Comments on: Real Money: Discover Cash in Unused, Broken Electronics

By: David

David — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 18:23:33 +0000

I tried selling my old cell phones and a Canon camera on these websites and they were worth nothing. If its old equipment you will get nothing for it. This article was very misleading.

By: Karyn

Karyn — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 17:33:53 +0000

Agreed with those who thought this family was poorly chosen for this story – bad priorities. iPhones and Mac computers are expensive ,but they can’t afford beds for their kids? Shame on them.

By: LJB

LJB — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 14:26:01 +0000

Does anyone know a good place to sell PC desktops? I stupidly bought a new one in 2010 and decided I really only need a laptop.

By: julie

julie — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 04:21:16 +0000

Chris expressed my view point exactly. I was shocked by all the old tech they had lying around… obviously they had the money for the lastest tech, but not to spend on buying beds for their children. This sounds more like an issue of priorities then money!

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:58:31 +0000

Interesting story about how to get cash for your old tech, however..

I have a real problem with this family.

They have a ‘cash flow’ problem and cannot afford new beds for their children.

Yet, they have several phones(Including iPhone4), several laptops, many cameras and other very expensive tech just lying around?

Sure they are going to get some cash so their children’s feet do not hang off their bed, but maybe they should have made that decision Before they bought the latest and greatest gadgets.

By: TJ in CA

TJ in CA — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 03:55:50 +0000

For those who want to get rid of info on your computer – look for “shredder” apps. Those are hard core data eliminators…used by intelligence communities worldwide to destroy information.

By: Robert

Robert — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:35:54 +0000

I had no trouble at all accessing ecoATM and finding sites in my area

By: Naren

Naren — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:55:59 +0000

Do your homework people! I just priced my iMac on buymytronics, and they were offering $221, and they have this same model that have been sold recently on eBay for over $600. There was even an iMap with flickering display issues, that was sold for $400!

By: Karyn

Karyn — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:44:18 +0000

That’s a lot of old electronics… perhaps if we didn’t upgrade all that stuff every few months we could afford bunk beds for our kids.

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:17:42 +0000

Although a great idea and i could make some much needed $$$ here, I agree, and would be worried with what middleageddad1 said. Ther are a lot of hackers that could get a lot of personal info. Would like to know how to clean out phones and computers. ABC should look into this a little more