Dec 10, 2008 8:43 pm US/Central
Stretch Your Dollar: Sell Your Old Devices Online
CHICAGO (CBS) ―
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"Stretch your dollar" by selling your old cell phones, cameras and iPods online.
CBS
If you have a house full of old cell phones, digital cameras and music players - listen up. There are websites that will buy your old devices and help you "stretch your dollar."
Some sites specialize in iPods or cell phones; others accept a wider variety of goods from cameras to laptops.
"You go to the site and it allows you to walk through and identify what the gadget is by make, model, age, condition," said Lance Ulanoff of PC Magazine. "Once you've gone through all of that, it gives you a value or an appraisal."
Melissa Dombrowski found that it pays to look around.
"One site offered me $20 for a camera; another site would offer me $60 for that camera," Dombrowski said.
She also realized little things make a big difference.
"Do you have the original software? Do you have the manual? Do you have the box? All of which I was like no, no, no and no. So I'm going to get $10 for my item," Dombrowski said.
But Rita McGrath got $115 for a $159 GPS unit and she said, "I got $174 for the cell phone I traded in."
To protect yourself, it's not a bad idea to check out eBay or Craigslist to see what a similar device is going for.
Websites that buy gadgets:
FlipSwap.com: Takes trade-ins on select cell phones only. Payment by check.
Venjuvo.com: Takes trade-ins on most game consoles, MP3 players, digital cameras, digital camcorders, GPS units, smart phones, laptop computers and HDTVs. Payment by check or PayPal. Trade-in value can also be donated to select charities. Through Trade4credit program trade-in value can also be issued in the form of a Sears gift card.
MyBoneYard.com: Takes trade-ins on select brands of MP3 players, laptop and desktop computers, flat-screen monitors and cell phones. Payment by Visa gift card.
NextWorth.com: Takes trade-ins on IPods & IPhones only. Payment by check. Also partners with select Circuit City and J&R stores. People can bring in items for in-store credit
Gazelle.com: Takes trade-ins on cell phones, MP3 players, digital cameras, laptops, GPS units, game consoles, satellite radios, portable hard drives and camcorders. Payment by check or PayPal. Trade-in value can also be donated to select charities.
Buymytronics.com: Takes trade-ins on Apple products, select models of cell phones, PDA's, gaming consoles. Payment by check or PayPal.
RadioShack.com: Takes trade-ins on select models of MP3 players, cell phones, cameras, camcorders, GPS units, car audio, laptop computers and game consoles. Payment by RadioShack gift card.
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