If you need to get money for your old mobile phone then selling it to recycling firms isn’t the only way.  There are various different options dependent on how much effort you are prepared to put in and how environmentally friendly you want to be.  

Firstly, if you want to be certain that you get as much cash as practicable for your mobile phone then you must sell your mobile yourself to a private consumer.  When you sell your mobile phone online somewhere such as eBay then you’ll frequently get considerably extra cash for it then you would be from recycling phone websites.  The drawback is that there isn’t any guarantee of a sale and it’s a lot more effort to sell it online than it is to a recycling company.  If you do decide to sell your old phone for cash on eBay then it is often an excellent idea to have a look around and see what sort of price your phone is selling for and whether it’d be worth your time.  

A straightforward method of getting cash for mobiles is to sell it to a buddy.  You might be surprised when you start asking around people you know precisely how many would have an interest in purchasing a middle of the range phone from you.  While you won’t be able to get the same money as you can on eBay it’s a lot less bother and you’ll be in a position to give your friend a good deal.  You will often still be able to get more than you would by giving it a phone recycling company.  

If you aren’t concerned about getting the maximum amount of money for your phone then you might want to think about giving it to a charity.  If you have an old phone that isn’t worth much money then this is certainly an option.  There are some charities that may recycle your phone for you for free and others that may sell on your phone and give you a share of the profit.  

In some cases when you buy a new phone you could be able to trade in your old one for a reduction in the price .  You should usually ask the company you are buying from to see whether this is possible and how much you will get for it.  It helps if you have had a look around at phone recycling firms to see what they will offer you beforehand so that you know whether or not you are getting a fair deal.