Selling mobile phones (lots of them!)

pinkie

Hi there.

I'm hoping this is the most relevant board to post on, appologies if it isnt

My boyfriend currently has a huge box of mobile phones to sell. Most are ex company phones from a previous contract. We have:

Nokia 6210 x 31
Nokia 6310 x 19
Nokia 3330 x 10
Nokia 3310 x 7
Nokia 3510 x 6
Nokia 5210 x 5
Nokia 3210 x 2
Nokia 402 x 1
Nokia 702 x 1
Nokia 6610 x 22
Nokia 5140 x 16
Nokia 6021 x 2
Nokia 6230i x 1 (new)
Motorola V3 x 2 (brand new)

We've found a site called 'Envirophone' i think that pays us cash and also gives a charity donation on our behalf.

Does anybody know of any good websites that pay cash for mobile phones? We're trying to make as much as possible to start paying extra off the mortgage BUT i think ebay will be too much hassle due to the number of phones.

Any feedback on any such sites as 'envirophone' would be most welcome

Thanks Pinkie xx

Browntoa

martin had an article on this

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=186632

smartie1976

I guess the question is do they come with chargers (at the very least)?
I think this may affect the value.

highguyuk

Another alternative is https://www.mopay.com. Did a quick search for the phone you have alot of (6210, 6310) but they were only offering £4/£6 for them.

Envirophone website appears to be unavailable at the moment ...

pinkie

smartie1976 wrote:

I guess the question is do they come with chargers (at the very least)?
I think this may affect the value.

Hi. My boyfriend is currently in a meeting so hopefully i'll find out later on. I think most come with the chargers as he requested most of them to be sent back to him. Do most of the sites require the original box/charger/manual? The phone and charger wouldnt be a problem but most of them were sent back without their boxes :rolleyes:

lamaar75

Check out this

http://www.mobile2cash.co.uk

Nokia 6310 x 19 x £9.5 - £180
Nokia 3510 x 6 x £5 - £30
Nokia 5210 x 5 x £6 - £30
Nokia 6610 x 22 x £14 - £308
Nokia 5140 x 16 x £10.50 - £168
Nokia 6021 x 2 x £25 - £50
Nokia 6230i x 1 (new) x £47.50 - £47.50
Motorola V3 x 2 (brand new) x £42 - £84

No chargers needed

Email them @ support@mobile2cash.co.uk in relation to the other models, they may take them off you for a price

Bossyboots

Can I just ask if he can prove where the 'phones came from? Our local plod and trading standards have just picked off our local market and arrested anyone in possession of a large number of mobiles. Those who couldn't prove where they came from have been charged with handling stolen goods.

I am sure all is above board here, but just wanted to warn of a potential problem if someone gets antsy about it.

smartie1976

I sent you a PM anyway

pinkie

Bossyboots wrote:

Can I just ask if he can prove where the 'phones came from? Our local plod and trading standards have just picked off our local market and arrested anyone in possession of a large number of mobiles. Those who couldn't prove where they came from have been charged with handling stolen goods.

I am sure all is above board here, but just wanted to warn of a potential problem if someone gets antsy about it.

Hi there. Yes, he can prove they are all company phones. They were all from an old contract that expired recently so orange can back this up. My bf sorts out all the mobile phone contracts for his firm and hence gets the perks of keeping the old phones (minus some spares for work). Thanks for the warning though but he can 100% get confirmation from work and also Orange business solutions

I've also seen that most of these mobile phone buying firms also check to see if they have been reported stolen and pass the details onto the police which is brilliant news as i had one stolen about a year ago.

Contains_Mild_Peril

I'd check which ones are worth serious money and eBay those, especially new ones and models you have lots of, even if you can't be bothered ebaying the whole lot. If you're selling several of the same model, assuming they're all the same, you can just use one listing for all the identical items, and if they don't all sell, relist. Even if there are differences (e.g. if some have chargers and some don't or whatever), you can "sell similar" and just make minor alterations to your listing.
If either of you has an account with a substantial feedback rating, use that one. Some customers are reluctant to trust newish sellers with lots of secondhand mobiles.

Altarf

pinkie wrote:

My bf sorts out all the mobile phone contracts for his firm and hence gets the perks of keeping the old phones

Don't be surprised if the taxman asks for their cut.