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What a week here at Gazelle HQ!  We were featured on the Mike and Juliet morning show, NECN, and WalletPop.  The result was a ton of activity.  Let’s see which products made up the top 10.  In the Cell Phone category, the Apple iPhone 8GB wrestled the top spot back from the Palm Treo 650, which fell to #3.  The random jumper of the week goes to the old school Nokia 6085 which went all the way from non-existent to #2, not sure where that came from!

1. Apple iPhone 8GB
2. Nokia 6085
3. Palm Treo 650
4. Motorola RAZR V3m
5. Blackberry RIM Pearl 8100
6. Motorola RAZR V3
7. Blackberry RIM 8700c
8. LG Chocolate VX8500
9. Motorola Q
10. LG LX160

In the rest of the categories, the Dell Laptop and iPod 5th generation stayed at #1 and #2.  The biggest category mover goes to the Gaming Console category, as 4 different items made it into the top 10.  No doubt people are selling their old gaming systems and getting ready for new ones for XMAS!

1. Dell Notebook
2. Apple iPod Classic 5th Generation 30GB
3. Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP
4. Apple iPod Mini 1st Generation 4GB
5. IBM Notebook
6. Microsoft Zune 30GB Digital Multimedia Device
7. Microsoft Xbox Gaming Console
8. Apple iPod Nano 3rd Generation 8GB
9. Sony PlayStation 2 Slim
10. Sony PSP PlayStation Portable Entertainment Pack

Tune in in 2 weeks to see what effect the holidays have on our top items…

Nokia has officially announced the new Nokia N96 Bruce Lee Edition in Hong Kong today. This limited edition bundle features a Bruce Lee action figure, BT Headset, engraved nunchacku style wrist strap, and a Dragon style box. As for the N96 the features remain the same as the original. Nokia, however has added a custom Bruce Lee image with signature on the back cover. The phone also features some Bruce Lee content with themes, tones, and images.

For all you Kung Fu fans (myself included) who would like to “Enter the Dragon” with this weapon in your arsenal, it is going to cost you a cool $1300. It can be purchased through Nokia Hong Kong here. Check out the official Nokia Bruce Lee page for more details and images.

Today I’m excited to introduce the first post by Kahn, who works on the team that opens all the boxes and  checks out the electronics you send in.

Here at operations, each incoming package represents an exciting possibility for what lies in store. Whether it’s a nostalgic antique like the Motorola Star-Tac or a contemporary art piece like Bang & Olufsen’s Samsung Serene, a diverse array of gadgets provides ample yet welcome distraction for our inspection team. Put it this way: we love your gadgets as if they were our own.

With the Presidential elections finally behind us, some of you may be feeling a void.  Nothing to vote for, no cause to get behind.  Well, look no further: Gazelle needs your vote!

The Mashable Open Web Awards is an online contest where people vote for their favorite sites in various categories.  This year we are pushing to become a finalist in the Environmental category.

WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP? It’s simple, go to this website: http://mashable.com/openwebawards/home/

1. Select the Environmental category from the dropdown.
2. Enter www.gazelle.com.
3. Then enter an email address, and submit.  You’ll get a confirm email that you’ll have to click on to verify.

Please, tell your friends, tell your neighbors and help us win the nomination.

AT&T wireless has officially released the HTC Fuze (or Touch Pro as we all know it) today online and at retail stores. The Fuze is a Quad-Band 3G smartphone running on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. The device features a 3.2 megapixel camera, built in GPS, and a VGA touchscreen. The full QWERTY keypad and HTC’s Touchflow 3D interface make the Fuze a real multimedia business tool.

The handset will set you back a cool $299 after rebates with a 2 year contract. Make sure to swing by Gazelle.com and trade those Tilt’s and 8525’s to save some cash for this stylish do it all machine.

Motorola has announced a new high end ultra glamor phone named the Aura. The Aura’s designed is based upon high-end Swiss made luxury watches. The display supports 16 million colors in 300 dpi resolution, protected by Grade 1.62 carat sapphire crystal lens. The Aura’s movement features 130 precision ball bearings, with a central Swiss made main bearing that offers a silky smooth swivel motion. The phone is quad band with GPRS and EDGE featuring 7.3 hours of talk time, 2GB of internal memory, AGPS and 2MP camera. Motorola is now taking pre-orders and it should be available in an unlocked version starting December 4 for a mere $2,000.

Nokia has launched the new Nokia N96 5.0 megapixel smartphone in the U.S. this week. The N96 replaces the ever popular N95 and N95 8GB. The new N96 adds 16Gb of memory, vivid 2.8-inch display, and built-in 3D stereo speakers. The Nokia N96 is now available through the Nokia Flagship stores in New York and Chicago, online and a number of independent retailers for an estimated costs of $895.

Welcome to the once-every-other-week edition of top items trade on gazelle.com!  Not much to report in the world of cell phones, as most of the usual suspects in the top 10.  The biggest story is that the Treo 650 overtook the iPhone 8GB as the most traded cell phone:

1. Palm Treo 650
2. Apple iPhone 8GB
3. Motorola RAZR V3
4. Motorola RAZR V3m
5. LG Chocolate VX8500
6. Motorola Q
7. Motorola Razr V3c
8. Blackberry RIM Pearl 8100
9. Blackberry RIM 8830 World Edition
10. Blackberry RIM 8703e

The Dell notebook climbs back up to #1 in non-cell phone rankings, as the Apple iBook fell from #1 out of the top 10.  Apparently everyone upgraded to the new Apple a couple weeks ago and Apple trade-ins are declining.

1. Dell Notebook
2. Apple iPod Classic 5th Generation 30GB
3. Toshiba Notebook
4. Nintendo Gameboy Advance SP
5. IBM Notebook
6. Apple iPod Mini 1st Generation 4GB
7. Sony Notebook
8. Microsoft Xbox Gaming Console
9. Apple iPod Nano 2nd Generation 4GB
10. Compaq Notebook

Last week Joanne Kaufman wrote an article in The New York Times about people who are pushing themselves and their families to unusual extremes to lead a greener life.

Examples of the tactics some are taking include abstaining from heat and air conditioning,  growing their own produce and raising chickens, saving all of their trash for a year (and blogging about it), and reusing Ziploc bags.

Extreme attempts to reduce their carbon footprint has caused some to be branded “carborexic.”    Sharon Astyk, who limits her family spending on new consumer products to $1,000 a year has seen attitudes shift since she adopted her “dark green” ways in 2002.  She is quoted as saying “People have moved gradually from ‘Sharon is a fruitcake’ to ‘Sharon is a fruitcake who might make some sense,’ ”

All admirable ideas, but definitely not for everyone.   Whatever shade of green you are, it seems like it all can start with some practical steps.   Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection makes some less disruptive suggestions such as checking your tire pressure, washing your clothes in cold water, or switching to compact fluorescent light bulbs.

I wonder how Al et al would feel about Gazelle?

This week the iPhone was knocked off it’s throne!  Well, kind of.  After 3 weeks as the sole top traded item on gazelle.com, the RAZR V3m tied the iPhone at the top of the list.  Biggest mover of the week: the HTC 8125.  Strong showing from the smartphones again, as people get ready to buy the new google phone:

1. Apple iPhone 8GB & Motorola RAZR V3m (tie)
2. Palm Treo 650
3. Blackberry RIM 8830 World Edition
4. Palm Treo 700p
5. LG Chocolate VX8550
6. HTC 8125
7. LG enV2 VX9100
8. Motorola RAZR V3
9. Samsung Alias SCH-U740

In non-cell phone news, a huge leap for the iBook, coming out of nowhere to grab the top spot.  Clearly people are getting an early jump on selling their old iBooks to get ready for the new Mac Notebooks:

1. Apple iBook PowerPC G4
2. Dell Notebook
3. Nintendo Wii
4. Apple iPod Mini 1st Generation 4GB
5. Compaq Notebook
6. HP Notebook
7. Sirius Sportster 3 Sirius Satellite Radio
8. IBM Notebook
9. Sony Notebook
10. Sony PSP PlayStation Portable Entertainment Pack

Check back next week to see how the google phone introduction shakes up the rankings.