A QUICK spring clean could be all it takes to earn a spare £600.
And as another Bank Holiday is on its way, the long weekend could pose the perfect opportunity to have a good clear-out of all your old gadgets and gizmos – which you may find are worth a pretty penny.
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The average household is keeping hold of £598 worth of unused technology, according to musicMagpie.
Whether it’s old phones or iPads and more, the devices are lying redundant in plenty of homes.
But forking them out of their forgotten drawers or storage boxes means you could earn back some cash.
The resell giant listed the top gadgets likely collecting dust in your home, and how much each could make you.
An iPhone 13 Pro Max for example could be worth £810 if you sold it to musicMagpie – which is not to be scoffed at if you’re already over the latest tech.
Meanwhile an older iPhone 7 could be worth £42 on its on.
Steve Oliver, chief executive officer of musicMagpie, said: “I think many households would be shocked to learn how much money they can earn by selling old phones and electronics that are currently laying forgotten about somewhere in their home.
“While it might be tempting to keep hold of old devices or even bin them, there is a thriving market for second hand technology.
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“If you’re looking to earn a bit of extra money while making a smarter environmental choice, I would suggest taking the time to look for old devices and then go online to find out how much they could be worth.
“After all, it is much better for you to have the money in your bank account rather than old gadgets taking up space in your home.”
List of old gadgets that could make you money
- iPhone13 Pro Max 1TB – worth up to £810
- iPhone 13 512GB – worth up to £526
- iPhone 12 128GB – worth up to £400
- Samsung Galaxy S21 128GB – worth up to £350
- iPhone 11 128GB – worth up to £250
- Google Pixel 5 – worth up to £230
- Samsung Galaxy S10 128GB – worth up to £125
- Samsung Galaxy S9 64GB – worth up to £85
- iPhone 8 64GB – worth up to £64
- Galaxy S8 64GB – worth up to £60
- iPhone 7 32GB – worth up to £42
Recycling and trading websites specialise in buying secondhand handsets, but exactly how much you’ll get will vary depending on which one you use and the condition of your tech.
Your gadget will also have to pass an inspection by experts, which could see your original offer drop.
You may be able to get more cash by selling it on sites like eBay, Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree but they come with their own drawbacks.
For example, some sites charge sale fees, which will eat into your profits, and there’s no guarantee that the buyer will pay up.
You can also try websites like Sell My Mobile, Mazuma and Cash In Your Gadgets which all recycle or resell appliances, often paying out more than you might expect too.
You should shop around as the different sites might offer you different prices for each product you’re looking to sell – so there’s no point jumping for the first offer.
Just remember to factory-reset your tech before you do sell it on.
Otherwise you could be readily handing over your personal details like banking information, email addresses and phone numbers, plus much more.
Restore it to all of the settings that were in place when you bought it from the shops and you won’t run the risk of opening yourself up to any kind of fraud.
It’s not just your old phone that you could cash-in on either. Desktop PCs and even fax machines could leave you quids in if you sell them down the right route.
Even beloved retro consoles are fetching upwards of £5,000 on eBay.
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