Old mobile phones

[Whisker biscuit]

For a long while companies have been wanting to buy you're mobile phones but theres been a recent influx of want for the old ones. Whats the story ? Where do they go ? Who are these companies middle men for ? Is there something in the phones worth money or do they get shipped to other countries ?

 

[Hi# im steve]

do you work for watchdog?

 

[Dink]

Gold.

iirc there is about 10x the amount in same weight of Gold "ore"

 

[Dan@M.A.D]

I believe alot get sent to africa and places like that.

 

[DannyR]

They give the all iPhone 4's back to Apple to rebadge as a 4S

 

[PP200t]

I was told it's the metal and gold content too.