We’ve previously covered BuyMyBrokenIpod here and on CrunchGear. They paid reasonable amounts of cash for working or broken iPods, no questions asked. In our post, we checked their prices to eBay’s and they compared favorably, without the hassle of going through the auction process.
Today the site has changed its name to BuyMyTronics, and they’ve increased the range of products they’ll buy from users. In addition to iPods, you can now sell them various game consoles, iPhones and Zune MP3 Players.
As you upgrade your devices this holiday season, this site may be the perfect place to dump your old stuff. The company sells broken stuff in bulk to third parties or breaks them down for parts. Working units are refurbished and resold directly to to resellers.
so they buy your broken ipod…then what? Sell it on ebay?
Very interesting…
I’ll sell to this site my broken Magic lamp =]
So Mike’s Kindle and Q will make their way here soon? LAWL
I don’t see anything special on the site
. Good luck!!!
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I agree – i see nothing special as well.
hell, someone should start:
buymycar
buymyhome
buymyyacht
buymyjewelry
price(buy) it slightly below ebay’s average price, and do the legwork to sell it on ebay yourself – or another market, and take in the profits.
lol – there’s money to be made in other people’s lazyness
Sounds like all the stores on 42nd street that sell used as “New”….
I’ve seen broken electronics for sale on Ebay. I didn’t wonder who sold them, but I did wonder who would buy them.
Maybe broken people buy broken things.
so somebody else along the line is paying even more for them? I don’t see how they make money.
so they valued my excellent condition PS2 with games and all accessories for $18….I think I can get at least 50 or more on craigslist…..
Get Cash For All Your Electronic MACS At BuyMyTronics
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what do they end up doing with the broken stuff. fix it and sell it to who?
Second the question on how they make their money. I thought TechCrunch was supposed to have a commercial focus, not just ‘here’s a website’.
I don’t mean to troll, but this should not be covered on a reputable website. It’s a total scam, meant to take advantage of those who don’t know better. I can get at least 50 dollars for an Xbox 360 premium with red ring of death, they’re offering me 16. By “resell to resellers” are you sure you don’t mean “put on ebay”.
To everyone who thinks that this isn’t a commercial effort or its a scam by its prices that it pays. Anyone is free to put it on Craiglists or eBay, but there are more than 100M households that never have sold anything online and would much rather get some money for their no longer wanted electronics rather have them collect dust or go through the hassles associated with online sales. The commercial aspect is obviously buying low and selling them to others via Amazon, eBay and others at a profit. Just this week alone Target began selling pre-owned electronics on their site – they have to get the inventory from somewhere. Note: I’m not associated in anyway to the site mentioned here, I just believe in the model of households selling back their no longer wanted personal inventory in immediately and in bulk to trusted buyers and get some cash rather than filling up the landfills or doing nothing at all.
great concept
adopt a tronic
are these tax deductible?
why bash an environmentally friendly business concept?
The trades would be tax deductible if the owner was a provided receipt based on the Fair Market Value (derived from historical sales data acquired from Amazon, eBay, etc.) from a 501 3(c) charity or its qualified agent.
Good concept… too bad my PS1, fully working, with everything included, is valued as $0.00, no matter what I factor in or out. Even a SNES is more valuable, according to them. (nostalgia?)
For all the people who say that bumytronics.com is a scam.. Sorry but you are all uneducated. I personally don’t have time or desire to deal with ebay or craigslist scammers. They offered me a simple solution to pay me for an old item so I could upgrade. Easy breezy!
PS All businesses have to make money.. That’s why they are a business!!!!
This site rocks! All you clowns that are holding a PlayStation 1 and thinks it’s supposed to be worth $100 still are ridiculous. You are what’s wrong with this world!