Get paid to recycle your cell phone

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  Posted by docde Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:37pm PST

  How would you get rid of old Numbers still in your old phone ? I smell a rat here , maybe credit card numbers or bank numbers !

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  Posted by Nicole Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:43pm PST

  Soldiers don't have cell phones in war zones. My brother just went to Iraq and could not take his cell phone.

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  Posted by Maryla51 Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:48pm PST

  This would be really get if they did pay cash for the used phones. I won't believe until I see it!! I smell LAWSUIT!

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  Posted by pdargis84 Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:52pm PST

  How about not supporting wars we shouldn't be in?

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  Posted by Daniel Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:56pm PST

  This new reCommerce industry is growing fast, and there are lots of different options out there for recycling cell phones and other stuff. I work for Gazelle.com, where people can get cash for or recycle all types of electronics: cell phones, laptops, mp3, cameras etc. For some people, store credit is great. Others want different choices, so we offer a bunch of payment options: check, paypal, gift card, even donation to a charity. Whatever option people use for their old gadgets is better than throwing them away or keeping them in a drawer.

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  Posted by Paul Thu Nov 20, 2008 2:56pm PST

  I send mine to Cell Phones for Soldiers. Their site is http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/ They'll pay the postage but I send them a check with every phone I send them to help cover expenses. There are many soldiers that can't afford to call home and this helps them keep ion touch. I had a few soldiers that were helped by this program.

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  Posted by emonalisha Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:36pm PST

  you have the option to get gift certificates or make a donation to a charity as well as cash. read the faqs and see how it works. i used it got a check and everything was fine. dont be tools read the website before you post

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  Posted by hopefully humble Fri Nov 21, 2008 4:59am PST

  Best Buy also has a similar program. Granted, you only receive an online voucher credit, but i'd rather shop at Best Buy than some of these other online stores. I also received about $6 more for my trade in than i would have with this site.

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  Posted by doug w Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:29am PST

  As far as phones for soldiers, the majority of American phones wouldn't work anywhere else anyway. Not many people have a need for more expensive tri- and quad-band phones when they rarely leave their own town.

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  Posted by Kay Fri Nov 21, 2008 10:13pm PST

  You can sell your phone back to Best Buy -- they buy lots of different electronics items -- see Trade In Center at the bottom of their home page. They send the money on a Best Buy gift card. They offered me more money for my phone than Flipswap!

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  Posted by lukeb Fri Dec 26, 2008 5:21pm PST

  WARNING!! Dont use flipswap at all. It has been a horrible experience. I sent my old LG Chocolate to them for 25 bucks that i was suppose to get. I received an email saying they openend the package and no phone was in there. I sent an email to customer service twice and have yet to get a response. I asked for pictures of the box i sent it in and the details possible still no response. This has been dragging on for 6 weeks now. Piece of crap company dont use!!

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