{"id":535498,"date":"2010-04-20T13:20:08","date_gmt":"2010-04-20T17:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/green.yahoo.com\/blog\/the_conscious_consumer\/130\/how-to-turn-your-electronics-into-cash.html"},"modified":"2010-04-20T13:20:08","modified_gmt":"2010-04-20T17:20:08","slug":"how-to-turn-your-electronics-into-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/535498","title":{"rendered":"How to turn your electronics into cash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image\" style=\"float:left;padding-right:8px;\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"laptop and cash\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/a323.yahoofs.com\/ymg\/the_conscious_consumer\/the_conscious_consumer-8629823-1271780502.jpg?ymWi2ADDbrzVOO94\" width=\"300\"\/><br \/>\n<br \/><em>(Photo: Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you&#8217;re like most Americans, you probably have a stockpile<br \/>\nof old cell phones, laptops, or other electronics taking up valuable space in<br \/>\nyour home. It&#8217;s hard to know what to do with working gadgets you no longer need.\n<\/p>\n<p>Luckily there are more options than ever for those who don&#8217;t<br \/>\nwant to fill landfills with stuff that others can use. In fact, it&#8217;s possible<br \/>\nto earn a few extra bucks in the process. <\/p>\n<p>How? A growing number of websites allow you to easily sell<br \/>\nyour old electronics for cash. They all work in the same basic way, although<br \/>\nthere are differences in details such as which products they buy, and, of<br \/>\ncourse, in how much they&#8217;re willing to shell out. <\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how it generally works: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li>\nSearch for the product you want to unload. <\/li>\n<li>\nAnswer a few simple questions about its overall<br \/>\ncondition and which additional accessories you have. <\/li>\n<li>\nCompany will calculate an offer for you. <\/li>\n<li>\nIf you decide to sell, you can print out a<br \/>\npre-paid shipping label. Some will send a box for you to ship in. <\/li>\n<li>\nPayment options vary, but most allow you to<br \/>\nchoose between receiving a check in the mail or a credit to your PayPal<br \/>\naccount. In some cases, you can choose to donate the payment to charity. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some tips before you get started: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li>\nShop around to find the best prices. For an<br \/>\niPhone 3G, 8GB, in good condition bids ranged from $119 to $186, so it&#8217;s<br \/>\ndefinitely worth the extra time it takes to visit a few websites. <\/li>\n<li>\nBe sure to check what the terms are if the item<br \/>\nyou send isn&#8217;t in the expected condition. Some websites will offer you the<br \/>\nchance to change your mind and have the product sent back to you. Others will send products with no value to be responsibly recycled. <\/li>\n<li>\nDon&#8217;t wait too long to sell your old gadgets<br \/>\nbecause the prices decrease as they get older. <\/li>\n<li>\nRemove your personal data before shipping out<br \/>\nyour product.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below is a sampling of websites that will pay cash for your<br \/>\ncastaways.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gazelle.com\/\">Gazelle<\/a> buys a large<br \/>\nassortment of products &#8212; everything from cell phones, PDAs, and MP3 players to<br \/>\nlaptops, digital cameras, gaming systems, and more. You can even sell old<br \/>\nmovies, games, and camera lenses. <\/p>\n<p>Choose between a check, credit to your PayPal account, an<br \/>\nAmazon gift card (pays an extra 5%), or a donation to a charity (you choose<br \/>\nfrom a list of organizations). If a gadget has no value, they&#8217;ll recycle it for<br \/>\nyou. Gazelle says it removes all personal data from every item it receives (you<br \/>\nmay still choose to erase data before you drop it in the mail). The company<br \/>\nalso <a href=\"http:\/\/costco.gazelle.com\/\">has a program with Costco<\/a> where<br \/>\nyou can receive a Costco cash card in exchange for old devices.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yourenew.com\/\">You Renew<\/a> buys or<br \/>\nrecycles cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, calculators, laptops,<br \/>\ngaming devices, external drives, and tablet eReaders. If your device has no<br \/>\nvalue, you can still ship it for free to YouRenew for safe recycling. As an<br \/>\nadded bonus, the company will either plant a tree or give a donation towards a domestic<br \/>\nrenewable energy product.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nextworth.com\/#\/tab_page_column_features=feature_contai\">NextWorth<\/a><br \/>\npurchases iPods, iPhones, cell phones, cameras, e-Readers, laptops, video<br \/>\ngames, game console, GPS, DVD, and movies. Your choices for payment include:\u00a0 PayPal,<br \/>\ncheck in the mail, Target gift card, or donation to the Red Cross for Haiti relief. The site tells you exactly how to remove all the data from your iPhone, which is<br \/>\na nice touch. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/flipswap.com\/\">Flipswap<\/a> offers a set<br \/>\nprice for cell phones only. No questions are asked, but the company says phones need to be in &#8220;working condition.&#8221; If they don&#8217;t meet conditions,<br \/>\nFlipswap will either pay you a portion of the money promised or they&#8217;ll recycle<br \/>\nit. <\/p>\n<p>Payment choices include: Check or donations to Susan G.<br \/>\nKomen for the Cure, Sierra Club, or ASPCA. Several cell phones are listed as<br \/>\n&#8220;no value,&#8221; in which case the company pays your postage to send it back for<br \/>\nrecycling. It plants a tree for every phone that&#8217;s recycled. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cellforcash.com\/\">Cell for Cash<\/a>, as<br \/>\nits name suggests, only buys old cell phones. They offer a set price without<br \/>\nasking questions, but expect the phones to be in good condition. It wasn&#8217;t<br \/>\nentirely clear in the terms and conditions how the company handles phones that<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t meet its expectations, so it&#8217;s worth checking out before you commit. Cell<br \/>\nfor Cash will send you a check in the mail. <\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just interested in recycling your old electronics? <\/p>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li>\nSearch for <a href=\"http:\/\/search.yahoo.com\/search?p=electronics+recycling+events&#038;fr=ush-cityguides&#038;ygmasrchbtn=Web+Search\">local<br \/>\nrecycling events<\/a> or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/earth911.com\/recycling\/electronics\/\">Earth911<\/a>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li>\nMajor manufacturers will often take back their<br \/>\nproducts, and some will even offer you a discount on buying a new product.<br \/>\nApple, for example, will give you a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/recycling\/ipod-cell-phone\/\">10 percent discount on a<br \/>\nnew iPod<\/a> when you bring in your old one to be recycled. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"unIndentedList\">\n<li>\nSeveral <a href=\"http:\/\/green.yahoo.com\/blog\/the_conscious_consumer\/12\/stores-that-recycle-your-stuff.html;_ylt=AuBxReX_Md0AQzmMfqgSnrLAV8cX\">retailers<\/a><br \/>\nwill allow you to bring in your gadgets for free recycling. And some, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/radioshack.cexchange.com\/online\/home\/index.rails\">Radio Shack<\/a>,<br \/>\nallow you to trade in old devices for store credit. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Environmental journalist Lori Bongiorno shares green-living tips and product reviews with Yahoo! Green&#8217;s users. Send Lori a <a href=\"http:\/\/help.yahoo.com\/l\/us\/yahoo\/green\/forms\/consciousconsumerblog.html\">question or suggestion<\/a> for potential use in a future column. Her book,<\/em> Green Greener Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-smart Choices a Part of Your Life <em>is available on <a href=\"http:\/\/shopping.yahoo.com\/p:Green%2C%20Greener%2C%20Greenest%3A%20A%20Practical%20Guide%20to%20Making%20Eco-Smart%20Choices%20a%20Part%20of%20Your%20Life:3005209514;_ylt=AsLkIJyzfMD4G3Gl2OYYt_gbFt0A?clink=dmps\/lori_bongiorno\/ctx=mid:1,pid:3005209514,pdid:1,pos:1,spc:14489115,date:20081009,srch:kw,x:\">Yahoo! 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