Got an original Nokia 3310? Here’s how you could cash in by selling it on eBay for up to £200
A new version of the Nokia 3310 will go on sale later this year for £41 - but old models are selling online for up to £200
THE much-loved Nokia 3310 is back. And at just £41, it's far cheaper than its predecessor once was.
When the original device first came on the market it cost around £130, but over the past 17 years the phone has become practically worthless.
That all changed following rumours this year that a new 3310 would be released.
Since then, versions of the classic device, which was launched in 2000, have sold, and are selling for, considerable sums on eBay.
Some listings on the online auction site show that brand-new versions of the original model are selling for up to £200, because they are now seen as a "collectable" item.
Even used handsets are selling for around £50, which is surprising considering the phones previously - before the new phone launch was announced - had little-to-no resale value.
Phone recycling websites, which will buy many old phones, still won't take an old Nokia 3310 because of their low value.
But savvy owners of the retro handset are now flogging them online for a decent sum.
One Glaswegian eBay user sold his brand-new, unused phone for £199.99. The item came with original manuals, charger, battery, cover and box.
But you don't need to have a brand-spanking new handset to make money. Used handsets are also selling for big sums.
One seller sold their original 3310 which was in good condition, but had "minor marks from use - mostly on the back cover."
It sold for just shy of £42, and comes only with the charger. The box and manual wasn't included.
The Nokia 3310 was one of the most successful phones around when it was launched in 2000. It sold more than 126 million units worldwide and gained a cult status thanks to its long battery life and popular Snake game.
The handset also allowed users to send text messages three times longer than the standard SMS text.
HMD Global, the manufacturers behind the new 3310, confirmed on the weekend that it would be releasing the new version later this year, at a cost of 49 euros (£41).
The new devices will be as durable as the original version, and the phone will also come with Snake installed. Unlike the original handset, the new phone will come with a camera and they'll have colourful cases.
If you don't have an old Nokia 3310 to sell, you can make money from other old or second-hand phones.
While really old phones won’t fetch much, you can sell used, newer handsets for as much as £600.
For example, the Apple iPhone 7 Plus 256GB – the most recent iPhone to come onto the market – can be sold on recycling websites for upwards of £600.
But you don’t need the latest iPhone to make money, you can sell older phones and still make a few bob.
The HTC One (M8) is more than two years’ old, but recycling a working handset will earn you £43.
A Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo, also launched two years ago, will fetch the same price.
If you have a really retro phone, it could be worth up to £3,000 on eBay.
The Motorola DynaTAC 8000x was the first commercial mobile phone to be sold and cost around £3,000 when it was first released in 1984.
Nowadays, the iconic handset – which is perhaps most fondly remembered as the phone used by Michael Douglas in the movie Wall Street – could be worth between £1,000 and £3,000.
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