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Have an old cell phone you no longer use? Turn it into cash now. (US residents only)

What to do

1. If you are interested in selling your old cell phone, note down the make and model of the phone. Then visit the following two sites to see what you can get for selling the device:

CellforCash.com (to get cash for your phone) RipMobile.com (to get gift certificates or cash via paypal for your old phone)

At each site, input the make and model of the phone that you want sell. Make sure you check both sites, to find out which one will offer you more for your phone. Note that RipMobile.com does not offer you cash by check–but if you have a PayPal account, RipMobile.com can transfer you money via PayPayl. Otherwise they give you gift certificates to certain stores.

Note: Because we are an affiliate to RipMobile.com, if you click through the link above, you get an extra $1 for every $10 worth of phones you send to RipMobile.com. Nevertheless, make sure you check both sites to see which gives you the best value.

1. At the site that offers you more value, follow the instructions to sell your phone (you have to register with either site - we recommend using a registration email).

That’s it! Both sites will send you prepaid envelopes, so you don’t have to pay for shipping or handling. Make sure you follow the instructions of each website to get your cash/gift certificate.

A little more

Old-cell-phones-for-cash sites are a great way to make some money you might otherwise throwaway. The market is big - CellforCash.com claims that over 100 million cell phones are retired every year in the USA.

These sites are good news for consumers. Instead of throwing your old cell phone away, you can sell it for cash or gift certificates with one of the services above. We have found that both CellforCash.com and RipMobile.com offer you the great value for your old phones - with the key difference that CellforCash.com can send you a check (for cash), while RipMobile gives you points. If you have PayPal, you can transfer these points out at a conversion rate of 1 dollar per point. You can also transfer these points to gift certificates at certain stores.

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