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Josh Render

Selling your old phone? I worked in second-hand electronics stores and you need to avoid these 3 mistakes

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With the new year in full swing, some lucky people will have received some of the best phones over the holidays. However, with that comes the challenge of what to do with your old device.

In the past, I worked in several places that specialized in selling second-hand electronics, and part of that included buying old hardware from the general public. At that time I saw a lot of people bringing in phones, consoles, tablets, and PCs and many of them made the same mistakes every time.

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