Old cell phones are an item that many people put in a drawer and forget about or simply throw away. However, an old cell phone can actually be sold and every little bit of extra money helps. If your phone is relatively new it can be sold and used by someone else and even if it is not useable the materials in the phone may interest a buyer who is looking to process the phone for precious metals and other component materials. Here are some places that you can check out to sell your old phone. I have not used each of these companies and cannot vouch for them personally. Before shipping off your phone do some research on the company to avoid getting scammed.
Before selling your phone, consider donating it to a worthy cause. The Wireless Foundation takes old phones to be used to combat domestic violence. The phone itself may be used or it may be recycled and the proceeds used to fund domestic violence prevention programs. Their website can be found at donateaphone.com. While many people need every dollar they can and need to sell their phone, if the money is not important to you please consider this organization.
If your phone is relatively new, perhaps the best place to sell it is on eBay. You can do a search of completed listings to get an idea what your phone might sell for before listing it. Craigslist and other online and local merchandise sellers are another option as well. However, simply selling the old cell phone to some of the companies below would be simpler.
The website ibuyphones.com has a simple format where you can select your old cell phone from a simple menu and they will quote a price that they are paying for it. If they are not buying your phone they may take it to recycle. The website states that they will have a tree planted for each recycled phone that they accept. This company will even send you a box and pay for the shipping of your old cell phone to their facility.
Gazelle.com is another site that will pay you for your used cell phone. Not only will gazelle.com buy your old cell phone but they buy other electronics (laptops, satellite radios, monitors, etc.) as well. Gazelle also offers free shipping and their website is relatively simple to use.
Flipswap is yet another buyer of old cell phones using a similar system as the above companies. Their website is flipswap.com.
Shop your used cell phone among all three companies to find who will pay you the most for your old phone. Some internet searching will probably turn up some others buyers of your old cell phone as well. If you find that your model of cell phone can’t be sold many places will take it as a donation so that it is recycled and not end up in a landfill.
