| Looking where to get cash for old mobile phones? So | | | | your phone ethically. |
| are thousands of others. Decades of mobile phone | | | | What do they do with my old phone? |
| culture has created a cheap and endless supply of | | | | Old phones are either reconditioned and sold on to |
| handsets available to anyone. They can be produced | | | | developing countries or they are recycled into their |
| very cheaply now and are most often given away | | | | component parts. Anything that cannot be recycled is |
| every 12 to 24 months to anyone on a contract. The | | | | disposed of in the most environmentally friendly way. |
| flood of new handsets has created millions of | | | | Even if a phone is not working they will still buy them |
| unwanted handsets. Thankfully, your old mobiles can | | | | off you because all phones contain a small amount of |
| be easily swapped for cash. | | | | gold and other components that can be melted down, |
| There are now a large handful of Internet based | | | | processed and reused in new devices. A broken or |
| mobile phone recycling websites that allow anyone | | | | faulty handset can fetch up to 90% of the price of a |
| with any old, new or broken handset to type in their | | | | working handset. |
| make and or model number and get a quote showing | | | | Where is the best place to send? |
| how much they will buy that phone from you. Once | | | | Each recycling company varies in how much cash |
| you accept the quote and add the phone to the | | | | they will offer for an old mobile phone. Envirofone, |
| basket they will provide you with a Freepost address | | | | Fonebank, Phone Recycle Bank, Greentec, |
| with which to send the phone off to. Put the old phone | | | | Money4urMobile, Mopay and Mobile Phone Xchange |
| in an envelope and post it. When they receive the | | | | offer some of the best prices. The best way to find |
| phone and check it they will send a payment which is | | | | out is to check out the website which shows a short |
| usually a cheque but some services offer BACS bank | | | | summary for each and also by using the comparison |
| transfer, PayPal or payment using high street | | | | engine which searches a few of the sites and displays |
| vouchers, which can be higher. | | | | the prices. |
| Is it safe? | | | | Each recycling website has their own features. Some |
| All of the companies featured on the comparison | | | | will only pay by cheque while others may pay higher |
| website are reputable companies and have been | | | | values in Argos or Marks & Spencer vouchers. |
| around for many years. If you are posting a higher | | | | Envirofone gives you the option to be paid by PayPal |
| value phone, perhaps only a year or two old, it may be | | | | which can be useful for regular eBay users. Greentec |
| best sending them by recorded delivery or special | | | | offer the option to be paid directly into a bank account |
| delivery via the Post Office so that they are insured if | | | | using the BACS system. All of the recycling sites have |
| they get lost or stolen on the way their. | | | | the option to pay by cheque because they are |
| The dedicated mobile phone recycling companies have | | | | universally accepted but will take longer to get in the |
| a reputation to uphold and can be trusted to deal with | | | | post then take to the bank. |