I love it when a good idea picks up steam and turns into a better one. This is very much the case with BuyMyBrokeniPod.com, where it completely evolved from an iPod recycling site, to BuyMyTronics.com a full fledged online recycling outfit that will buy your old laptop/pda/cellphone/camera/console and yes - they still buy iPods as well :)
The concept of selling electronics to them is still as simple as before:
- Answer a few questions about the condition of your product to get a quotation for your device
- Ship your product to them
- Get your money in PayPal
- Feel a warm fuzzy glow for helping keep electronic waste from our landfills
…which saves the hassle of waiting for an eBay auction or Craigslist listing to be resolved.
BuyMyTronics.com also purchases broken/non-functional devices as they’re able to make money by taking the working parts from some devices and using them to fix others.
June 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
The oldest gadget I own would be a Motorola Microtek mobile phone.
June 6th, 2008 at 5:11 am
Me - Vectrex. My dad - Nikon F FTN.
June 9th, 2008 at 1:54 am
Can Malaysians use this site James?
June 9th, 2008 at 2:19 am
I think malaysian can use this website. But, how if the money we get is lesser than shipping fee? This is the main problem. If anyone in malaysia is having this kind of service. It would be great!!!
June 9th, 2008 at 8:16 am
@Syahid, Greentac: Yes it’s international including Malaysia, and you will get less cash overall because of the shipping - but think of an environmentally friendly way to get rid of some of your old good with little or no resale value.
June 10th, 2008 at 12:09 am
@James Yeang: Yeah, you are right. At least we can reduce the electronic waste. If there is any station in malaysia is prefered.
June 15th, 2008 at 1:14 am
Recycling some day will save the earth. I wish everything what’s produced should be recycable.
June 27th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
i’ve found ebay the best for vintage stuff… Sold my old Donkey Kong game & watch last week for $100! woot!
July 21st, 2008 at 10:04 am
one of the first microsoft? apple? computers. the one where it starts up with that square face.
October 14th, 2008 at 9:32 am
I still have my first (1976) Texas Instruments Calculator.
and a Commodore 64, complete with tape drive.
I think I win.
I don’t know what, but I think I win.
October 14th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
MJD - Does it still work? :) If it does, you’ve certainly topped my ancient Apple 2 with 64k RAM!