Some good news for iPhone users

[Bambino]

http://bgr.com/2013/10/10/iphone-trade-in-europe/

[Anonymous]

I opt to use CEX or hand it to one of my children.

[perksie]

Let's hope they do the same as O2 Recycle and run it for charity.

[jonsie]

Not a chance!

[MI5]

I think perksie's tongue was firmly in cheek

[perksie]

ROFL !

[Anonymous]

I would be tempted as I've had a few bad experiences on Ebay so I'm reluctant to sell a phone on there. Then again I had a bad experience with the Vodafone trade in programme so I hate getting rid of old phones!

[Anonymous]

There are alternatives Tracey.

Have you heard about a high-street shop called CEX.

They buy and sell phones amongst other items such as games and games consoles.

[Leebroath]

I read somewhere Apple will buy a 16GB iPhone 5 for £170

No idea if it's true not

[Anonymous]

I've used CEX a few times, but not for a phone. If you've got a Game store they are pretty good, especially if there is a CEX close buy as they will beat the trade in price.

[Anonymous]

It will be a quick and convenient way to get some cash for your old iPhone if you are in a hurry for the cash, but it will only be a fraction of what it's truly worth on the secondhand market.

When I sell my old iPhone's, I usually sell mine to a friend, he always buys my old iPhone.
What I do just before I sell it, is I look on eBay and see what the identical model, size, network unlocked model are making. I then normally sell mine for about £20 less than there making on eBay.

For example with my 32 gb iPhone 5 (which was network unlocked) in a like new mint condition. These at the time I was selling mine, were making between £420-£450 on eBay. I sold mine for £400.

I would advise anyone to do this, as eBay tends to be a good place to find what the secondhand market value is for them. At least after you have looked on eBay, you can see how much less you would be getting offered from Apple.