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Mobile Phones

Just seen the advert saying they purchase Mobile Phones whether they work or not.

Which made me think what do they do with them?

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  • paddyrg
    paddyrg Posts: 13,543 Forumite
    Sell them overseas (India, Africa, etc) or grind them down to the mineral components - phones have more gold in pound for pound than gold ore!
  • Hammyman
    Hammyman Posts: 9,913 Forumite
    Recycle them. There was an interesting TV documentary about it.
  • davester
    davester Posts: 4,079 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Also lots of posts of people being ripped off with their fully functioning brand new never out the box phone being devalued cause it was water damaged ?????
    Survey earnings total 2009 £417, 2010 £875, 2011 £574
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