| With many people who already have mobile phones | | | | then have to wait for the length of time you set for |
| now upgrading to new ones, there are tons of old | | | | the auction to be open. After this time has come there |
| handsets out there that can be exchanged for cash. | | | | is no guarantee about what the price you will get and |
| Now there are many places on the Internet that allow | | | | there is a small chance that the buyer will pay the |
| you to recycle mobiles. | | | | money although this is rare. |
| There are many ways of using the Internet to sell old | | | | Perhaps an easier way than auctioning a phone is by |
| mobile phone handsets. One of the easiest ways is | | | | either selling it or giving it away to friends, family or |
| using the dedicated recycling websites that will pay | | | | contacts. If there is someone you know who may |
| cash in exchange for old mobile phones. These | | | | want and is looking for a mobile phone with the |
| recycling websites accept thousands of makes and | | | | specifications of the phone you want to sell then you |
| models of handsets. Even broken or faulty mobile | | | | are quite lucky. If you cannot find someone to sell your |
| phones can be exchanged for cash. | | | | old phone to in person and simply want to give away |
| There are other ways to get cash for old mobile | | | | your phone then there is a good chance you can |
| phones such as using an auction site or selling to | | | | brighten someone's day by giving it away. Not only will |
| friends, family and contacts. Using an auction site such | | | | friends and family be happy with this but even |
| as eBay can be quite time consuming but can | | | | complete strangers and many charity shops. |
| sometimes fetch slightly higher prices. To sell a phone | | | | The worst thing that can happen to an old and and |
| on eBay You must first have an eBay account. It also | | | | unused mobile handset is for it to end up in the bin. This |
| helps if There have been a lot of successful | | | | is because it could end up on a landfill site where it |
| transactions between buyers and sellers. Firstly, to sell | | | | would take hundreds of years to break down and |
| a mobile phone you have to type in the title of the | | | | decompose. Over this time there is a huge risk that the |
| auction usually containing the specific make and model | | | | chemicals that are used in the electronics inside the |
| of the handset. Secondly, you must give details about | | | | phone will leak out and pollute the land and possibly |
| the condition of the phone and ideally about some of | | | | making their way into water supplies. Another benefit |
| its features which can usually be copied from the | | | | of recycling instead of throwing away an old phone is |
| manufacturer website. Thirdly, to increase the chance | | | | that less new materials have To be mined and |
| of getting more money for a mobile phone it is | | | | processed. By recycling old components within mobile |
| recommended that a picture of the handset is | | | | phones, energy is saved and in turn less carbon |
| uploaded. Once an auction has been set up you will | | | | dioxide is put into the atmosphere. |