Davis Freeberg’s Site Of The Week
August 13th, 2007 Davis Posted in Site Of The Week |
Over the weekend, I left Casa Del Davis and had to put all of my stuff into storage while I figure out where to call home. While I was packing my stuff into boxes, I came across my very first cell phone. It was an old Nokia 3395. I original got the phone for “free”, as part of a service package with Cingular, that to this day I still regret. Normally, I’m pretty good about getting rid of old junk, but for some reason I kept it and it’s been hiding in my closet, ever since I took it out of service.
Since I knew that I’d never use the phone again, I figured it would be the perfect opportunity to test out CellForCash, this week’s winner of the site of the week contest. CellForCash is a website that purchases used phones from people who would throw them away anyway. On the site, they give you the option to take the cold hard cash or you can donate your proceeds to 911CellPhoneBank.org, an organization that helps provide used cell phones to people who can’t afford them.
Seeing how my Nokia 3395 wasn’t exactly appreciating over time, I figured I would sell it for anything and be glad I wasn’t having to pay some kind of recycling charge. Unfortunately though, my model was a little too out dated, even for CellForCash and they wouldn’t take it, so instead, I put my Audiovox SMT5600 into their site, so that I could check out the resell value on the phone I’m using today. I couldn’t believe it when they offered me $4.
$4 would be worth it, if I wasn’t using the phone and just wanted to get rid of it, but the SMT5600 has been a pretty good mobile device. Sure, the Window’s interface is barely usable and the file transfer system is buggy as all get out, but it can play music and videos, without me having to spend a small fortune on an overpriced iPod.
Since I had a feeling that CellForCash might be lowballing me, I took a look at Ebay, in order to figure out what the free market really thinks my Audiovox is worth. It looks like with the right photos and a zingy description, that I could probably get closer to $30 there, but of course then I’d have to deal with the hassle of creating a listing and run the risk that I might end up not getting any bids.
In the end, you may not end up getting top dollar from CellForCash, but it is an easy and convenient way to recycle old cell phones. You may end up only getting beer money out of it, but that’s still a lot better than leaving it at the bottom of some box in your closet. Congratulations to CellForCash on winning this week’s site of the week award. If you know of a good site, feel free to send me a nomination. The nominees for next week’s award are listed below, please vote in the sidebar.
August 14th, 2007 at 11:29 am
4 bucks? That really isn’t worth me wanting to stare holes in the sides of peoples heads while waiting in the postal line. Is it?
Besides.. when I see homeless people with cell phones, I’m thinking cellforcash has a glut of product. I’d like to see figures on how many they donate to “the needy” vs. how many they just take to the recycle center for cash. Just seems like a way to make the donor feel better without actually doing that much good. Just cynical me.
I’m hoping that just because you are trying your hardest to “not gather moss”, you’ll still be blogging. I still need my entertainment you know.
August 14th, 2007 at 7:59 pm
$4 certainly isn’t much of an incentive, but it’s probably less of a hassle than trying to figure out how to recycle the battery. Personally, I’d go the Craigslist route, but that’s only because I know how some slick glossy can add resell value to anything.
As far as the blogging goes, I worry that it’s going to gather more moss now that John Madden has come out on the Wii. I will do my best to make sure I do my daily blog postings but unfortunately, my blogging time is in direct competition with the best football franchise ever. I’d try to shave an extra hour off of my sleep, but already I’m borderline paranoid and think one less hour might push me over the edge. Then again, rantings of a madman would probably be good for my circulation . . .
August 15th, 2007 at 1:31 pm
“I’d try to shave an extra hour off of my sleep, but already I’m borderline paranoid and think one less hour might push me over the edge. “
Come.. join us.
You know.. I think people can live on like 2 hours of sleep a night. So your a little paranoid.
August 27th, 2007 at 8:20 am
Is it true that Iraqi terroists really run this site? haha j/k