Last week, my Android obsession led me to buy Google’s Nexus One, which meant that I had a G1 lying around. I didn’t really want to go through the process of selling it myself, and I delayed any action until I became sure that my Nexus One wasn’t having the 3G connectivity problems with T-Mobile.
Alas, no issues in the Minneapolis/Saint Paul metropolitan area, so I’m ready to part ways with my old Android friend.
I found an interesting and exciting place on the “series of tubes” called Gazelle. They’re a Boston-based consumer electronics recycling and reselling company.
If you want to get started now, head straight over to Gazelle!
The catalog of technology they will recycle and for which they will pay you is extremely extensive, and the process for doing so is very streamlined.
- Find the item(s) you want to recycle/sell.
- Self-evaluate its/their condition and functionality.
- Gazelle gives you a real-time estimate of what they’ll pay you for it/them (and also the predicted value for it/them in the next few months).
- Optionally, Gazelle will send you a box for the item(s) if it qualifies.
- Otherwise, they will email you a shipping label to print, which you bring, with the boxed item(s), to the nearest UPS.
- They receive your item(s), evaluate it themselves, update you on any price change, and if you accept…
- You receive your payment via check, PayPal, prepaid Visa card, or a few other options.
Of course, you also feel good for not throwing out your old stuff! :)
Gazelle’s got a Twitter account.
If you click the link below and recycle your electronics, I’ll get a $10 referral, and you can in turn refer your friends and colleagues! Enjoy!