It's worth understanding what happens to your old Apple handset when you sell it to one of the companies above, so you know the value beyond the cash you receive. Your iPhone 3G will be recycled in one of a number of ways. It may simply be sold on to another person in the UK via a second hand retailer (although you don't have the hassle of finding out who will buy it). If it's not suitable for that, it can be shipped to another country for second hand sale.

If your old Apple iPhone 3G is not in a good enough condition, or is simply too old to be sold on as a complete device, then it can be disassembled and sold in parts back to Apple and/or other manufacturers. Lastly, if even this is not possible, the companies above are required to recycle all the parts of the mobile phone.

The process is more or less the same for all of the companies that recycle the Apple iPhone 3G for cash. You proceed to their website via the link above and place an 'order' with them which means you have agreed to sell them the handset. They will tell you a FREEPOST address to send the phone to, and also a reference number that you should write on a piece of paper and place in the envelope. This allows them to pay you much faster when they receive it as they can access your records quickly. The company will then check the device to see if it is working, and will lower the price they offer if it is not in working condition. The last stage is when they pay you, normally by sending a cheque but sometimes by BACS transfer. Don't worry, you don't have to wait for the phone to be recycled or sold on before you receive the money, as long as it is working.

If I want to sell my Apple iPhone 3G, should I use Amazon Marketplace, eBay, or one of the above services? Well, the main advantage of the recycling services listed above is that you don't need to wait for anyone to buy the phone, and the only requirement is that it is in 'working' condition, rather than having to fulfil some special requirements of 'Good' or 'Excellent'.