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Today NextWorth introduced its new cell phone trade in service.  The company, which specializes in trade in and recycling programs for electronics, will now accept cell phones from every carrier and manufacturer.  Simply go to their site, search for your device in their database, provide the requested information about condition and accessories included and an instant quote is provided.  You can chose to receive your money as a check, payment via Paypal, or as a Target or Amazon giftcard.  If your device has no value, they will still take it for recycling and offer free shipping to them.

“We are absolutely thrilled about what this program will do to enhance the customer experience and make it even more convenient to trade-in, trade-up or trade-out cell phones from every carrier and manufacturer for cash, or a gift card from your favorite retailer, all while helping the environment,” said Dave Chen, CEO of NextWorth. “Who doesn’t have a handful of old phones sitting in their desk drawers, closets or basement? By making the selling process easy and giving meaningful dollars and free shipping, NextWorth will help you do your part to make money and reduce ewaste one phone, one gadget at a time”.

I have a couple of old cellphones so I checked the site out.  One glaring omission was immediately apparent when I looked up my LG Lotus.  Despite their claim of having every cellphone in their database, they’ve omitted LG completely—that’s disappointing and a bit strange.  My old Palm Centro, which is in perfect shape, received a quote of $19.96.  Just as a comparison, Sprint’s buyback program offered me $50.

Offers for other phones though were more generous.  Got an original iPhone?  They’ll give you $122 for it.  A Palm Pre will get you $105, and a Blackberry Storm $83.  I think the site has a good idea behind it - after all getting even a little cash for old electronics is better than none at all and having them not end up in a landfill is a bonus.  If you decide to give NextWorth a try, let us know how it goes!

Company Site: [NextWorth]