Selling Your Used Electronics For Cash

Do you have old electronic gadgets that are gathering dust in your closet?

Don't want the hassle of selling these old gadgets on eBay or Craigslist?

Several websites have sprung up, offering the convenience of buying your old electronics for cash:

• Gazelle.com
  
  
• Nextworth.com
  
  
• Buymytronics.com
  

Check with all three sites for quotes before deciding as pricing do vary between sites.

In addition, do visit WorthMonkey.com to find out the street value of your old electronics, so that you have an idea whether you are getting a good price for your old electronics.

If your electronics are too old, consider recycling or freecycling it instead of dumping it.

My Frugal Living Tip #10: Selling or Recycling Your Electronic Gadgets for Cash While Saving the Earth

In celebration of Earth Day today (22 April 2010), more and more people are looking to recycle or sell their electronic gadgets instead of mindlessly throwing them into the trash.

Do you know you can earn a bit of cash while selling or recycling your old electronics gadgets? Besides doing a good deed, you can also earn some cash in doing so.

Gazelle.com buys your old electronic gadgets, pays for shipping and sends you a box to send your stuff in. This new site has garnered favorable reviews in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times and Wired.com.

Main Site: Gazelle.com

Reviews:
Wall Street Journal: Where Old Gadgets Go To Breathe New Life
New York Times: Used Tech Dealers Do Booming Business in iPhones 3Gs
Wired.com: How to Avoid Paying the iPhone 3GS Upgrade Tax

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My Frugal Living Tip #7: Try Freecycling

One way to live frugally is to take advantage of Freecycle, a grassroots non-profit movement of people who are giving away and getting stuff for free. By freecycling your unwanted gently used stuff, you not only help others who could make use of those stuff, but also keep them out of landfills. In return, you could request for stuff that others are offering, thereby saving you money.

Check out Freecycle's main website for more information and links to your local freecycle group.

Link: www.freecycle.org

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Recycling Your Tech Stuff

Are you one of those who have accumulated all kinds of electronic gadgets and equipment that have become obsolete and now gathering dust somewhere around your home? Why not recycle them? You could get a tax write-off or even cold hard cash. This Computerworld article, Recycle Your Tech Gear: It's Easier Than You Think explains to you the ins and outs of tech recycling and how you could even get some cash from your old stuff.