Bricked Your iPhone? Get Money For It!

Written by Billy Shih

Tuesday, 02 October 2007

While disposing of old laptops can be both lucrative and eco-friendly, what about other EcoGeek gadgets? With iPhones stealing the limelight in recent times, I bet there are iPods seeing less and less use these days. And with Apple cracking down on the "misuse" of the iPhone, I bet there are a lot of bricked iPhones people are unwilling to get rid of… yet. Luckily, BuyMyBrokeniPod.com is a business made to capitalize on unused and broken iPods and iPhones.

The process seems pretty simple: fill out a questionnaire, ship your iPod/iPhone to them and they will Paypal you or send a check. My working 4th generation 40 gig iPod quotes to $58.38, higher than many eBay auctions for the same thing. It's less work than craigslist and eBay while getting you a reasonable price.

If the money doesn't motivate you or if you want the latest and greatest from Apple, you can recycle your old iPod at any Apple retail store for a 10% discount on any new iPod. As for me, I will be holding onto my iPod until it dies, but I am glad that in the future I can see my baby recycled in peace once I am done with it.

Via TechCrunch

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Just Cool
written by Mike , October 02, 2007

I'm glad to see that there's an underground economy forming around recycling otherwise unwanted electronics. Yay!

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written by Brian Green , October 03, 2007

Any time we can get someone interested in recycling, even if it's not a major company, is a good thing! I hope this continues and people use this service when their electronics no longer function. I know I will!

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		Billy Shih is a recent graduate of the University of Washington, residing in Seattle, WA. His interests include sustainability, social internet media and blogging. Beyond writing at EcoGeek, his personal blog project can be found at StartGoodBlog.com. He'll in Beijing, China this summer, studying mandarin and enjoying all the clean air.
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