Cash for your old phone

Haggisman · 22 May 2009 at 08:49

Has anyone used these sites? any to recommend?

I've checked the price for my old phone on fonebank and envirofone, both around £20; any reason to use one over the other (except for difference in value?)

Cheers =)

Cuchulain · 22 May 2009 at 08:53

I've used Mazuma a couple of times, very efficient.

IamMed · 22 May 2009 at 09:03

Cuchulain said:
I've used Mazuma a couple of times, very efficient.

Same.

Haggisman · 22 May 2009 at 09:25

Cool, they've given me a £21 quote, any ideas how strict they are on condition of the casing? It's got a scratch on the screen, so I guess they would knock a few quid off for that =/

DIABLO · 22 May 2009 at 22:23

Don't think they really care much about scatches as long as it's not falling to pieces as i think they put new plastics on anyway so are only interested in the hardware.

gpuerrilla · 22 May 2009 at 22:51

I have a couple of SE handsets but both are battered yet functioning. Is the price quoted for mint handsets, and do they have to have boxes/chargers etc?

Haggisman · 23 May 2009 at 00:34

It appears that they only want the handset & battery.

I guess since they send them overseas a UK charger wouldn't be much use XD

Hyper · 23 May 2009 at 01:07

Who actually uses your phone after you have traded it in?

Do they go to a good cause?

Audigex · 23 May 2009 at 01:19

I'd assume they sell them on for a small markup to developing markets where users don't expect top-end features.

Haggisman · 23 May 2009 at 01:21

Audigex said:
I'd assume they sell them on for a small markup to developing markets where users don't expect top-end features.

This is what it says on the site anyway.

daz · 23 May 2009 at 13:45

Basically all of our phones were/are heavily subsidised compared to other markets...

Greenlizard0 · 23 May 2009 at 16:30

I've sent off handsets to Envirofone and Money4UrMobile and they've both delivered.

IronLung420 · 23 May 2009 at 16:51

Used envirofone with no problems.

smids · 23 May 2009 at 16:53

Hmm, this is interesting - I can get £205 for my N96. I've got an upgrade due tomorrow with voda too... hmmm, indeed... Are mazuma reliable?

AtreuS · 23 May 2009 at 18:33

For newer handsets the prices they offer are laughable. Especially on the N range of phones for example.

Even on older phones you can get more just selling to your local dodgy guy in the market usually.

Sony z710i for example, mazuma offers about 12quid and the guy in my local market stall offered me £40.

Greenlizard0 · 24 May 2009 at 01:22

smids said:
Hmm, this is interesting - I can get £205 for my N96. I've got an upgrade due tomorrow with voda too... hmmm, indeed... Are mazuma reliable?

I started a thread like this in Jan - some useful opinions in there.

Scrutinize · 24 May 2009 at 12:08

I used envirophone to shift £100 worth of old mobiles. Was seamless and had no problems at all.

Gaygle · 26 May 2009 at 16:42

Just sent a Samsung I8510 which was water damaged, but mysteriously started pretty much working again, and a very battered N95 which i've had for two years and rounded the heads of the screws on the back so i couldn't change the covers....for £220 to Mazuma Mobile

Score!

Ging3r · 26 May 2009 at 16:44

I dont know what it is about Nokia phones. But they always seem to attract the highest values.. and hold them for the longest!

Used envirophone on 2 N95's, my old one, and one i bought for £50! Got £100+ both times

scoopex · 26 May 2009 at 16:55

N95 8GB £140 sent it out today to Mazuma Mobile.