Companies Lainch Gadget buyback Services


	Companies Lainch Gadget buyback Services

pokkets

1-17-2008 12:36 AM

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pokkets says:

Arrange the return of your gadget - mobile, ipod, blackberry, with a set price that is determined by the length of time an item is kept. Better than letting them leech in landfill. Might encourage more people not to lose their mobile phones.

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The result: old cell phones, defunct laser printers and Pentium III computers gathering dust.</P><P>A couple companies want to help us clear out those old gadgets, while feeding our upgrade habit, helping the environment and making a buck for themselves</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews/General%20Business/20080117/Gadget_Buybacks_20080117.xml&cat=money&subcat=business&pageid=1">Instead of being hit up for an extended warranty next time you buy a gadget, you may find yourself hearing a pitch from TechForward Inc., a Los Angeles-based company selling a "guaranteed" buyback plan for electronics</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews/General%20Business/20080117/Gadget_Buybacks_20080117.xml&cat=money&subcat=business&pageid=1">For a fee paid when you buy a device</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews/General%20Business/20080117/Gadget_Buybacks_20080117.xml&cat=money&subcat=business&pageid=1">$9 for an iPod, for instance</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.mail.com/Article.aspx?articlepath=APNews/General%20Business/20080117/Gadget_Buybacks_20080117.xml&cat=money&subcat=business&pageid=1"><P> you get the right to sell it to TechForward at a predetermined price that depends on how long you keep it. 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