How to Sell Old Mobile Phones for Cash

Save Some Money on a New Handset and Recycle Mobile Phones for Cash

Aug 20, 2009

Switching to new mobile phone deals often means that many people collect a range of old handsets. Why not make some money and sell them to mobile phone resellers?

A lot of mobile phone users will opt for monthly contracts with their phone providers. This often means that they don't have to buy their handset up front and are given one as part of their deal.

Then, as time passes and they are given upgrades or switch to new providers, they may end up with more new phones, leaving a lot of old handsets sitting around the home unused. Fact is, these handsets are worth money and they could be sold on to mobile phone sellers for hard cash.

How to Sell Old Mobile Phones

There are a few ways to make money from old phones. For example, they can be sold:

In recent months it has become more common to go down the online selling route here. This can be the easiest and simplest way of getting an old mobile out of the house and getting the most cash possible for it.

How do Online Mobile Phone Sellers Work?

Most services here will work in much the same way. The seller takes a look at the company's website and enters their phone model. They may then be asked a series of questions on the condition of the phone at which point the site will give their buying price.

If the price is right then the seller simply sends their handset to the company (usually in a freepost envelope that they will provide). The phone is checked and, if everything is OK with it in line with the condition statements made on the original online form, then the payment will be made.

Things to Consider With Mobile Phone Sellers

This isn't a way to offload archaic and broken handsets. People will only really sell old mobile phones for decent amounts of cash if they are in a relatively good condition both cosmetically and functionally. They have to work and look OK for this to be worth the while of the mobile phone recycling companies in the first place.

These sites will give guidance on what to look out for. Cracked and broken screens, for example, can significantly reduce the value of a second-hand phone. The site might buy phones in this condition or with similar problems but for a lot less than if the phone was cosmetically sound.

To make the best return here people looking to sell old mobile phones should be honest when submitting their enquiry on site. Bear in mind that most mobile phone sellers in this market will make their offer conditional on their checking mobile handsets when they come in.

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