Used Phones

Everyday the consumer market is witnessing the launch of a new electronic product and it has become very convenient for handset users who can easily come across used cell phones for sale. Cell phone is one such product which is supplied by innumerable manufacturers and they are always on their toes to offer new and useful features to their clients. What does it mean for users? It means that the handset you purchased three months back is no longer attractive and you want the smartphone that has hit the market last week. This is why used cell phones for sale are in high demand.

Why used cell phones : Consumer behavior is responsible for available used cell phones which are still in well working condition. So, if you are looking for an affordable handset that sports a dashing look and offers features useful to you, you can opt for used cell phones. While some of the handsets owners dump their old phones and forget about it, some prefer to sell them back either to the retailer or to the junk house. If you are looking for used cell phones for sale, chances are that you will spend a paltry amount and get a handset which complements your daily activity.

What you can have : If you are eager to buy a high-end phone such as BlackBerry etc, you will be surprised to find that BlackBerry R series phones are available at around $60 only. If you can afford a little more you get even better sets. Online stores having long inventory of used cell phones for sale are many and they are reliable as well. They provide their clients useful details about the phones’ make, model, year of purchase (by the first owner), and features. In fact, there is no reason to worry as you will be paying exactly for the device you get. Even if you are looking for sets with android, you wouldn’t find it hard to get a store that showcases android-based used cell phones for sale. In addition, if you are concerned about the telecom service brand, you have options for choosing among Verizon, AT&T, Sprint and other carriers.

But if you are determined about approaching a retailer who offers used cell phones for sale, you must be careful about certain factors.

If the original owner has used the phone for more than three years, it will be wiser not to buy it. Though some electronic devices work for ten years or so, no one can be sure how long a smartphone will work in the hands of a second owner.

You should also enquire about the features of the sets. Some applications in the high-end phones require a download fee. So, if a used handset comes with already downloaded apps, you should buy it.

Make sure that the phone has the original casing and design. Buying a refurbished phone can be a waste of money as they can be older than what the retailer says.

So, be careful and check well before buying used cell phones for sale.

The Stork’s Nest, a prenatal care program at Friendship Baptist Church, needs bookshelves, a desk, computer equipment and a television with a VCR. Call 205-759-4783.

Step Up

The Indian Rivers Step Up residential program needs toiletry items including soap, deodorant, shampoo, toothpaste, combs, brushes and disposable razors for clients who are transitioning from Bryce Hospital into the community. Call 205-349-6493.

ProjectBlessings.org needs cleaning products, used furniture, towels, paintbrushes, paint rollers and cash donations to help local low-income and underprivileged homeowners repair their homes. Call Marsha at 205-792-0293 or Marion at 205-292-8231.

Youth for Christ

Youth for Christ/Campus Life needs outdoor supplies, such as patio furniture, a working grill, an umbrella and backyard games. Call 205-752-3361.

United Cerebral Palsy

United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama needs a dishwasher, ice maker, arts and crafts supplies, picture frames, personal wipes, paper towels, styrofoam cups, styrofoam plates and toilet paper. Call 205-345-3031, ext. 11.

Tuscaloosa City Schools

Students in the Tuscaloosa City Schools system need string instruments for music classes. To donate a violin, viola, cello or bass in good condition, contact Anne C. Witt at 205-348-1460 or awitt@music.ua.edu.

Christian Ministry Center

The Christian Ministry Center needs children’s clothing, sizes 2-16. The center especially need boys’ and girl’s jeans and slacks. The clothing should be clean and acceptable for school wear. Bring clothing to the Christian Ministry Center, 3880 Watermelon Road, Suite B, in Northport behind Rice’s Valley Baptist Church.

Caring Hands Hospice

Caring Hands Hospice needs large adult diapers, blue pads, feminine napkins, cans of Boost and Ensure, postage stamps, housecoats, nightgowns, slippers, hospital gowns, lotion, toiletries, paper towels, non-perishable food, art supplies and children’s books about grief. Call 205-349-3065.

Red Cross

The West Alabama chapter of the American Red Cross, 1100 Veterans Memorial Parkway, needs office furniture, particularly partitions to help create more office space, as well as desks, chairs and shelving. Call 205-758-3608.

American Red Cross

The West Alabama chapter needs these items for comfort kits: lip balm, small, personal-size scissors and eye drops. These items will be used to create comfort kits for soldiers who are being deployed for service from West Alabama. Call 205-758-3608, fax 205-758-4869 or e-mail dalyj@bamaredcross.org.

Red Cross

The West Alabama chapter of the American Red Cross, 1100 Veterans Memorial Parkway, needs comfort care kit items for local fire victims. Items that are most needed include hairbrushes, hand lotion, dental floss, hair conditioner, feminine products and toothpaste. Call 205-758-3608.

Humane Society

The Humane Society of West Alabama needs air fresheners (sprays and solids), dishwashing liquid, liquid laundry detergent, paper towels, baking soda, large garbage bags, hand sanitizer, liquid hand soap, copier/printer paper, envelopes (any size), manila folders, plastic grocery/shopping bags, pet crates, cages and carriers, cat litter boxes, dog collars and leashes (especially small and medium), furniture and household items for a flea market and monetary donations. Call 205-554-0011. For a complete list of needed items, visit www.humanesocietyofwa.org.

Eagles’ Wings

Eagles’ Wings of Tuscaloosa, 2205 Ninth Ave., Northport, provides services for those with disabilities. It needs digital cameras, an upright, lightweight vacuum cleaner, a copy machine, a laminating machine, clay pots, folding chairs, used ink cartridges and used cell phones to recycle, canvases, paints, brushes, art supplies, gift cards, karaoke machine and karaoke music. Call 205-345-5484.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity of Tuscaloosa seeks donations of new or used construction materials and home improvement supplies to stock the Habitat ReStore at 1120 35th Street, Suite B, Tuscaloosa. All proceeds will be used to support Habitat’s construction work. Call 205-349-4620 or e-mail restore@habitattuscaloosa.org.

The Actor’s Charitable Theatre needs shelves, bookcases, folding chairs, clothing rack (both mobile and stationary/fixture from clothing store), a bathroom wall mirror, large mirrors for a studio, a sofa, a refrigerator, building supplies, costumes, vintage clothing, period costumes, bolts of fabric, hats, accessories, volunteers and a large storage facility. Call 205-345-9574.

T-Town Paws

T-Town Paws needs donations of paper towels, bleach, latex gloves, portable dog/cat kennels and crates, clay (non-clumping) cat litter, and copy paper (white and colors). The group also is looking for adoptive families for dogs and cats. Call 205-752-1931 or visit the office at 1108 38th St., in the old Kay’s Carpet building in Tuscaloosa. Hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Saturday except for Wednesday, 3-6 p.m.

Bryce Hospital

The indigent patients at Bryce Hospital need clothing for men and women, shorts, T-shirts, long-sleeved and short-sleeved shirts, blouses, slacks, jeans, underwear, lightweight washable jackets, lightweight sweatclothes, sleep attire, sandals, tennis shoes, slip-on shoes, socks and hats. Items may be dropped off at the security department on the ground floor at Bryce Hospital. Call Sherry Powell at 205-759-0448.

VFW Post 6022, 7001 University Blvd. E., Cottondale, needs a 20-cubic-foot chest freezer and a 22-cubic-foot refrigerator freezer. For information about how to donate, call 205-553-8040 after 3 p.m.

Food Bank

The West Alabama Food Bank needs canned fruit and peanut butter. Call 205-759-5519.

Child Abuse Prevention

Child Abuse Prevention Services of Tuscaloosa, 618 14th St., needs glue sticks, motivational stickers (i.e. “Great Job,” “Terrific Kid,” etc.), large paper for group drawings, plastic pencil/crayon boxes, tissue, small plastic containers with lids, three or four medium-sized plastic totes for transporting program supplies, and copy paper. Call the CAPS office at 205-758-1159.

The Arc

The Arc of Tuscaloosa County, a nonprofit that serves adults with cognitive, intellectual and developmental disabilities, needs the following items: “scrubs” tops and bottoms in S, M, L, XL sizes; disposable Styrofoam plates, bowls and cups; napkins; paper towels; plastic forks, knives, spoons and cups; and copier paper. Call Donna Callahan at 205-556-4900 or e-mail donna@thearcoftuscaloosa.org.

Volunteer knitters

Stitches from the Heart seeks donations of yarn. The national organization of volunteers knits, crochets or quilts blankets, sweaters and hats for babies in need and donates the items to hospitals all over the country. Call 877-985-9212, visit www.stitchesfromtheheart.org or e-mail stitchfromheart@aol.com.

Christian Ministry Center

The Christian Ministry Center needs women’s plus-size clothing in sizes 1X, 2X and 3X. Bring the items to the Christian Ministry Center, 3880 Watermelon Road, Suite B, Northport, behind Rice Valley Baptist Church.

Sickle Cell Association

The Sickle Cell Disease Association of West Alabama, 3011 Fifth St., Northport, needs donations of canned goods, dry goods, such as beans, peas, pasta, rice and sugar, and household items such as deodorant, bleach, diapers, cotton swabs, hand lotion, rubbing alcohol, peroxide, toothpaste and soap. The association also needs a copy machine, a fax machine, desktop computers and file cabinets, call 205-758-1761.

Future Living

Future Living Community Services, a nonprofit agency that provides residential services to people with developmental disabilities, needs the following for its certified residential facility Sensory Stimulation Program: computer, printer with supply of ink cartridges, computer station and sensory stimulation lights. Also needed are a fax machine, copy machine and four sets of walkie-talkies. Call Donna Foster at 205-344-5662 or 205-454-2338, or Debra York at 205-310-2896.

Focus needs 125 small hams or turkeys for Christmas food baskets, can foods, wrapping paper, and an ice machine. Call Linda Mills at 205-758-3393.

Easter Seals

Easter Seals West Alabama’s Outpatient Rehabilitation Department needs wheelchairs, walkers, rolling walkers and canes that are in good condition. Donations are tax deductible. Call 205-759-1211, ext. 246.

Hospice of West Alabama

Hospice of West Alabama, 3851 Loop Road, needs birdseed, soft drinks, bottled water, crackers, cereals, cookies, grits, oatmeal, chips, microwaveable meals, popcorn, paper towels, and boxed macaroni and cheese. Call 205-523-0101.

Dent Transitional Program

The Dent Transitional Program homeless shelter needs five computers, five printers, two laptops, one multicenter color flatbed copier, a projector and projection screen. It also needs toothbrushes, toothpaste, combs, brushes, lotion, umbrellas, towels and small first-aid kits. Call 205-633-4100 or 205-246-5655.

Books to Prisons

The Books to Prisons Project mails donated books to inmates in response to their requests. The program is seeking books, particularly English and Spanish dictionaries, and crafters to participate in the Homemade Holiday Extravaganza in November. For additional information and/or an application, call Mary Ann Robbins @205-330-1076 or email Books2prisons@gmail.com.

Eagles’ Wings

Eagles’ Wings, a nonprofit organization that helps special needs adults, needs used ink cartridges and cell phones for recycling. The group also has cookbooks, candles, pottery, T-shirts, golf shirts and more for sale in its gift shop at 2205 Ninth Ave., Northport. Call 205-345-5484.

Teen MoMs

Teen Moms, a division of Youth for Christ, needs diapers, new infant car seats, baby wipes, baby lotion, mittens for newborns and socks for children 9 months and younger. Call 205-752-3361.

Community Service Programs of West Alabama Inc., Social Services Division, needs school supplies and uniforms for children of all ages. Call 205-752-5429.

Habitat ReStore

Habitat ReStore, a Habitat for Humanity discount home supply store, needs used and new construction materials and home improvement supplies. Appliances, hardware, cabinets, plumbing, sinks, bathtubs, countertops, flooring, doors, lighting, paint, electrical supplies, furniture, lumber, shutters, siding and windows/screens are needed. Call 205-349-4620.

United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama needs blankets, pillows, flashlights and batteries and first aid kits. Please contact Brenda Ewart at 205-292-3992 or La Monica Herron McCoy at 205-345-3031 ext. 11 for more information.

Caring Days

Caring Days, a day program for adults with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders, needs paper napkins, toilet paper, sugar-free cookies, carbonated drinks (sugar-free and caffeine-free), tri-fold towels, postage stamps, disposable gloves, arts and crafts supplies and Ensure. Call Vicki Kerr at 205-752-6840.

I Care Food Bank

The I Care Food Bank Ministry needs nonperishable canned goods (non-meat products) to provide supplemental food to the needy. Call Nettie Melton at 205-758-2386 or 205-454-7851.

Animal Rescue

West Alabama Animal Rescue needs kennels or fencing, extra large and large dog carriers, dog collars and leashes, doghouses, blankets, towels, pet shampoo and clippers, folding tables, stamps, money, weight circles from Purina Dog Chow and UPC proofs of purchase from Pedigree dog food. Call Suzanne Young at 205-462-0353.

Holt High FBLA

Holt High School Future Business Leaders of America needs empty toner and ink cartridges, used cell phones, and old (even broken) laptops to meet recycling requirements of the state FBLA blueprint project “Gateway to Greatness.” Call or email L. Beck for pick up at 205-342-2768 or lbeck@tcss.net or drop off at Holt High School.

Temporary Emergency Services needs a buffer, canned goods, a truck to pick up donations, fans, school supplies, items for travel packs, toiletries and cleaning supplies. Call 205-758-5535.

Tracy Dent Foundation

Tracy Dent Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides shelter, clothes, food, and assistance with GED preparation, job search and permanent housing placements, needs a heating/cooling unit for the shelter, box fans, electric heaters, cash donations, towels, household cleaning supplies, office supplies, computers with Windows 2000 or better, building materials, empty ink cartridges, old cell phones for recycling and a projector. Call 205-633-4100 or 205-246-5655 or e-mail dentctt@aol.com.

Children’s Center

The Tuscaloosa Children’s Center, a nonprofit group that serves children who are victims of sexual abuse or severe physical abuse, needs canned (12-ounce) soft drinks, juice packs, bottled water, individually packed chips, crackers and cookies, paper towels, tissues, dishwater detergent, CD-Rs, DVD-Rs, copy paper, colored copy paper, postage stamps, file folders, light bulbs and 4-foot fluorescent bulbs. Call 205-752-7711.

Urban Theater League

The Urban Theater League is looking for volunteers for its summer camp and donations for school supplies. The nonprofit organization is at 3914 Skyland Blvd E. Call April Prince at 205-239-5784 or e-mail theurbantheaterleague.com.

Circle 8 Ranch and Rescue

Circle 8 Ranch and Rescue, a nonprofit group that cares for neglected horses, needs buckets, halters, lead ropes and hay. Call 205-391-3019.

Turning Point

Turning Point Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Services is seeking new adult and children’s underwear, hygenic products, and volunteers to help children in the community overcome domestic violence and/or sexual assault. Call Belinda at 205-758-0808 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Health network

Greater Alabama Health Network needs baby items, formula, clothing, car seats, strollers and other necessities to help clients. Send donations to 921 Professional Plaza, Tuscaloosa, AL, 35401, or e-mail tiffanys@greaterahn.com.

Friends of Historic Northport

Friends of Historic Northport, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting Northport’s history and heritage through preservation and education, is seeking donations of office and other supplies including copy paper, card stock, legal pads, archival and hanging file folders, notebook binders and a laminator. Call 205-349-5705.

Tuscaloosa’s One Place

Tuscaloosa’s One Place needs school supplies such as notebook paper, folders, pencils and coloring books for after-school programs. Call Sarah Jane Baxter at 205-462-1000.

AIDS Outreach

West Alabama AIDS Outreach needs canned fruit, nutritious snack items, hygiene and grooming products, cleaning supplies and monetary donations. Call 205-759-8470. For information about AIDS, call 800-722-2437.

Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Library is seeking adult and children’s hardback and paperback books, DVDs, CDs and recent magazines to sell in its bookstore. Donations can be dropped off at the bookstore at the Tuscaloosa Public Library Mondays-Thursdays from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., or Fridays from noon-4 p.m., or on the first and third Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. during the $15 Stuff-a-Sack sale. Donations can also be placed in the donations-only book drop in front of the store. All proceeds from the bookstore go to the Tuscaloosa Public Library. Call Calvin Jones at 205-310-0989.

Hospice of West Alabama

Hospice of West Alabama, 3851 Loop Road, needs small-sized baby powder, baby lotion, Vaseline and lip balm; bath gel; baby wipes; individual packs of instant oatmeal, grits and cold cereals; small-sized fruit cups; bottled water; distilled water (gallons); soft drinks; sandwich- and quart-sized Ziploc bags; birdseed; individual snack cakes; juice boxes; paper towels; and Post-it notes. Call 205-523-0101.

Phoenix House

Phoenix House needs a refrigerator, washer and dryer, plastic shower curtains, twin-size sheets, pillowcases, toiletries, large plastic bowls with tops, and forks and spoons. Housewares are also needed for the Mustard Tree Thrift Shop. Call 205-758-3867.

Greater Alabama Health Network

Greater Alabama’s Health Network’s maternity care program needs baby items, formula, clothing, car seats, strollers and other necessities to help clients. Send donations to 921 Professional Plaza, Tuscaloosa, AL 35401 or e-mail tiffanys@greaterahn.com.

Alabama Blues Project

The Alabama Blues Project Blues Camp, which teaches music and history to at-risk youth, needs electric guitars, a drum kit, electric bass guitar, small practice amps, microphone stands and microphones. Call 205-554-1795.

Red Cross

The West Alabama American Red Cross chapter in Tuscaloosa needs stuffed animals and personal toiletries for clients who have lost their belongings because of fire. The chapter also needs a car, a van and a recreational vehicle in good running condition. Call (205) 758-3608.

United Cerebral Palsy

United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama needs a garden tiller, a dishwasher and mirrors for its day habilitation program off Rice Mine Road in Northport. Call Brenda Ewart, development director, United Cerebral Palsy of West Alabama, at 205-292-3992.

Child development

Child Development Resources needs cash donations to buy children’s books for distribution to community families with children 3 and younger by the Baby TALK program. Call Leslie Guy at 205-348-2235.

Family Solutions

Family Solutions is a nonprofit organization that provides a safe and secure environment for supervised visitation between children and family members who have court-ordered visitations. It needs batteries, new and used toys in good condition, fruit juices, art supplies, tissue, baby wipes, toilet paper, paper towels and cash donations. Call 205-342-2566.

BECKLEY – The Beckley Area Foundation will collect “Cell Phones for Soldiers” Monday at the free Labor Day Pops Concert.

Used cell phones are collected and recycled, said Jon Calfee, co-chair of the Beckley Area Foundation’s Labor Day Concert Committee. The money raised by recycling donated phones is used to purchase calling cards for troops to call home.

Each cell phone provides one hour of talk time for a member of the armed forces, Calfee said.

Two teenagers, Amy and Robbie Bergquist, started the charity in 2004, he said.

In Beckley, the public can drop off used cell phones at Calfee Funeral Home, Raleigh County Solid Waste Authority and Rite Aid on Robert C. Byrd Drive, he said.

Just at Calfee Funeral Home, more than 15,000 minutes for troops has been raised in two years.

“We collected cell phones at the concert last year, and we had a great response,” Calfee added. “It is a great project that helps connect men and women overseas to their loved ones.”

For more information or for a list of other drop-off locations, visit www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com.

Also bring gently used or new toys, games, books, CDs and DVDs to the Labor Day Pops Concert. The Beckley Area Foundation’s “Every Body Can Be a Philanthropist Committee” will collect these items to send to Bowers Hospice House and the Women’s Resource Center.

In the Nizhny Novgorod region developed a draft law on trafficking in used capital provider.

As reported BakuToday in the regional parliament, the bill is designed to decriminalize market for used cell phones.

The bill proposed to oblige persons engaged in the acquisition and sale of cellular phones on the secondary market to buy and buy their citizens only upon presentation of the latest passport or other identity document.

Today, mobile communication tools are the most common subjects of theft from citizens on the territory of the Nizhny Novgorod region. The reason for this is the wide spread of mobile phones and the ability to easily and freely to seize them.

According to the regional police department, much of the mobile phones sold in the secondary market, has a criminal character of origin.

Only in 2010 in Nizhny Novgorod region were more than 13 thousand thefts of mobile communication.

“The draft law aims at strengthening administrative control over the implementation of cellular phones in use. The action of the bill applies to individuals, legal entities and individual entrepreneurs operating in the secondary market of cellular communication. The adoption of this law does not require additional funding from the regional budget”, – the chairman of the Committee on Economy, Industry and Business Support Michael Gaponov .

A: Cell Phones for Soldiers collects used cell phones and recycles them to earn money to pay for prepaid calling cards to be sent to troops.

According to the Cell Phones for Soldiers website, the organization was founded by teenagers Robbie and Brittany Bergquist from Norwell, Mass., with $21 of their own money. The nonprofit organization has since raised almost $2 million in donations and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards to soldiers serving overseas.

Locally, one of the drop-off sites for Cell Phones for Soldiers is the Goin’ Postal store, 14562 U.S. 17, Hampstead. For more information, call Goin’ Postal Hampstead at (910) 270-6184.

When donating cell phones, the organization says to keep in mind:

Although prepaid mailing labels are available on the Cell Phones for Soldiers website, you can help the charity even more by applying your own postage.

Minimize weight and save on postage by mailing cell phones only. Batteries, chargers and accessories are not required but gladly accepted.

Cape Fear Lions Club also accepts used cell phones, according to past president Tillie Marchese.

The club collects the cell phones and sends them off to be recycled. With the money received from recycled cell phones, the club gives a scholarship to a needy handicapped student at Cape Fear Community College and pays for items needed by visually impaired people, Marchese said.

Cell phones can be dropped in the collection box the club has for eyeglasses and hearing aids near the main entrance to the New Hanover County Senior Resource Center at 2222 S. College Road, Wilmington. For more information, contact Marchese at (910) 763-4403.

The club also collects used printer cartridges for recycling. Eyeglasses and hearing aids collected by the club are sent to Third World countries due to U.S. health regulations.

Cape Fear Lions Club members meet on the first and third Mondays of the month at 6:15 p.m. at McAlister’s Deli, 740 S. College Road, Wilmington.

– Jim Ware

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SAKONNET AREA ” People’s Credit Union is collecting used cell phones for Cell Phones for Soldiers.Used cell phones can be dropped off at any of People’s six branches or mailed in a postage paid envelope available at any branch.Cell phones will be collected until September 30. Cell Phones for Solders keeps our troops overseas connected to loved ones back home.All phones collected are recycled and the funds are used to help purchase 60-minute calling cards for soldiers to use. Since Cell Phones for Soldiers began in 2008, it has raised almost $2 million and distributed more than 500,000 prepaid calling cards.