What do you do with your old phones/computers?

[Palamon]

When you get a new phone, computer, even game console, I suppose, what do you usually do with the old one? Do you sell the old one, throw it out, recycle it, or keep it?

I personally keep my old technology lying around since I don't have a proper way of disposing them safely. I'd like to recycle all my old phones that don't work anymore, though. I'd never sell a used phone on Ebay, Amazon because I don't feel comfortable selling things online.

If I could, though, I'd likely recycle all my old phones in those e-machines I hear about a lot.

 

[Fleurdelis]

Sell them, generally they're still worth some money so I can spend that on other stuff or put that into future upgrades.

 

[Tsutarja]

they sit and collect dust

 

[colours]

^ pretty much this

 

[jecson123]

When my equipment is completely dead, I just throw it in with the rest of the junk and forget about it.

 

[Roni]

I keep them around in the hopes that someone will come around in need of a phone/laptop or whatever for school. If it still works when I'm done with it, then it'd be a waste to just trash it instead of donate to someone else who might need it.

 

[Incineroar]

I keep my old phones for experimenting with, and my old computers I try to repurpose as much as possible. I've got some fairly old hardware that still works well, just needs an odd update here and there.

 

[VisionofMilotic]

I just store them. I might want to get pictures off later, need a contact number that was lost or maybe even some of the old parts might come in handy again one day, and fit a different phone. No harm done in keeping an older phone around just in case.

 

[Starlight]

they sit and collect dust

Pretty much this. I have sold some in the past, but I usually use them until they're falling apart anyway, so there's just no point.

I also worry about the security and privacy aspects of selling a used device, but I take as many precautions as I can if that situation arises.