Recycle your old mobile phone Selling your mobile phone
Envirofone will give cash for your old mobile phone
Selling your mobile phone is an easy and environmentally friendly way of getting rid of your old handset.
Groups such as Envirofone, Mazuma, Mopay and Zonzoo, will happily buy your old phone. All you do is enter your mobile phone's make and model on their website and they'll make you an offer for it. If you're happy with the price then the company will usually send you a pre-paid addressed envelope so that you can post the phone back to them. Alternatively, you will be asked to send the phone in a jiffy bag to a freepost address.
Remember that it may be worth using registered post if your phone has a high value.
Once the phone has been received, and the company has tested that it is working, they will pay you for it. Some companies will even accept faulty models, although obviously they'll pay less for these.
Prices vary and newer phones generate more money, but as an example a Samsung Galaxy S would fetch £113 on the Envirofone website. Alternatively you can trade in the same phone for Argos vouchers worth £124.
The phones usually end up being sold on and used in the Middle East, Africa and South America, so you are recycling at the same time as getting money for your old mobile.
Other ways to sell your old mobile
Phone-buyers aren't the only solution if you want to sell your phone, although they're probably the easiest. Instead you can sell your handset privately, using online sites such as eBay or Gumtree.
Some high street retailers, such as CEX, will allow you to trade in your old handset when you buy a new one while another option is to simply re-use the phone yourself.
If your contract has ended but the phone is in good condition then you can legally, and often freely, unlock it. This will let you use it on any network, allowing you to add a good value Sim card of your choice. These often offer great value for money.
Once you've decided how to get the best price of your old mobile phone, check out our mobile phone brand overview and mobile phone reviews to help you choose your next device.
