Sell your Cell Phone Kiosks popping up in malls

[scotrinaf]

Has anyone else noticed these popping up in your local malls? Also, curious if anyone has tried selling their phone through these things... If so, please post your phone model and how much you were offered...

Our local mall had several people in line at it last weekend when I first saw it...

 

[MICHAELSD]

If there's no person there it seems easy to scam unless they give you money after the phones are shipped to them.

 

[Menel]

If there's no person there it seems easy to scam unless they give you money after the phones are shipped to them.

That wouldn't be very instant...

 

[scotrinaf]

If there's no person there it seems easy to scam unless they give you money after the phones are shipped to them.

No, you hook a cable to your phone, it checks the specs, then apparently if you tell it you accept, it "swallows" your phone and spits out the cash...

 

[Bowsa2511]

No, you hook a cable to your phone, it checks the specs, then apparently if you tell it you accept, it "swallows" your phone and spits out the cash...

Someone needs to make a video of this..

 

[DanTSX]

neat

there must be a ton of money in bringing obsolete phones to developing markets or to recycle them for parts.

thieves must love these too. its like a pawn shop without the record and likely pays better.

 

[Squilly]

neat

there must be a ton of money in bringing obsolete phones to developing markets or to recycle them for parts.

thieves must love these too. its like a pawn shop without the record and likely pays better.

False. There's a camera built in and it scans your drivers license.

 

[whisper01Barry]

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[MICHAELSD]

"Up to $259." Wow, sounds like a rip-off.

Hackers could change the ID of their phone. If somebody wanted to they could create a USB drive that identifies as a phone.

 

[rgctx]

"Up to $259." Wow, sounds like a rip-off.

Hackers could change the ID of their phone. If somebody wanted to they could create a USB drive that identifies as a phone.

Wrong, a real person sees the phone image and live video feed of the person. Phone is inspected on the other end by a human, you wait about 2 minutes while they run the iemi,etc.

You must provide a valid ID, numbers are crossed referenced prior to you getting cash.

 

[DanTSX]

False. There's a camera built in and it scans your drivers license.

Oh. Never mind. Must be foolproof.

 

[scotrinaf]

I have an older phone that I'm going to give it a shot on, I'll report back afterwards.