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