Today, I had a new follower on Twitter under the moniker of “ReGadget”. As the name might suggest, this company is looking to buy old gadgets for cash like mobile phones, MP3 players, digital cameras and games consoles amongst other things. Their website is still under development at the moment (although their Facebook page says that the programmers would have it up and running in no time back in August 2010).
This service would seem to work along the lines of Gazelle which offers to buy or recycle old gadgets. There are a few steps to the process, specifically:
- Find your gadget on the website,
- Obtain an monetary offer for the gadget,
- Send your gadget in by post,
- Receive your money.
ReGadget are looking to launch within the next couple of weeks and may provide an alternative to attempting to sell gadgets on eBay as well as avoiding paying for listings (and relistings if there is little interest). It’s also a great way to make sure that you dispose of your gadgets in a way that won’t harm the environment when it is very tempting to just throw them in the general rubbish.
At any rate, you can view the ReGadget site here when it goes live – it will be interesting to see how the operations gets off the ground and the extent of its success.
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Thanks for writing about us. It seems you are the first to write anything about us!
What you have said about us is true. It should be a lot easier than selling on eBay, as you can get an instant cash price or request a custom price on our site. We then send you a prepaid shipping bag so that all you have to do is pop the gadget in the post.
We aim to make it easy and environmentally friendly way to get rid of your old gadgets. The side benefit is that many of the gadgets we buy gives you some money into the bank.
Regarding the launch (and our post from August!), it has taken some time to develop the website — however, we are essentially there and will be online very soon.
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No worries, looking forward to seeing you guys up and running soon!