Ryan McFarland

One thing i have learned about being on top of technology is that you leave behind you a wake of discarded items that just are not good enough anymore. I have used the following PDAs… Visor Deluxe, Visor Prism, Treo 600, Treo 650, Treo 680. My cell phone ancestry merges into my PDA lineage like this… Nokia 5165, Sony T61d, Treo 600, Treo 650, Treo 680. Add the computers, printers, and other electronic stuff i’ve upgraded and i start to feel bad about the pile of tech trash left behind.  Sometimes i have done trade-ins for my cell phone - send in the old one for a rebate toward the replacement.  But you’re always required to buy that new product.  Selling items on eBay or Amazon has worked for me in the past with some items.  In the case of my laptop replacement i couldn’t send it to anyone in good conscience.  There seems to be a short that causes it to heat up and the fan runs constantly.  But the components are worth something.

Enter Costco’s Trade-In and Recycle program.  Looks like they will give you a Costco cash card in exchange for your unwanted electronics.  In most cases i think you could get more money using online sales though.  But this is one more option available.