Turn your electronic junk into cash
As we upgrade and replace our electronic gadgets and cellphones, the dilemma many of us face is how to dispose of the electronic rejects. There are lots of recycling centers but a new one offers a twist… it actually pays you for your electronic cast offs.
The site is called My Boneyard and it offers one of the more innovative ways to dispose of our no longer needed electronic gear.
It takes in used computers, monitors and the like, as well as mobile phones.
Type in the brand name, model number, carrier and condition and it tells you how much its worth. Then, if you want, it sends you an email with a prepaid shipping label.
Send the electronic reject back and they in turn send you a prepaid Visa card with whatever the market value of the used gear is.
The site makes its money by ether refurbishing and reselling the gear it takes in, or recycling it.
Bottom line is you get rid of your gear, get some spending money and know that your electric junk isn’t polluting the environment. A good deal all around.
February 25th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Thank you for the information about recycling old phones and computers. What about old TV sets? I have been saving one in my basement until I can find a place to recycle it. It is a large 42in and is quite heavy. Do you know of any place around Birmingham?
Thanks,
ME Keener
February 29th, 2008 at 2:38 am
This might be a bit off topic but the nice thing about buying new electronics is they have a warranty. You are buying something that has moving parts or electricity going to it so it has the potential of breaking, there is nothing you can do but replace it, that does not mean the company that made the product sucks, it means the individual item sucked!