Reputable places to unload old phones...

NotSmellyPrepaid · #1 02-20-2007, 04:05 PM

Taking suggestions! Thanks!

Matt · #2 02-20-2007, 04:38 PM

Your carrier might take them and donate them.

or do you want to sell?

NotSmellyPrepaid · #3 02-20-2007, 05:11 PM

I'd like to sell. Had a very bad experience on a yahoo forum this week - finally got my payment but I was biting my nails by the end...

blog · #4 02-20-2007, 05:11 PM

you could sell them here, or on ebay.

Matt · #5 02-20-2007, 05:13 PM

I sell on ebay often. Never a problem.

Nwahs · #6 02-20-2007, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by tytyguy

you could sell them here, or on ebay.

Yeah, post them here, I may be interested. E-bay works too...or some local places might buy it?

NotSmellyPrepaid · #7 02-20-2007, 05:53 PM

A Nokia 1100 (maybe 2 more later). I'm also considering unloading one of my Nokia 6030s. The Nokia 1100s are Tracfone/Net10s. It seems there's a cottage industry of people buying them up for unknown nefarious purposes, in spite of the fact that they're locked down tighter than Ft. Knox. Those same people are occasionally not terribly trustworthy... lol! The Nokia 6030 would come complete with SIM card and active phone number with minimal minutes (not Gold Rewards). I also have a couple Motorola V171s from Net10 and a Motorola C139 Cingular-locked that I could get rid of. Finally, I have 2 SpeakOut Wireless SIM cards, one with $5.00 (Indiana number) and one with $0.17 (Florida number). Both have 10-11 months time left on them, although the Florida one may end up at 0 balance if they take the $1.25 monthly fee off of it in March.

mingkee · #8 02-20-2007, 06:06 PM

tracfone/net10.....I don't like it at all
why I have to be forced to use 9th world phone?!
why can't I use my phone with them, even they claims it's GSM:no:

:X

NotSmellyPrepaid · #9 02-20-2007, 06:40 PM

Originally Posted by mingkee

tracfone/net10.....I don't like it at all
why I have to be forced to use 9th world phone?!
why can't I use my phone with them, even they claims it's GSM:no:

:X

It's a very strange phenomenon with Tracfone phones. They're ghastly cheap, low-end, and look like cr*p, but they get excellent reception and coverage pretty much everywhere that coverage can be found. But then the minutes cost more to refill than to go buy another phone altogether (especially when RAF was still working). Very strange phenomenon because Tracfone claims to have a hatred for people unlocking/flashing their phones and re-selling them, yet their whole business model encourages that very thing. Bad business model, IMO. But still... there are deals to be made on unloading those things if only I could find trustworthy buyers that don't give me the heebie-jeebies, lol! Another strange thing was that the yahoo users deal that worked perfectly and very quickly was the one I initially had the most concerns about. The one that I thought for sure was a trustworthy woman was the one that almost shafted me. Guess I need to rethink my gift of discernment...

Scoot · #10 02-20-2007, 11:53 PM

yeah just about anything and everything will sell on ebay, but I always try and find a buyer on forums first or a trade. I like trading phones I don't just sell phones out right I like the trade option

NotSmellyPrepaid · #11 02-21-2007, 07:34 AM

Originally Posted by Scoot

yeah just about anything and everything will sell on ebay, but I always try and find a buyer on forums first or a trade. I like trading phones I don't just sell phones out right I like the trade option

Do you see anything in my repertoire you'd want to trade something of yours for?