CWSotW: Gazelle gives you cash for electronics
Do you have an old computer lying around? An old phone? The older version of the iPhone? Don't know what to do with all those gadgets?
Here's where Gazelle comes in. Gazelle, which launched Monday, will give you cash for your gadgets.
Here's how PC Magazine says Gazelle works:
Visitors to the site will be asked to type in their product's specs, answer a few questions about its condition and whether you have accessories like chargers, adapters or earpieces. Gazelle will then give you in instant quote. If you accept, the company will send you a pre-paid envelope or box, which you use to ship them your item.
Gazelle will inspect it, and if everything checks out, send you payment via check or PayPal within several weeks. There is also the option to donate the money to 23 charities like the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, or the Salvation Army.
If Gazelle does not agree with your assessment of the product and a counter-offer cannot be reached, the company will return your item free of charge. But Rousseau Aurelien, Gazelle's chief executive, said that 85 percent of products the company has received during its testing phase have been as described, and only 1 percent of the items have been sent back.
Other companies that do this sort of thing include: TechForward, CellforCash.com, and BuyMyTronics.com.
Here's what Gazelle says about what it's trying to do:
Gazelle wants to change the world – one cell phone, one laptop, one iPod at a time.
It is our purpose – and our promise – to provide a practical, rewarding way for people to finally rid themselves of all those old cell phones, digital cameras, and gaming systems that they no longer use, but can’t seem to find a way to let go of.
Too often when people think of recycling, they rush straight to smashing things into bits for parts. We believe that reuse should always come first. If your GPS unit still works, why not keep it in circulation AND get paid for it? If reusing isn’t in the cards, then let us recycle that vintage camcorder. We think of it as ReCommerce.
Yeah, we’re green.
Green for you with dollars in your pocket. Green for the environment with fewer electronics being trashed.It’s good to Gazelle. That’s our promise.
Not bad, huh? Get rid of your electronic gadgets, be green AND make some green. Nice.
Categories: Cheap/Frugal, Consumer Web Site of the Week, Greenies, Technology
