Working, crashed or gathering dust — tell us the model and condition, get a real offer in minutes, ship it free, get paid the day it arrives.
Pick your model, enter flight hours and battery cycles (we show you where to find them), tick any damage. Instant offer — no email required to see the number.
We email an insured, lithium-compliant shipping label within the hour. Box it, drop it, done. Collections available for enterprise fleets.
Your drone is verified against your quote within one business day of arrival. Match = same-day payment by bank transfer or PayPal.
Marketplace sales average 3–6 weeks to close, and one in four private drone sales involves a dispute — activation locks, "not as described" returns, or PayPal chargebacks after the buyer crashes it. Selling to AST-Drones is one quote, one label, one payment. Your drone then goes through our 27-point inspection and finds its next pilot through our certified catalog — with a real warranty attached.
Quotes are free, instant, and valid for 14 days.
Prefer trade-in credit? Get 10% more →Value depends on model, flight hours, battery cycles, condition and included accessories. As a rule of thumb: consumer drones retain 50–65% of retail in the first year, enterprise platforms 55–70%. Our instant quote uses live resale data — check your model on this page.
Yes. Crashed airframes, gimbal failures, water damage and even for-parts units all have value. Describe the damage honestly — our technicians verify condition on arrival, and accurate descriptions are paid in full the same day.
Bank transfer or PayPal, sent the same business day your drone passes verification (within 24 hours of arrival). If our assessment differs from your quote, you can accept the revised offer or have the drone shipped back free.
Ideally yes — unbind in the DJI app under Profile → Device Management before shipping. If you can't, include proof of purchase and our team handles the release with DJI.