By: Arthur Cooper
Submitted: 2011-03-03 20:58:59 | Word Count: 664
Getting paid for your old electronics is now easier than ever with a kiosk from ecoATM, a startup company. Selling your old phone or laptop through Craigslist and Ebay is no longer necessary with the instant gratification that this kind of kiosk can provide. When you are through with your outdated or damaged goods, you can simply insert them into the kiosk, wait for an evaluation and projected buying price. If you agree to this price, you will be awarded the cash right there on the spot.
If you are like many people, you have some old phone or computer stashed somewhere in your house, collecting dust by the day. You don’t really want to throw it away, but you don’t necessarily want to keep it either. Although you are almost certain that it is of no value to you, you imagine that you could sell it and get something for it, if only you found the right buyer. The new kiosk from ecoATM eliminates this problem. Forget about finding someone to take your unwanted junk off your hands. You can get rid of it and get paid.
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You also have the added benefit of being kind to the environment. After your electronics are collected, ecoATM will resell your goods, which will likely get recycled or used for parts for other electronics. Throwing your electronics in the trash isn’t the most environmentally responsible way of getting rid of your old laptop. The kiosk gives you the option of donating the monetary value of your device to charity or you can opt to receive a store credit from which ever store the kiosk is located in. If none of those options suit you, you can select the cash option and collect money in the same manner that you would at an automated teller machine or ATM.
These kiosks are already located in several southern California locations and will be headed to a retailer near you. This enables consumers to easily dispose of their products in a way that is financially beneficial to them and also eco-friendly. I think that this idea is extremely relevant to modern society. People change electronics the way they change their shoes. The market is oversaturated with phones, computers and video games. There is always a new version and the latest upgrade, making people feel as though they have to keep up. For those that are keeping up, they tend to amass a collection of old-school technology that has to go somewhere. I would rather these devices be recycled than thrown away and rendered useless.
Holding on to damaged or outdated items isn’t doing anyone any good. The energy and natural resources it takes to produce electronics is harmful to the environment. This is just a convenient way of diminishing the negative effects. Once people realize that they can kill two birds with one stone, this service is bound to do well. I just hope that ecoATM can make a decent profit from the resale of these items so that they can remain in business.
