For many people, it's phone-buying season—in the past month or two, Apple, Motorola, Nokia, and Samsung have all released hot new phones. If your old phone is gathering dust in a drawer somewhere and you don't have a use for it aside from "paperweight," you might as well sell it and get something for it.
You have a few options for selling your phone: You can either sell it yourself through a site such as Craigslist or eBay, or you can use a buyback service like Gazelle or Glyde, and make your old phone someone else's problem. Here's what you need to know before you put your old phone on the market.
Amazon
Amazon takes old phones through its electronics trade-in program. To reach it, go to Amazon's site and open the Shop by Department menu in the upper-left corner. From there, go down to Electronics & Computers, and then select Trade In Electronics. You'll then be able to search for your phone and get an estimate of how much it is worth.
Amazon's trade-in program is tucked away under a submenu.
Amazon will not accept broken or severely damaged phones—your handset must be functional, and it must meet one of three conditions: Like New (phone is in perfect working order, has all accessories and packaging), Good (phone has some wear and has some light scratches on the body, and comes with its battery, charger, and USB cable), and Acceptable (the phone works but has suffered more significant abuse, and it may be missing accessories such as its charger or USB cable).
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