Trade-in & buyback · pan-India

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Same week.

India's most-trusted drone reseller buys back DJI, Autel, Skydio, Parrot, Swellpro, Flyability, QYSEA, HOVERAir, Yuneec and VFLYX — at fair, market-driven prices, with insured pickup, GST invoice and full DGCA Digital Sky ownership transfer.

Flight-hours-counted. Battery-cycle-checked. Four-stage technical inspection at our Bengaluru service centre. Free quote in 24 hours · pickup in 48 · payment in 48 of inspection sign-off. 5–10% trade-up bonus when you upgrade to a new xBoom drone. Active buyer of Mavic 3 Pro · Mini 4 Pro · Air 3 · Avata 2 · Inspire 3 · Matrice 30T · 350 RTK · 4D · Agras T40 · FlyCart 30 · Phantom 4 Pro · Autel EVO · Skydio X10.

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5–7 daysEnd-to-end · cash in account

10+ brandsDJI · Autel · Skydio · Parrot…

Since 2015India's drone trade-in specialist

001 · Three ways to sell your drone

Outright cash, trade-up credit, or full fleet retirement.

Pick the path that suits how you sell. All three start with a free quote in 24 hours.

Sell outright

You want cash, not a new drone. Quickest path — quote, pickup, inspect, pay. Most popular with creators and one-off sellers.

Best for · individual creators · upgraders not buying again

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Trade up to a new drone

Apply your buyback amount as credit toward a new drone purchase. Plus a 5–10% trade-up bonus, priority delivery, and free pilot training when you upgrade within the same brand.

Best for · DJI / Autel upgraders · pros refreshing kit

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Bulk fleet retirement

5+ drones. Senior buyback specialist runs on-site valuation, consolidated DGCA paperwork, batch inspection, and a fleet-tier price uplift of 3–8% over individual quotes.

Best for · agencies · enterprises · govt depts

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002 · Process · drone-to-cash in four steps

From "got a drone?" to "got the money" — typically 5–7 working days.

01

Share drone details

Brand, model, year of purchase, flight hours, battery cycles, accessories, and a few photos. Use the form on this page or WhatsApp 08447 831 821. Two minutes to submit.

02

Free quote in 24 hours

Our resale specialists benchmark against the live Indian secondary market and return an indicative quote — published, not negotiated — within one business day.

03

Insured pickup & 4-stage inspection

We arrange free pan-India insured pickup. Bengaluru service centre runs a four-stage technical inspection: airframe · gimbal & camera · batteries & flight controller · accessories. Final price within 48 hours.

04

Payment & transfer in 48 hours

NEFT / RTGS / UPI payment within 48 hours of sign-off. We file DGCA Digital Sky ownership transfer (Form D-3), update NPNT, and issue GST invoice for B2B sellers.

003 · Brands we buy

DJI to Skydio · Autel to Parrot · QYSEA to VFLYX — active buyer of all of them.

If your drone has a recognised brand and is functional or repairable, we'll quote it. Brand not listed? Send us details — we evaluate case-by-case.

DJI

Consumer · Professional · Enterprise · Agriculture · FlyCart. Strongest secondary market in India.

Mavic · Mini · Air · Avata · Phantom · FPV · Inspire · Matrice · Agras · FlyCart · Mavic 3 Enterprise

Autel Robotics

NDAA-compliant alternative to DJI for sensitive use cases.

EVO Lite+ · EVO II Pro V3 · EVO Max 4T · Dragonfish

Skydio

US-origin AI autonomous drones — strong B2B / govt / defence demand.

Skydio 2+ · X10 · X10D

Parrot

European thermal & mapping. Anafi USA in defence and ANPR use.

Anafi · Anafi USA · Anafi Ai · Disco

Swellpro

Waterproof / saltwater-grade — strong demand from coastal & marine ops.

Splash Drone 4 · Spry+ · Fisherman

Flyability

Confined-space inspection drones — niche but high-resale-value.

Elios 2 · Elios 3

QYSEA

Underwater ROVs — xBoom is QYSEA's exclusive India distributor; we know the secondary market.

FIFISH V6 · V6S · V-EVO · W6 · E-GO · PRO V6

HOVERAir

Self-flying selfie drones — strong demand from creators & influencers.

X1 · X1 Pro · X1 PRO Max

Yuneec

Hex-rotor enterprise & survey — niche pro market.

Typhoon H520 · H850 · H Plus

VFLYX (Made in India)

Indian-made multirotor & agriculture drones.

VFLYX 5L · 10L · 16L · 40L · M65

Other / brand not listed?

Send us details — we evaluate case-by-case for resale potential and parts value.

GDU · Hubsan · Holy Stone · Eachine · BetaFPV · Custom-built

004 · Models we're actively buying

Top demand · grouped by tier — so you know where your drone fits.

Grouped by current Indian secondary-market demand. Higher tiers move faster, hold value better, and qualify for top-of-band quotes. Don't see your model? It's still buyable — send details for a custom quote.

Premium & Enterprise · top resale tier

Highest demand · fastest quotes · best secondary value

DJI Matrice 4D · 4TD
DJI Matrice 350 RTK
DJI Matrice 300 RTK
DJI Matrice 30T · M30
DJI Inspire 3
DJI Inspire 2
DJI Mavic 3 Pro Cine
DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise · 3T · 3M
DJI Agras T40 · T50
DJI FlyCart 30
Autel EVO Max 4T
Autel Dragonfish
Skydio X10 · X10D
Flyability Elios 3

Professional · steady high demand

Pro creators & agencies refreshing kit

DJI Mavic 3 Pro
DJI Mavic 3 Classic
DJI Mavic 3
DJI Air 3 · Air 3S
DJI Mini 4 Pro
DJI Avata 2
DJI FPV
DJI Agras T20P · T30
Autel EVO II Pro V3
Autel EVO Lite+
Skydio 2+
Parrot Anafi USA
Parrot Anafi Ai
QYSEA FIFISH V-EVO · W6

Mid-tier · active buyer

Steady resale market · upgrade-friendly

DJI Mavic 2 Pro · Zoom
DJI Mini 3 Pro
DJI Mini 3
DJI Air 2S
DJI Avata
DJI Phantom 4 Pro V2
DJI Agras T10 · T20
DJI Mavic Air 2
Parrot Anafi (original)
HOVERAir X1 Pro · X1
Swellpro Splash Drone 4

Entry & legacy · still wanted

Hobbyist & STEM market · fast turnover

DJI Mini 2 SE
DJI Mini SE
DJI Mini 2
DJI Mavic Mini
DJI Spark
Autel EVO Nano+
Autel EVO Lite
Yuneec Typhoon (H520 / H Plus)
VFLYX entry models

005 · Condition tiers · what we look for

Five honest grades — none are deal-breakers.

We buy at every grade. Quote reflects the tier you describe. Disclose honestly — our final price stays within ±5% of the indicative quote in 90%+ of cases.

Mint

As-new · <5 hours flown

No marks. Original box. All accessories. Full battery health (>95% nominal). Sealed firmware. Often within original 1-year warranty.

Excellent

<30 hours · light cosmetic wear

Tiny scuffs, no functional issues. Original box and most accessories. Battery health 85–95%. Gimbal calibration verified.

Good

30–100 hours · normal use

Visible scuffs, propeller wear, minor scratches on shell. All systems functional. Battery health 70–85%. Original accessories may be partial.

Fair

100+ hours · honest workhorse

Heavier wear, possibly minor repairs done. All flight systems work. Battery health 55–70% or replaced. Quote reflects honest condition.

For Parts

Damaged · non-flying

Crash damage, water damage, dead batteries, non-functional gimbal/camera. We still buy — gimbal, camera, motors, FC, batteries are all worth recovering.

006 · What affects the price

Five factors — everything else is just packaging.

Model & age

Newer flagships hold 60–75% of new price; older but iconic (Phantom 4 Pro V2, Inspire 2) hold value because supply is constrained.

Flight hours & battery cycles

Sub-30h with original batteries above 90% health quote at the top of band. 100+h with replaced batteries quote toward the lower band.

Physical condition

Mint > Excellent > Good > Fair > For Parts. Each step costs roughly 8–15% of the quote.

Accessories & box

Original box, extra batteries, smart controller, ND filters, charging hub, hard case — adds up to 15% to the quote together.

Live secondary-market demand

Models recently discontinued or short-supply (M30T, Inspire 3) carry a premium. Models recently superseded by a new generation ease back temporarily.

007 · Why sellers trust xBoom

Six reasons we get repeat sellers and fleet referrals.

Founded 2015

Ten years in Indian drone retail and trade-in. Bengaluru HQ + Dubai office.

GST 29CTKPS7090H1ZW

GST-compliant invoices for every B2B buyback. Books-of-accounts ready.

DGCA Digital Sky transfer

Form D-3 ownership transfer filed for every drone above 250 g.

Insured logistics

Pickup insured at indicative quote value. We carry the transit risk.

4-stage technical inspection

Airframe · gimbal · battery / FC · accessories. Recorded if requested.

10,000+ customer base

Trusted by creators, agencies, defence units, PSUs and Smart Cities.

008 · Who sells used drones to xBoom

From wedding videographers to defence-fleet retirements.

Creators upgrading

Wedding videographers, real-estate, travel filmmakers refreshing to Mavic 3 Pro, Air 3, Mini 4 Pro from older Mavic 2 / Air 2S generation.

Agencies refreshing fleets

Survey, mapping, and inspection agencies retiring Phantom 4 Pro / M210 V2 / M300 RTK and moving to M350 / M30T / M4D.

Spray-ops & agriculture

Operators retiring Agras T10 / T20 / MG-1P and upgrading to T40 / T50 / VFLYX 40L. Bulk fleet trade-ins are common.

Govt & defence retirements

PSUs, paramilitary, state agencies retiring drones at end-of-service. Consolidated DGCA paperwork and GeM-compatible invoicing.

Hospitality & retail

Resort estates, retail brands, marketing agencies clearing one-off purchases that no longer get used. Mavic, Mini, HOVERAir frequent.

Estate sales & one-off owners

Solo owners selling because they upgraded to a phone gimbal, moved abroad, lost interest, or inherited a drone. We make the paperwork easy.

009 · Trade-up bonus · stack the offer

Trade up to a new xBoom drone — get more.

5–10% trade-up bonus

When you trade your used drone toward a new purchase from xBoom, we add a 5–10% bonus on top of the buyback amount — 5% within the same brand & tier, up to 10% when upgrading to a higher tier or newer-generation flagship.

Plus priority delivery & training

Trade-up customers get priority warehouse pick & pack, free pilot training on the new drone (DGCA-aligned), and our standard pan-India 3–5 day delivery promise — even on enterprise SKUs.

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010 · Frequently asked

Everything else sellers actually ask.

Which drones does xBoom buy back?

We actively buy DJI (Mavic 3 Pro, Mavic 3 Classic, Mini 4 Pro, Mini 3 Pro, Air 3, Air 2S, Avata 2, Avata, FPV, Phantom 4 Pro, Inspire 2, Inspire 3, Matrice 4D, Matrice 350 RTK, Matrice 300 RTK, Matrice 30T, Mavic 3 Enterprise, Mavic 3T, Mavic 3M, Agras T10/T20/T30/T40/T50, FlyCart 30), Autel (EVO Lite+, EVO II Pro V3, EVO Max 4T, Dragonfish), Skydio (2+, X10, X10D), Parrot (Anafi, Anafi USA, Anafi Ai), Swellpro, Flyability Elios 2/3, QYSEA FIFISH ROVs, HOVERAir X1, Yuneec Typhoon, and VFLYX (Made-in-India). Brand not listed? We evaluate case-by-case.

How is the price calculated?

Five factors: (1) model and original launch year, (2) total flight hours and battery cycle counts, (3) physical condition (Mint / Excellent / Good / Fair / For Parts), (4) accessories — original box, extra batteries, ND filters, smart controller, charging hub, hard case, (5) current Indian secondary-market demand for that model. We benchmark against the live secondary market and publish an indicative range so you can decide before sending the drone.

How long does the whole process take?

Indicative quote within 24 hours. Pickup arranged within 48 hours of acceptance. Four-stage inspection completes within 48 hours of receipt. Payment within 48 hours of inspection sign-off. End-to-end: typically 5–7 working days from first message to money in your account.

Do I get a GST invoice?

Yes for B2B sellers — companies, agencies, government departments, and PSUs receive a GST-compliant purchase invoice from xBoom for the buyback amount. Our GST: 29CTKPS7090H1ZW. Essential for fixed-asset retirement, books-of-accounts cleanup, and enterprise fleet refreshes. Individual sellers receive a signed handover & payment receipt.

What about DGCA / Digital Sky / NPNT ownership transfer?

We handle the full DGCA Digital Sky ownership transfer paperwork on your behalf — critical for any drone above 250 g registered under Drone Rules 2021. Without proper transfer the previous owner remains legally responsible for the drone's flights. We file Form D-3 transfer-of-ownership, update NPNT bindings, and provide a confirmation letter. Bring your original purchase invoice and Digital Sky registration ID.

Will the price drop a lot after inspection?

Rarely — our quotes are designed to be reliable, not low-balled to draw you in. The final price stays within ±5% of the indicative quote in over 90% of cases. The only times it shifts more are when undisclosed damage shows up — water-damaged motors, severe gimbal mis-alignment, dead batteries below 70% nominal, or non-genuine parts. Disclose everything upfront for a quote that holds.

Do you offer trade-up credit toward a new drone?

Yes — trade your used drone toward a new xBoom purchase, get a typical 5–10% trade-up bonus on the buyback amount, plus priority delivery and free pilot training on the new drone for upgrades within the same brand. Bonus depends on the value gap between trade-in and new drone — bigger upgrades qualify for higher bonus tiers.

What if my drone is damaged or partly broken?

We still buy. Damaged drones are graded as Fair or For Parts and priced accordingly — sometimes the airframe is salvageable for repair-and-resale, sometimes the camera, gimbal, batteries or flight controller alone are worth recovering. If repairable, we may also redirect you to our drone-repair service so you can decide whether to fix and keep, fix and sell at a higher tier, or sell as-is.

Is there a minimum number of drones for fleet trade-in?

No minimum — we buy single drones and full enterprise fleets. For fleet trade-ins of 5+ drones we send a senior buyback specialist for on-site valuation, run consolidated DGCA paperwork, batch the inspection, and offer a fleet-tier price uplift typical 3–8% over individual quotes. We've handled fleet retirements for survey companies, wedding-photography agencies, agriculture spraying operators and government departments.

Where do I send the drone — and is shipping safe?

We arrange insured pickup from any pin code in India through our logistics partners — typical 24–72 hour pickup. The drone is insured in transit at the indicative quoted value. Our service centre is in HSR Layout, Bengaluru — you can also bring the drone in person if you're nearby. Our team unpacks on-camera, runs the inspection, and shares the recording on request.

Get your quote · 24-hour turnaround

Tell us about your drone.

Brand · model · year of purchase · flight hours · battery cycles · accessories · a few photos. Two minutes to submit. Free, no-obligation indicative quote within one business day.

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xBoom HSR Layout · Bengaluru · GST 29CTKPS7090H1ZW · DGCA Digital Sky transfer · GST invoice for B2B

Got a drone? Get cash.Same week.