Whether you’re lusting for the new Google (GOOG: 362.88*, +3.05, +0.84%) phone or just looking for some extra cash, the solution may be in the several generations of gadgetry shoved in junk drawers and boxes in your home.
While that old Motorola (MOT: 5.34*, -0.12, -2.19%) RAZR and first-generation iPod may seem like worthless relics from another era, a bevy of new web sites and retailer programs want to convince you otherwise. These programs offer to buy all sorts of old electronics. They even accept items with no resale value and will recycle them for you.