Sort
Separate your unwanted electricals into 3 piles: sell, donate, or recycle. It makes the rest so much easier.
Sell second hand electronics – or donate them
Kate Thornton gets advice from Paul Lewis on cashing in and donating old electricals.
It’s easy to sell your unwanted electricals on these peer-to-peer sites
Or get cash for your old electricals from a reseller that refurbishes
Get ready to sell second hand electronics
Three simple steps
With a little preparation you could be quids in
Prepare
Before bagging up your old items, make sure you remove batteries, bulbs and memory cards, and delete data from smart devices and IT. See our guide.
Prepare your items for recycling
Cash in
Check out peer-to-peer market places – where you get to keep most of the sale price. Or, if you’re replacing a product, some retailers buy back your old one.
Home truths
Your unused electricals could be worth up to £620
TV presenter Kate Thornton consults personal money expert Paul Lewis and is amazed to learn the second hand value of the electricals she has stashed away at home.
Are you ready to turn your electricals into cash?
Expert view: the value in your second hand electronics
The BBC’s personal money guru, Paul Lewis, with advice on turning your old electricals into cash – or donating them so that someone else can make use of them. He’s also got some great tips on how to cope financially during these tough economic times.
Read Paul’s advice on selling old electricals
Did you know?
Recycle everything else
Can’t sell, repair or donate it?
