → mark accessories sellable, phones tradeable.
*   You're a refurbisher who **sells and buys the same models** → mark those products as **both**.
*   You drop new devices into a "we buy these" category and want them accepted for trade-in automatically → use category control.

## Option 1: by category (recommended)

Best when whole categories share a role — you set it once and new products inherit it automatically.

**How to set it up:**

1.  Go to **Gyta Buyback → Settings → Checkout**.
2.  Find **Trade-in categories** (a multiselect of your product categories).
3.  Select the categories whose products should be offered for trade-in.

Products in those categories — **and their sub-categories** — are automatically tradeable. Drop a new product into one of those categories later and it becomes a trade-in device automatically. No per-product work.

![Trade-in categories setting on the Gyta Buyback Checkout tab](../../../assets/images/store-mode-settings.png)

## Option 2: per product (Quick Edit & Bulk Edit)

Use this to **override** the category default for a specific product.

On the product editor — and in the **Products** list via **Quick Edit** and **Bulk Edit** — there's a **Gyta: Buy / Trade-in** field with four choices:

*   **Store default** — follow the categories above.
*   **Sell only** — sellable, not tradeable.
*   **Trade-in only** — tradeable, not sellable.
*   **Both** — sellable and tradeable.

An explicit choice here **overrides** the category default for that product. Everything left on **Store default** keeps following your Trade-in categories.

**Tip:** Need to flip 40 products at once? Select them in the Products list, choose **Bulk Edit**, and set **Gyta: Buy / Trade-in** for all of them in one go.

## Trade-in devices you also sell

On the **Gyta Buyback → Settings → Checkout** tab there's a checkbox: **Trade-in devices are also for sale** (default **off**).

*   **Off** — devices in your trade-in categories are accepted for trade-in but **not** sold.
*   **On** — those devices are **also purchasable**. Turn this on if you're a refurbisher who sells and buys the same models.

This is a shortcut for the common "we buy and resell the same phones" case, so you don't have to mark each one **Both** by hand.

## How each mode uses roles

The same roles drive different behavior depending on your store mode:

*   **[Dual](../dual/):** Sellable → an **Add to cart** button. Tradeable → a **Trade in** button. Both → both buttons appear.
*   **[Net](../net/):** Sellable products are the **new items** customers buy. Tradeable products appear in the **trade-in credit selector** (and aren't purchasable unless also sellable).
*   **Buyback:** Roles are ignored — the whole store is a trade-in.

## Related

*   [Store Modes overview](../) — pick Buyback, Dual, or Net.
*   [Dual mode](../dual/) — sell and trade in from one storefront.
*   [Net mode](../net/) — trade in toward a purchase and pay the difference.