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Post by Spider on May 18, 2011 12:46:27 GMT -5
The electronic waste piling up in our closets and basements holds valuable material that could be used to make something new, as is the case with old newspapers and plastic bottles.
The challenge is ensuring that e-waste gets recycled without threatening public health.
Earlier this week, I took a tour of a small electronics recycler here that caters to people who want to be sure that their e-waste is handled responsibly, rather than be shipped to a destination with unknown or unverified practices.
The center, operated by Metech Recycling, provided a peek into how everyday products find a second life and shed some light on the challenges of dealing with e-waste.
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Post by Spider on May 27, 2011 23:42:11 GMT -5
CNET.Com By: Erica Ogg May 27, 2011 Selling Old Gadgets: Buy Back Services Compared At the pace that new e-readers, tablets, and smartphones are released, it can be disappointing how the latest gadget can make that shiny new iPad or Kindle you bought last year seem obsolete.
If you don't have an endless budget for tech purchases and would rather not just dump the old one in the trash, or are looking to raise some funds, one way to recoup some of what you paid for old tech is through buyback services.
They're popping up all over, on the Web, in-store recycling kiosks, and even at major electronics retailers.
The appeal is obvious: people throw away or give away old electronics all the time, especially when there's a new object of tech obsession to stand in line for.
While eBay and Craigslist are good ways to find a new home for an old gadget, it requires some effort on the seller's part.
Deciding on a competitive price, weighing offers, and either shipping it off yourself or agreeing on a place to meet your buyer to make the exchange.
Services like Gazelle.com, Nextworth.com, and eBay Instant Sale do most of the work for you.
They evaluate the condition of the item you want to sell and pay you with a check, PayPal deposit, or credit at a retailer based on the resale market value--which each service independently determines.
And big box retailers like Best Buy, Wal-Mart, and Radio Shack have gotten in on the buy-back action too. They will take your old items for store credit toward a new purchase. Gazelle shows you the changing market value of your used gadget over time.
We've taken some gadgets that people might plan on upgrading from in the next few months and run them through the various services to figure out who offers the best deal.
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Post by Spider on Jun 1, 2011 17:51:59 GMT -5
CNET.ComVerdict: New Nook beats KindleIs the new touch-screen Nook better than the Kindle?
That's what a lot of people are asking and the short answer, at least at this moment, is arguably yes.
The 2011 Nook is a compact and lightweight e-book reader with a responsive high-contrast Pearl e-ink touch screen that offers quick page turns.
It's got built-in Wi-Fi for direct access to the online Barnes & Noble store, an expansion slot for additional memory, and long battery life (up to two months).
Plus, it supports e-book lending and EPUB loans from libraries, and offers some enhanced social networking features.Video & Photos______________ 'S'
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Post by Spider on Sept 26, 2014 14:59:55 GMT -5
Life & LifeFactopia.com by Taylor Morgan | Jun 16th 2014
HOME SHOPPING
Pay Just Pennies For Brand-New Products.
While every online shop tries to offer thrilling deals that will save you money, very few can actually make good on their claims, and even fewer can guarantee that you'll have fun doing it.
Well, the deals are still out there, and many are scooping them up from a new online auction website called QuiBids that’s figured out how to sell all the must-have products for prices that are so jaw dropping, you’ll find them hard to believe.
QuiBids' product selection runs from the latest Apple products — iPads, iPods, and MacBooks — to high-definition televisions, gift cards to top retailers, and much more.
To name a few recent sale prices of items like this, a New Apple iPad recently sold for $54.03, a Kindle Fire recently sold for $25.32, and a HP Laptop recently sold for $33.33.
With such great prices, it’s natural to be skeptical – so we did some research to learn exactly how they do it.
It happens to be, that the deals are real.
To understand how these deals are possible, you first have to understand QuiBids.
Here’s how it works:
QuiBids' auction model differs from the traditional auction format by charging sixty cents to its customers every time they bid.
The amount collected for all the bids enables the company to sell the product at a price that’s far below any retail price you’ll find on the web.
While winning an auction is a huge thrill, strategizing over when to bid and how many bids to commit to a particular auction is a ton of fun too.
Every time a user bids, no more than 20 seconds is added to the auction clock, and the last person to bid when the clock runs out claims the right to purchase the item at the discounted price.
CEO Matt Beckham said that QuiBids is growing rapidly, and that their number of customers now reaches into the millions.
“This is a new type of shopping that appeals to a mass audience. Consumers expect more when they shop these days and QuiBids offers that,” he said.
For an auction winner, the true cost of an item won at auction is a bit higher than the final auction price because of the amount the auction winner spent bidding to win. But it’s typically modest, and even after bids, most winners save at least 75% off retail.
But what happens to all the people who bid in an auction but didn’t win?
They actually have a Buy Now option, to purchase the product at the listed price, minus the value of the bids they placed.
So as long as you’re willing to ultimately purchase the item at QuiBids' retail price, participating in an auction is a no-loss proposition.
So, if you want a clever way to save up to 95% such as a Samsung HDTV for $54.33, a New iPad for $23.42 or a Canon Rebel T3i Camera bundle for $43.76.
Click here to check out QuiBids today.
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