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Mobile phone recycling
Jasper - 13/1/11 at 11:00 AM

Just a bit of info for anybody thinking of doing it. I sent a Nokia 5800 off to Envirofone on Tuesday and got £85 in my bank this morning.

I've tried a couple of these companies and the last two I used paid less than they said they would and it took a while =- they argued the phones weren't in top condition or didn't come with a charger. This company offered the most online and paid exactly what they said they would, and within 2 days. And no charger/case or extras needed.


loggyboy - 13/1/11 at 11:06 AM

Dont they go on ebay for about £120 though?


carpmart - 13/1/11 at 11:07 AM

I'm waiting on the courier delivery of a new phone as we speak. I've then got my 5800 available so I may just do the same!

Thanks for the heads up!


Steve Hignett - 13/1/11 at 11:21 AM

I cannot be arsed with ebay anymore, I am going to have to sell a couple of things on there soon and I am not looking forward to it, expecting I'll be messed about!

I too used the Envirophone to sell an old blackberry a few months ago - They said they'd pay me £48 for it and they paid £45, so close enough in my book (they were a considerable amount more than others)


Jasper - 13/1/11 at 11:25 AM

quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
Dont they go on ebay for about £120 though?


I wish - one just finished today - £70. And also there's no come back with the companies, where as I've had probelsm selling electronics on Ebay.


RazMan - 13/1/11 at 12:04 PM

I got a quote from one of the recycling companies for a couple of phones I had as spares. They were not exactly modern but worked perfectly and in excellent condition, in their original boxes with all accessories - they could have been passed as new in fact.

The company offered me £2.78 each - I sold them on eBay for £45 each!


UncleFista - 13/1/11 at 12:47 PM

I sold my 5800 on ebay months ago in a1 condition with loads of extras and got £80...

I had to post to Latvia too!


Mr G - 13/1/11 at 06:06 PM

quote:
Originally posted by RazMan
I got a quote from one of the recycling companies for a couple of phones I had as spares. They were not exactly modern but worked perfectly and in excellent condition, in their original boxes with all accessories - they could have been passed as new in fact.

The company offered me £2.78 each - I sold them on eBay for £45 each!


Yeah they are having a laugh - £7.05 for an Orange San Francisco that only came out in September!