Sell your iPhone 3g

Updated December 22, 2011 

What is it that makes an Apple gadget so unique that others look like so last year? Just when you thought you had the funkiest cellphone within a 3 mile radius of your neighborhood, along come Steve Jobs introducing his latest baby. And we’re not yet even talking about the iPad phenomenon. We’re talking about the iPhone 3g and what to do about it when the iPhone 5 starts flooding the market. If you want our advice, I say sell your iPhone 3g now before its value goes further down.    

These days the struggle is more about electronic devices than fancy new sports cars or other more opulent and over-the-top purchases. And this is where devices like the Apple smartphones like the iPhone 3g come into play. Plenty of people out there were swept up in the wave of needing to upgrade to a smartphone, one that could make calls and order pizza through a free App. But when the Apple Stores managed to sell the iPhone 3g in record numbers, the company itself was working on making big changes. And the big changes meant rolling out a new model as soon as possible, one that would be even better than the third generation version.

For anyone who is serious about gadgetry, an Apple announcement is a striking blow and a sign of the future. There are entire corners of the world wide web devoted to the exquisite pain and pleasure that comes with knowing that Steve Jobs just made a current device, probably one that is bringing the information in the first place, moderately irrelevant. And since Apple managed to sell the iPhone 3g so quickly, it's no wonder that the 4g model would be flying off the shelves just as quickly. The only trouble is that for anyone who wanted to ditch the old and get with the new, the price tag made the choice a bit more difficult. With a shaky economy, after all, the impulse buy is a bit more difficult to pull off than it might have been just years ago.

Then there's the category of user who just wants to be seen with the newest gadget. If you're an early adopter, well, there's probably not much we can say that will convince you not to sell your iPhone 3g and buy an next-gen model. But what if you're a price-conscious shopper, more interested in a good, solid smartphone but want something in return. Our advice: Be practical.  You or anyone else can sell your iPhone 3g to finance the upgrade to a newer model. Whether it's putting a phone up for auction on eBay or simply talking to friends and seeing who needs a new phone, figuring out a way to make some money back to invest in the latest Apple toy is a breeze.

Simply log on to CashforiPhones.com.

It's possible to sell your iPhone 3g to someone who is only buying them for parts, and then to know that an old phone is actually powering multiple others from the same generation. It's definitely a step in the right direction, where consumers are able to help each other out while helping themselves, too.

Cash for iPhones is a reputable company offering top dollar for used or broken iPhone 3Gs, with an expected influx of iPhone 3G sellers with the release of the iPhone 4G. Cash for iPhones is offering $400 for the iPhone 3G 32 GB in excellent condition and $200 for the 16 GB in excellent condition. Prices vary for used or broken iPhones. Since, Apple is not offering trade-ins for the old iPhones, and with a reported 600,000 backorders for the 4.0, many sellers are expected to flood the market with their old iPhones.

Cash for iPhones provides online quotes and sends the pre-paid packaging for the seller to use for free shipping. Sellers are paid by check or Paypal, whichever they prefer.

Based in Sparks, Nev., Cash for iPhones is one of four sites offering top dollar for working and non-working electronics. The company also operates www.cashforberrys.com, www.cashforsmartphones.com, and www.cashforlaptops.com.

In addition, the company is proud of its environmental stance. Up to 90 percent of the take is straight-cycled. For example, a keyboard is not melted down but is reused as a keyboard. Nationwide, only 11 percent of old electronics are recycled, while over 2 million tons of electronic waste is buried in landfills every year. Whenever the company receives the old electronic device, it first scours the hard drive of all data. The items are then refurbished for re-sale or sold to wholesale recyclers. Resale markets include low-income people and non-profit organizations.

Now that you know how to sell your iPhone 3g, now is as good a time as any to be practical and wise and then use the extra $100 to buy yourself something special.

Like a super-deluxe case for your brand new Apple iPad.